Gamecock Comeback Falls Just Short at UCF

ORLANDO – No. 18 South Carolina men’s soccer (10-3-2, 3-2-2) mounted a furious second-half comeback in the final 20 minutes but fell 3-2 at UCF (7-4-3, 3-3-1) in Sun Belt Conference action Sunday evening. Sophomore forward Angel Lopez scored both Gamecock goals. South Carolina dominated possession throughout the match, but UCF keeper Matisse Hebert kept the high-scoring Gamecocks off the board for 68 minutes before Lopez cut the Knights’ 2-0 lead in half in the 69th minute. Senior Mika Habel sent a ball to the top of the six-yard box that sailed just past the head of a diving UCF...