ROUND ROCK, Texas – Facing a 2-1 deficit at halftime, the Concordia Texas men's soccer team came from behind thanks to second half goals by Bernabe Torres and Victor Gomez to defeat Belhaven 3-2 in the American Southwest Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.

The Tornados, playing as the No. 2 seed in the tournament, hosted the No. 7 seeded Blazers, who were making their conference tournament debut.

Concordia Texas opened the scoring first as Xavier Polk took advantage of a Belhaven defensive mishap in the 3rd minute, smashing the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 advantage.

The Blazers did not fold though, countering with goals in the 19th and 34th minute to go on top 2-1.

The Tornados nearly evened it at 2-all in the 40th minute after earning a penalty kick, but Rodrigo Arellano's shot hit the left post, keeping the deficit at 2-1.

In the second half, CTX came out on the attack offensively, registering 15 shots in the period alone.

In the 49th minute, Torres brought the Tornados level with his rocket of a shot into the top-right corner of the net off a pocket pass by Polk.

Eleven minutes later, CTX went back on top when Gomez sped past a pair of BU defenders and fired his shot past goalkeeper Max Rudolph to make it 3-2.

The Tornados would play lockdown defense the rest of the way, allowing the Blazers only one shot, going on to a 3-2 win and advancing to the ASC Tournament semis.

Concordia Texas reaches the conference tournament semifinals for the third time in four years and will next face the No. 3 seed Mary Hardin-Baylor, who defeated East Texas Baptist 2-0 on Tuesday.

In the team's regular season matchup, the Tornados and Cru settled for a 2-2 draw. Concordia Texas will play UMHB on Friday at 2 p.m., in Richardson, Texas on the campus of UT Dallas with a spot in the championship match on the line.