BELTON, Texas- The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets fell short to University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 3-2.
 
UMHB was able to score two goals in the first half of the game, making the score 2-0 at halftime. HPU fought back in the second half, with a goal in the 53^rd minute of the game by Gael Cancino. HPU's second goal was shot by Alexander Paz on an assist from Juan Narro in the 79^th minute. The Yellow Jackets were able to outscore UMHB in the second half 2-1, but fell short in the end, making the final score 3-2.
 
Howard Payne took a total of seven shots on the game, with five on goal. Alexander Paz and Taylor Hefner both took two shots each. The remainder of the shots were taken by Gael Cancino, Axel Kehrein, and Ethan Mauldin.
 
Yellow Jackets' Eduardo Flores was in goal for 64 minutes of the game, recording eight total saves. In goal for the remaining 26 minutes, was David Wright with a total of two saves.

The Yellow Jackets are now 4-6-2 on the season and 1-3 in conference play. The Yellow Jackets will be back on their home field Thursday, Oct. 13^th! They will compete against Hardin-Simmons University at 3:30 pm!