BANNER ELK, N.C. –  Tren Drexhage and the Chowan Men's Soccer team grinded back from a 1-0 deficit to equalize in the final minutes before conceding the game-winner in a 2-1 defeat against Lander in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

FINAL | #14 Chowan 1, Lander 2

RECORDS | Chowan 0-2-0, Lander 1-0-1

LOCATION | Banner Elk, N.C. (Tate Field)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Tren Drexhage scored the first goal of the season for the Hawks as the equalizer in the 81'.

Dennis Bates and Jayce Graves recorded a shot in the contest.

Charlie Farrar notched four saves in the loss in goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half:

Both teams used the opening minutes of the contest to get their shape as neither side posted much offense.

Dennis Bates recorded a shot in the 18' from the top of the box that bounced off the right post.

Lander took a 1-0 lead in the 21' as the Bearcats found the lower left corner of the net.  The Bearcats nearly made it 2-0 in the 27' but Charlie Farrar was able to corral the close range attempt.

Charlie Farrar was forced to make a save in the 43' to keep the score at 1-0 in favor of Lander before half.

Second Half:

Lander recorded a shot on goal in the 57' as the attempt was turned away by Charlie Farrar.

Jayce Graves took a shot from the top of the box in the 62', looking for the lower portion of the box, but was turned away.

In the 70' the Hawks had a free kick from the right side of the box but was unable to sneak one past the Bearcat keeper.

Tren Drexhage would find the equalizer in the 81' fighting off several Bearcats at the top of the box to find the lower corner to even the score at 1-all.

Just over two minutes later, Lander used the counter-attack to find the go-ahead goal in the 83' to lead 2-1.

Chowan was not able to post a shot in the final minutes of the contest.

UP NEXT

Chowan hits the road to take on nationally-ranked Tampa in a South Region match-up on Saturday, September 3.  First touch is slated for 7pm.