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Teddy Bogba
Rachel Ferguson
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ETBU ETBU (5-5-1, 2-3-1 ASC)
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Winner LeTourneau LETU (5-4-1, 4-2-0 ASC)
ETBU ETBU
(5-5-1, 2-3-1 ASC)
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Final
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LeTourneau LETU
(5-4-1, 4-2-0 ASC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
ETBU ETBU 0 1 1
LeTourneau LETU 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Contact: Matt Kinney, Sports Information Director, mattkinney@letu.edu

LeTourneau Soccer Beats Short-Handed ETBU 3-1

LONGVIEW, Texas - Leading from the six-minute mark on, the LeTourneau University men's soccer defeated rival East Texas Baptist University for the third-straight year with a 3-1 victory at the LETU Soccer Field on Saturday, October 6th. 

Earning their fourth-straight victory, LETU improves to 5-4-1 overall and 4-2 in the American Southwest Conference. The Tigers slipped to 5-5-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the ASC following the loss. 

"I'm proud of our guys tonight as they battled for 90 minutes against a well-coached ETBU side" said head coach Collin Cone in a post-match interview. "Winning in a rivalry game in conference is huge for our confidence going forward." "Some guys really stepped up tonight in big ways, and it made a difference tonight." "We are going to enjoy this win, but understand that we have to continue to improve each day, stay humble, stay blue collar, and stick together."

How It Happened: 
  • LeTourneau looked to take advantage of an offensive attack fully rested from a week off, with Zachariah Malik putting a shot off the cross bar just 1:49 into the game. 
  • Despite the early miss, the YellowJackets would take full advantage of a cross into the 18-yard box from Alec Wier as David Trost powered a shot through the Tiger defense to give LETU a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute. 
  • The LeTourneau offense would look to utilize the early goal and keep pressure on ETBU, putting up the next five shots of the game while earning two corner kicks in the opening 20 minutes. 
  • Following a red card on a Tiger player, the YellowJackets continued to keep pressure on ETBU who would be forced to play the final 73 minutes of the game down a man. 
  • Bringing on a trio of substitutions in the 31st minute, LETU would find the back of the net just eight minutes later at the 39:07 mark as Teddy Bogba scored his first goal of the season to give the YellowJackets a 2-0 lead right before halftime. 
  • The 2-0 lead would hold at intermission following a dominant opening half from LETU. 
  • Looking to cut into the LeTourneau lead, ETBU managed to put up a pair of shots in the opening five minutes of the second half and eventually find a goal on a put back from a save by C.J. Leyva to cut the deficit to 2-1. 
  • Holding onto a one-goal lead, the YellowJackets would get back to their offensive attack and earn a corner kick in the 61st minute to put together a set piece. 
  • With Luis De La Torre sending in the corner kick, Malik managed to be in the right spot at the right time and head home a one-timer past the ETBU goalie which would put LETU back up by a two-goal margin. 
  • Things would then start to get physical with both teams looking to hold possession as the Tigers would see a shot get saved by Leyva and lead to a second man sent off for a red card. 
  • The red card would allow LETU to play up two players for the final 12 minutes of the game and keep the Tigers from getting any good looks at net to secure the victory. 
Key Stats: 
  • Statistically, both the YellowJackets and Tigers would nearly match each other in shots, with LETU holding a 16-13 advantage and 7-5 advantage in shots on goal. 
  • Corner kicks broke in favor of LeTourneau by a 7-2 margin, as the offensive pressure put up by the YellowJackets played a key role in the wearing down an undermanned Tiger squad. 
  • 11 of ETBU's 13 shots would come from two players while LeTourneau chose to spread around the ball as eight different players put up at least one shot for LETU. 
  • Earning his fifth win between the pipes, Leyva would play all 90 minutes and make four saves. 
What's Next?
A tall task awaits LeTourneau as the University of Texas-Tyler will visit Longview for a 7:30 p.m. contest on Thursday, October 11th. The game will not count towards ASC standings as the Patriots are in their first season of NCAA Division II reclassification. UTT is 9-1-1 overall and will enter Thursday's contest coming off a 1-0 victory over Sul Ross State on Thursday evening. 
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