No. 14 Fort Hays State University jumped out to a first half lead but couldn’t hold the advantage, falling 4-3 to No. 19 Lindenwood on Thursday evening in St. Charles, Mo.

The Tigers (6-2-1, 2-1-1 MIAA) out-shot the Lions, 16-12, and held the lead on two different occasions, but could not overcome an opportunistic LU (8-0-1, 2-0-1 MIAA) offense.

Ricardo Yeverino led the Tigers with two goals on seven shots for the night, followed by Diego Cabral with one goal on three shots. Daniel Peralta added in assist in the effort.

With just one shot between the two teams fired in the opening minutes, FHSU woke up at 12:30, launching four shots in the next four minutes, including three on goal.  Yeverino scored the game’s first goal in that span, giving the Tigers’ a 1-0 lead.

LU would answer soon after, though, as Andre Hayne took a pass from Mauricio Media and found the net at 19:45.

At the half, tied 1-1, the Tigers had fired eight shots, four more than the Lions, and put three on goal compared to LU’s one.

10 minutes into the second half, both teams would again erupt in a flurry of offense.  Yeverino scored his second goal of the contest (assisted by Peralta) at 54:08, only to have LU answer at 54:51, when Rodney Mays found the net, re-tying it, 2-2.

FHSU would fall behind by two just before the 70:00 mark.  At 68:32, Hayne scored his second goal of the evening, followed closely by Media, who had an unassisted goal at 69:33.

Down 4-2, the Tigers refused to yield, as Cabral hit his fifth goal of the year at 76:33.  Cabral took a free kick from just outside the box into the net to pull the squad back within one.  That, however, was the final goal of the contest.

The Tigers close out their road trip on Saturday, Oct. 5 with a 3 p.m. matchup at Southwest Baptist.

— FHSU Sports Information —