Men’s soccer defeats Houston Baptist Huskies

(Courtesy of SMU Athletics) Photo credit: SMU AthleticsThe SMU men’s soccer team defeated Houston Baptist 3-1 Thursday night at Westcott Field.

The Mustangs played a stellar first half, jumping out to an early lead in the 8th minute on a goal by redshirt junior Brenden Lee. Houston Baptist’s goalkeeper Philip Poser had to work hard the rest of the half as SMU totaled 17 shots.

Junior midfielder Stanton Garcia created a lot of scoring chances for the Mustangs. Midway through the first half, he ripped a beautiful shot on a quick turnaround from about 30 yards that hit the crossbar and was just inches from ricocheting into the net.

Despite all the chances, SMU could not find the net until just…