AIKEN, S.C. – The Clayton State University men's soccer team fell on the road at USC Aiken, 2-1, in its Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Opener on Wednesday evening.  The Pacers came from behind and scored twice in the second half to down the Lakers. 
 
Both teams played evenly in most of the first half as each team scratched across four shots.  The Pacers peppered George Roke with shots in the first few minutes of the match then the tides turned as Gonzalo LaChica, Manoel Neto, and Garbhan Feeney sent in shots for the Lakers.  Clayton State opened the scoring.  In the 31^st minute, off a pass by LaChica, Joao Amaral knocked in his second goal of the season making the score, 1-0. 
 
The score held true going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: Clayton State 1, USC Aiken 0
 
Both teams came out firing in the early-going of the second half as they saw two shots a piece in the first 10 minutes of the half.  Othmane Chagour and LaChica provided the shots for the Lakers.  Later in the half, the Pacers scored the equalizing goal in the 66^th minute and made the score, 1-1.  USCA would later take the lead in the 77^th minute, making the score, 2-1. 
 
The Lakers saw late shots from Camilo Velez and Roke, but none were able to find the back of the net as USCA downed Clayton State 2-1. 
 
QUICK HITS

• Amaral scored his second goal of the season.
• With the assist, Gonzalo pushes his points streak to four matches
• The Lakers only managed one shot on frame and were outshot, 13-9 and 9-5 in the second half.
• Roke made six saves in the match. 

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (1-3-1 (0-1 PBC)) host the Saints of Flagler College on Saturday, September 20^th at 3:30 p.m. Saturday's match is Soccer in the Streets Day.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for all updated information. 
 
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