ALPINE, TEXAS – UT Tyler men's soccer picked up their second point of the LSC slate with a 1-1 draw against Sul Ross State on Saturday afternoon in west Texas.
 
The Patriots held a 15-5 shots advantage and an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal, but it took one late penalty kick goal from Luan Rangel to even up the contest.
 
That shots advantage started quickly as both Oscar Sosa and Niko Vasileiou put shots on goal in the first six minutes, but each were saved. Diego Cruz and Luis Martinez would each take their own shots on goal in the later portion of the first half, but again the Lobos came away with the clutch saves to keep it 0-0 at the halftime break.
 
Luan Rangel took his first shot on goal in the 50^th minute of action, but again it was saved as the Lobos stayed steady. Just two minutes later, Sul Ross State would take their first shot on goal of the contest but it was saved by Niclas Becker.
 
In the 61^st minute, the Lobos would break through, scoring on a tough shot that was looped over a diving Becker to take a 1-0 lead.
 
The Patriots would press forward again, with Sid Cleofe and Rangel putting up two more shots on goal as they looked for the equalizer. The breakthrough came in the 84^th minute, as a handball in the box from the Lobos put the Patriots at the spot. There, it was Rangel who stepped up and buried the shot to secure the 1-1 draw.
 
Rangel's goal is his fourth of the season and leads the team. He took a team-high four shots and was the only Patriots player with more than one.
 
UT Tyler will now look ahead to a return home to Citizens 1^st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex on October 22^nd as they take on Texas A&M International at 4 p.m.