Kingsmen Comeback Falls Short at Occidental

LOS ANGELES – The Cal Lutheran men’s soccer team battled back from an early two-goal deficit to even the score, but Occidental pulled away late for a 4-2 SCIAC victory Wednesday night at W.C. Patterson Field. The Kingsmen (4-7-3, 2-5-1 SCIAC) outshot the Tigers 21-9 and held a 7-6 advantage in shots on goal, but Occidental capitalized on its opportunities to secure the win. Occidental opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the eighth minute before adding another goal in the 19th minute to take a 2-0 lead. Cal Lutheran responded in the closing minutes of the first half,…