FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton men's soccer dropped its home opener in overtime to No. 15 LMU in overtime Friday night by a final score of 2-1. 

Head Coach George Kuntz on tonight's game. #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/IQw0aPXS6l

— Titans Men's Soccer (@FullertonMSOC) September 4, 2021

In his first game as a Titan, Samuel Owusu scored in the 14th minute to give Fullerton a 1-0 lead. Owusu put the ball back of the net on a header off of a corner kick. Alex Thompson-Hill recorded the assist for his first point of the season.

14' | GOOOOAAAAAAAll! @samijr11 scores in his first game as a Titan! #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/dJKUorCPNm

— Titans Men's Soccer (@FullertonMSOC) September 4, 2021

The Titans fought tooth and nail in the second half as they were down to 10 men for the last 48 minutes of the match following a second yellow card shown to Edward Salazar.

Loyola Marymount tied the game on a penalty kick by Noel Caliskan in the 32nd minute of action to make it a 1-1. With just over two minutes left in the first overtime period, LMU's Creggton Charlton scored to give the Lions the victory.

Fullerton hits the road for a two-game road trip beginning next Sept. 10 against Air Force before taking on Denver Sunday afternoon.