ABILENE, Texas - Playing on the road for the first time in American Southwest Conference action this year, the LeTourneau University men's soccer team fell into an early deficit before knotting the game at one just a few minutes into the second half to earn a 1-1 tie at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas on Thursday, September 21st.
LETU is now 0-4-4 on the year and 0-2-1 in the ASC while the Cowboys ran their record to 1-1-1 overall and 0-0-1 in conference play.
A quick up and down first half would see a total of four cards given out in the first 45 minutes of action with both the YellowJackets and Cowboys handed two yellow cards each. With each team putting up double-digit shot counts in the first half, Hardin-Simmons would break through in the 34th minute with a goal by Shane Bryan to put the home team up 1-0 which would hold heading into the break.
The second half would see LETU come out of the locker room full steam ahead, as the YellowJackets would put up three shots in the first five minutes of play. The third shot in that span would come off a corner kick by
Eduardo Barron who found the head of
Edgar Sanchez who would redirect the ball into the net for a goal.
Defenses managed to settle in as the game wore on, with a possible turning point in the game coming in the 78th minute as a double yellow card would see Jorge Cerrillo for HSU pick up his second yellow of the game and leave the Cowboys down to just 10 players for the duration of the game. Each team would put up two shots in the final 12 minutes of regulation, but would be unable to find the back of the next, sending the game to overtime for what would be LeTourneau's fifth time this year.
In the extra sessions, LETU would outshoot HSU by a tally of 5-4, but end up settling for the draw as neither team managed to find a prime opportunity in overtime to end the game.
Barron would lead the YellowJackets with five shots in the game and two shots on goal while
Alec Wier was close behind with four shots of his own.
Miguel Cabrera played all 110 minutes in net, allowing just one goal while making seven saves.
LETU will have an off day to recover in Abilene before heading across town to take on McMurry University in a 4:30 p.m. matchup on Saturday, September 21st.
