HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Jamie Wynne's goal in the 74th minute Tuesday gave NAIA No. 9 William Carey a 1-0 victory in the regular-season debut of Xavier University of Louisiana men's soccer.
        XULA — the first New Orleans varsity men's team since the University of New Orleans dropped its program after the 1985 season — launched with plug-and-play skill against a program that won 84 percent of its games the previous seven seasons.
        But a 54th-minute red card on Eduardo dos Santos forced the Gold Rush to play a man down thereafter, and Wynne and the Crusaders (2-1-1) eventually capitalized.
        "It's heads up, continue working," XULA head coach Gonzalo Carranza said. "I hope I don't sound too positive. This isn't good enough. We want big things."
        William Carey head coach Barry Farrell said XULA can reach those big things soon.
        "Xavier, a first-year program, playing us here, has got to be proud of themselves," Farrell said. "They're a well-coached team. We knew they were going to be super-competitive. They brought in a lot of experienced transfers. They're going to do fantastic in the Red River (Athletic Conference). We've played a lot of Red River teams in the past, and (Xavier) is right up there."
        Breno Zanolla, XULA's 6-foot-3 sophomore goalkeeper, faced 15 shots, four on goal, and had three saves.
        "Breno did a fantastic job with his hands and his feet," Carranza said. "The one-zero is also due to him."
        The winning goalkeeper was Andreas Kokoska, who faced seven shots — two apiece by Victor Ferraz and Leonardo Menzen — and had three saves.
        Both XULA teams will travel to Mobile, Ala., to play NCAA Division II Spring Hill Sept. 6 — women's game at 1 p.m., men at 3:30.
        NOTES:  Joining dos Santos, Ferraz, Menzen and Zanolla in XULA's starting lineup were Ignacio Solorza, Caio Tascheto, Juan Braz, Julio Gruba, Sebastian Pinto, Fabricio Reis and Marcello Ferraz, brother of Victor . . . When the teams kicked off at 7 p.m. CDT it was mostly cloudy, 83 degrees, heat index 90, humidity 74 percent and wind from the south at 12 mph . . . The XULA women's regular-season debut was a 5-1 home loss Thursday to NAIA No. 7 Tennessee Southern . . . XULA's next home competition will be its RRAC openers Sept. 14 against Southwest (N.M.) — women at 1 p.m., men at 3 . . . XULA home games are played at Lafreniere Park in suburban Metairie (3000 Downs Blvd., zip code 70003), and admission is free . . . A Friday (Sept. 1) home doubleheader against Tougaloo was canceled.