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Isaiah Johnson
Jennifer Segura
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LeTourneau LETU (1-3-1, 0-2-0)
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Winner Concordia (Tex.) CTX (2-2-0, 2-0-0)
LeTourneau LETU
(1-3-1, 0-2-0)
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Final
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Concordia (Tex.) CTX
(2-2-0, 2-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
LeTourneau LETU 0 1 1
Concordia (Tex.) CTX 1 3 4

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

Late Goals Down LETU Men's Soccer In ASC Opener

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Battling back to tie the game at 1-1 with just over 16 minutes left in the game, the LeTourneau University men's soccer team would see three late goals by Concordia University Texas prove to be the difference in a 4-1 loss at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas on Thursday, September 13th. 

LETU falls to 1-3-1 and 0-1-0 in the American Southwest Conference following the defeat while the the Tornadoes improve to 2-2-0 and 1-0-0 in the ASC. 

How It Happened: 
  • It would take over 22 minutes to the start of the game before either team would be able to record a shot, as Concordia managed to take advantage of their first attempt with a goal at the 22:24 mark and go up 1-0 over LeTourneau. 
  • The goal would allow for the Tornadoes to open up their offensive attack throughout the rest of the first half, putting pressure on the YellowJackets and nearly making the score 2-0 right before halftime as a shot with 2:12 left before intermission would go off the crossbar. 
  • Trailing 1-0 at the break, LeTourneau would regroup and come out of halftime and look to try and utilize possession to push the ball into the attacking third of the field. 
  • A prime opportunity for the YellowJackets would come in the 64th minute as a free kick would be sent in and find the head of Attikus Martinez, but would be turned away by CTX keeper Rob Oakley to keep the score at 1-0 in favor of the Tornadoes. 
  • Still looking to find their way onto the scoreboard, LeTourneau found a game-tying goal at the 73:15 mark with a goal by Luis De La Torre as new life would be had with just over 16 minutes left in regulation. 
  • The goal would prove to be overcome by Concordia as the Tornadoes would re-take the lead in the 79th minute and add a third goal at the 87:18 mark. 
  • With the YellowJackets pressing to try and make one final surge at goal, CTX would tack on one final goal with 2:13 left in the game to claim the win. 
Key Stats:
  • Opportunities would be scarce throughout the game for LeTourneau, as the Tornadoes managed to outshoot the YellowJackets 19-4 in the match. 
  • Concordia's offense would be ran through forward Omar Aguirre, who netted a hat trick in the game after scoring the final two goals of the night. 
  • De La Torre's goal would be the freshman's third goal of the year, including his second goal in the past two games for LETU. 
What's Next?
LeTourneau will take on defending American Southwest Conference champion and number 15 nationally-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday, September 15th with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m. The Cru picked up a 2-0 victory over East Texas Baptist on Thursday afternoon to improve to 5-0 on the year. 
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