DAHLONEGA | The University of North Georgia men's soccer team got out to a solid start taking a 2-1 lead into halftime but would ultimately fall to Lee, 3-2, after a second-half rally by the Flames Tuesday evening at the UNG Soccer Complex. The Nighthawks fall to 1-4-1 on the season after the tough loss.
 
After falling behind in the 10th minute, North Georgia evened the score in the 20th as Daniel Joyce collected a corner kick Ewain Bain that had snuck past the LU goalkeeper. UNG scored again in the 26th minute as Eddie Hurst finished a great ball from Carl Ludwig Eriksson to give the Nighthawks the 2-1 lead that they took to the half.
 
Just as the 20th minute was vital for North Georgia, Lee owned the 60th minute scoring a pair of goals from David Perez and Jose Orellana.
 
NOTES
- The goals from Daniel Joyce and Eddie Hurst are the second for each player this season. Hurst has scored in consecutive games.
 
- The 15 shots by UNG is the second highest of the season. The Nighthawks outshot the Flames 15-12 in the contest.
 
- Junior forward Zach Tibbs was honored as the recipient of the Tom C. Montgomery Scholarship prior to the game, which honors the former North Georgia men's soccer player and member of the Corps of Cadets who tragically died in an automobile accident in 1997, his freshman year of college.
 
STAT OF THE NIGHT
534 - Tonight's crowd was the second standing-room only crowd of the season and the second-highest attendance mark of the year.
 
NEXT UP
After their first off weekend of the season, UNG will travel to Hickory, North Carolina next Wednesday to take on Lenoir-Rhyne. Kickoff for the contest is set for 5 p.m.