LONGVIEW, Texas – Playing the number 15 nationally-ranked team for the second time this season, the LeTourneau University men's soccer team would see a four-match winning streak snapped in a 6-0 home loss to the University of Texas-Tyler at the LETU Soccer Field on Thursday, October 11th.
 
Falling to 5-5-1 overall, the YellowJackets still keep their four-match American Southwest Conference winning streak still kept intact as tonight's matchup was a non-conference match. The Patriots improved to 10-1-1 overall with their only loss of the season coming to NCAA Division II number 3-ranked Midwestern State University.
 
How It Happened:

• Facing their toughest opponent to date, LeTourneau would be forced to play in their defensive third of the field from the opening minutes of the game as the Patriots would blitz YellowJacket goalie C.J. Leyva with four shots in the opening 10 minutes.
• After making three saves and watching the other shot he faced sail high, Leyva would be unable to stop a shot from Jose Poo as a pass into the 18-yard box would be controlled and put into the back of the net to put UTT up 1-0.
• Just four minutes later, Texas-Tyler would add a second goal and keep the pressure on the YellowJackets as LETU would be forced to wait until the 21st minute to find their first shot of the game.
• Following a group substitution of 10 new Patriots in the 29th minute, UTT would add a third goal in the first half just five minutes before halftime as a corner kick would be redirected into the net to put Texas-Tyler in full control at the break.
• Needing to try and gain momentum to mount any kind of comeback, LeTourneau would get a corner kick in the 50th minute to start off the second half but be held without a shot on the set piece as the Patriots would clear the ball away.
• Dealing with more offensive pressure from Texas-Tyler, LeTourneau would fend off five more shots from the Patriots and put a shot up that would go wide left before seeing UTT score a fourth goal at the 56:58 mark.
• Things would then calm down for a large chunk of the second half until the Patriots tacked on two final goals just 48 seconds apart in the final five minutes to put a cap on the six-goal victory.

 
Key Stats:  

• Texas-Tyler would hold a 29-3 advantage in shots in the game, and be awarded nine corner kicks throughout the match compared to just one for the YellowJackets.
• LeTourneau's three shots would come from starter Eric Smith and substitutes Teddy Bogba and Moises Soto-Barrera as each of the trio would attempt one shot.

What's Next?
A battle for sole possession of fourth-place in the American Southwest Conference is up next for LETU when they host the University of the Ozarks at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 13th. The Eagles are coming off a 3-3 draw at East Texas Baptist University on Thursday night after scoring two goals in the final seven minutes of regulation to force overtime.