The University of St. Thomas Men's soccer team drew a tough game in tonight's non-conference match against the Southwestern University Pirates 1-1 at Houston Sports Park.  

Both teams fought hard until the final whistle which made for an exciting game overall. The Celts out-shot the Pirates with an overall of 26 shots versus 11 shots by the Pirates. The Celts' lone goal came in the 18th minute when #10 Daniel Castro put away a loose ball in the penalty area after #11 Ian Alvarez's penalty kick hit the post. To attest to this physicality of the hardfought game, the overall fouls of the match tallied up to a high of 30.  

The Celts' defense held the shutout for quite some time, until the 60th minute where the Pirates were awarded a penalty kick and they converted this to tie the game. The Celts were also awarded another penalty kick but Pirates' goalkeeper Jack Viles made a save of the match.  

Overall, the Celts' maintained most of the possession throughout the match but could not come out with the win. 

Next up the Celts will play East Texas Baptist University on Sunday, away with a 4pm kickoff.