SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The HBU men's soccer team's enemy may have been rust following a 10-day layoff, as the Huskies opened WAC play with a 3-0 loss to Incarnate Word Friday night at Benson Stadium.

Stefan Lamanna led HBU (1-4-2 overall, 0-1-0 WAC) with three shots, while Patrick Toh, Gustavo Alvarado, and Tobenna Uzo had two shots and one shot on goal each. Kevin Suarez made four saves in goal.

Noah Keats had a five-point night to lead Incarnate Word (2-6-0 overall, 1-0-0 WAC), with two goals and one assist. He had a match-high six shots and three shots on goal. Kieran O'Boyle made three saves to earn the shutout.

Andrew Grossman gave the Cardinals a 1-0 lead in the 11^th minute, assisted by Keats. Keats took a corner kick and sent a pass into the box. Amid the chaos, the ball found the feet of Grossman, who tapped the ball into the back of the net.

Eleven minutes later, in the 22^nd minute, Keats gave UIW a 2-0 lead, assisted by Dylan Kelly. Kelly passed the ball to Keats in the center of the box, who scored from six yards out.

UIW outshot the Huskies in the first half, 7-4, and had a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.

The Huskies put some offensive pressure to start the second half, but couldn't get anything on the scoreboard. Following an HBU foul in the 73^rd minute, the Cardinals scored their third goal of the match, as Keats had an individual effort, beating two defenders in the box.

UIW outshot HBU, 7-5, in the second half and 14-9 in the match. The Cardinals had a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.

The Huskies and Cardinals meet again in eight days, on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 pm at Sorrels Field.