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Raudales Scores on 30-yard Shot to Lead LeTourneau Men's Soccer to 4-3 Overtime Win Over Ozarks

Box Score LeTourneau University senior Edwin Raudales launched a shot from 30 yards out, 3:08 into overtime, to lead the YellowJackets men's soccer to a 4-3 overtime win over Ozarks on Saturday night at the Joyce Family Athletic Village.

With the win, LeTourneau improves to 4-9-1 overall and 2-3 in the ASC; meanwhile, Ozarks falls to 5-5-2 overall and 1-3-1.

The Raudales goal spoiled a comeback effort by the visitors, who had scored three times in the second half including a goal in the final 25 seconds of regulation. LeTourneau built a 3-0 lead but that did not phase the visitors. LETU went ahead in the 25th minute when sophomore Mario Lopez fired a shot in the upper right of the corner, following a pass from Josh Bishop. With the opening half coming to a close, the YellowJackets added to its lead when graduate student Patrick Tchekane picked up a rebound of a shot by sophomore Martin Pflaum with eight seconds to go for a 2-0 advantage.
 
Momentum stayed in favor of LeTourneau in the second half when freshman Adam Schultz scored on a breakaway after a pass from senior Hunter Hembrough in the 53rd minute. As the offensive provided fireworks, not to go unnoticed was the strong play of the LETU defense – goalkeeper Patrick Barba III, defenders Nick Novak, Jay Huemoeller, Xavier Scarlett and midfielders, Eric Reyes, Hunter Swift and Raul Saldana – kept the Eagles offense in check. Barba had 11 saves between the posts but it was an aggressive defense by LETU that disrupted the rhythm for Ozarks.

The Ozarks offense managed to break free on a pair of scrambles in the 56th and 61st minute when Marcus Aldaba found the back of the net to cut the LETU lead to 3-2. With the YellowJackets holding a one-goal lead and the clock winding down, the Eagles' Shaun Keane sent the match into overtime when he headed in a goal just past Barba with 25 seconds left in regulation to tie the contest at 3.

Early into the extra session, a goal by Ozarks was waived off because of an offsides call which sent the ball over to LeTourneau. As the YellowJackets' offense began to assemble, following a Ozarks foul, Raudales sent in the game-winning goal which surprised the 213 in attendance as well as the participants.

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