ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Rhodes men's soccer team got the 2014 season off to a winning start, posting a narrow victory over Webster University on Friday, 3-2.
 
The win gives the Lynx a 1-0 record to kick off the season, while the Gorlocks fall to 0-1 to start their year.
 
Three different Lynx found the back of the net in the contest, with Evan Wladis posting the first goal. Wladis netted his first score of the season in the 11th minute unassisted to give the Lynx a 1-0 advantage. The Gorlocks' Dino Music had an answer at the 33 minute mark, when his unassisted goal knotted the contest at 1-1.
 
Five minutes later Matt McKeand regained the lead for Rhodes, as he connected in the 37th minute. Rhodes would take the 2-1 lead into the halftime break.
 
In the second half of action, the Lynx added an insurance goal from Samory Diaby after he finished a Andy Nguyen pass in the 61st minute to give Rhodes a 3-1 lead. Webster's Brendan Shields added another Gorlock goal a mere minute later, but the Lynx defense held strong for the 3-2 win.
 
Rhodes' Riley Sheen held strong in the Lynx goal for 90 minutes, grabbing five saves.
 
The Lynx were outshot by their opponents in the contest by a tally of 12-10, while each team was awarded three corner kicks.
 
The Lynx will be back in action on the road August 31, in Fulton, Mo., this time facing the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference defending champions, Westminster College at 1 p.m.