EDMOND, Okla. - The UT Dallas men's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Oklahoma Christian in non-conference action at Eagle Soccer Field Thursday night.

The Eagles (2-2-1) led in shots 13-6 overall and 6-3 on goal.

First Half Highlights
- The Comets (3-3-1) struck first with a goal by Carson Burden 1:56 into the contest. He struck from the top of the box after a deflection of an Eagle defender.
- Ethan Nakolo leveled the score for OC at the 15th minute, assisted by Tyler Ackah-Wheatcroft and Igor Caballero.  
- The Eagles took the lead in the 40th minute with a goal by Ackah-Wheatcroft, assisted by Aiden Jordan.  
- Morgan English, goalkeeper for UTD, recorded multiple saves, stopping attempts from Nakolo and Ashton Mullins.  

Carson Burden makes a statement and scores early in the Match 🔥 pic.twitter.com/otT6iLnDxR

— UT Dallas Men's Soccer (@UTDMensSoccer) September 26, 2025

Second Half Highlights
- Burden attempted an early shot for UTD, which went wide at 49:07.  
- Luis Alvis of OC had a shot miss at 52:06 before Nick Hardiman saved a shot from Luke Harris at 53:29.  
- Nakolo extended the Eagles' lead to 3-1 with a goal at 63:41, assisted by Joshua Wells.  
- The Comets pressured late with multiple shots, including one by Julio De Los Reyes saved by Hardiman at 68:36.

UT Dallas Performances
Carson Burden - 2nd goal of the season, 7th of his career
Julio De Los Reyes - 1 shot on goal, played all 90 minutes
Luke Harris - 1 shot on goal
Ryan Anderson and Osi Iyamah - 1 shot each

Oklahoma Christian Performances
Tyler Ackah-Wheatcroft - game-winning goal, assist
Ethan Nakolo  - 2 goals, 4 shots, 3 on goal
Nick Hardiman - 2 saves
Jorge Blanc and Gerome Gohlke - 90 minutes played

Up Next
The Comets will host Dallas Christian at 7 p.m. Saturday in their final non-conference game of the season.