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Rachel Ferguson
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Winner LeTourneau LETU (4-4-1, 3-2-0 ASC)
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Sul Ross St. SR (1-6-0, 1-3-0 ASC)
Winner
LeTourneau LETU
(4-4-1, 3-2-0 ASC)
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Final
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Sul Ross St. SR
(1-6-0, 1-3-0 ASC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
LeTourneau LETU 2 0 2
Sul Ross St. SR 1 0 1

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

LeTourneau Men Win Third Straight Match

ALPINE, Texas – Jumping out to a 2-0 lead midway through the first half, the LeTourneau University men's soccer team picked up their third-straight victory with a 2-1 road win over Sul Ross State University at Lobo Field in Alpine, Texas on Saturday, September 29th.
 
The victory moves LETU to 4-4-1 overall and 3-2-0 in the American Southwest Conference while the Lobos slipped to 1-6-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the ASC.
 
"I'm super proud of the guys today as they worked extremely hard in a tough environment" said head coach Collin Cone in a post-match interview. "Anytime you travel 10 hours and get a win it is a big deal." "We knew going into the game we were going to have to play with heart, have each other's back's, and never quit." "We won today because we were a team and are taking this season one game at a time."
 
How It Happened:
  • It wouldn't take long for the YellowJackets to find their way onto the scoreboard as a shot by Luis De La Torre in the fifth minute would bounce off the Sul Ross goalie and be returned into the net.
  • LeTourneau would keep the pressure on SRSU, earning a pair of corner kicks in the 13th minute and forcing a Lobo save on a shot by Moises Soto-Barrera.
  • Holding their 1-0 lead, the YellowJackets would put the ball back into the 18-yard box on a corner kick by De La Torre and see a headed ball by Varney Carter cleaned up by Dustin Gray to make the score 2-0 at the 20:20 mark.
  • LeTourneau's two-goal lead would be cut in half nearly instantaneously as the Lobos would take possession off the kickoff and push the ball into the box and net their first goal of the game to make it 2-1 just 55 seconds later.
  • The rest of the first half would go relatively quietly as each team would put up one more shot on goal with LETU's Christian Hunter hitting the post and Jose Luis Originales of Sul Ross forcing a save from C.J. Leyva.
  • A shot from LETU's Isaiah Johnson would be turned away by Sul Ross in the 50th minute to open up the second half, but give LETU a corner kick as the YellowJackets would look to add to their lead.
  • Things would start to become a back-and-forth style of game with both teams looking to counterattack off of missed opportunities by the other despite opportunities being limited.
  • With the score still at 2-1 in the 84th minute, LETU would go down a man after seeing David Egbe sent off for a second yellow card which would force the YellowJackets to re-assess their plans moving forward.
  • Even while facing the final seven minutes of action short-handed, LETU would continue to hold possession of the ball and play in the attacking third of the field, as Sul Ross would manage just one shot with six seconds remaining that would be turned away.
Key Stats:
  • After outshooting Sul Ross by a 5-3 margin in the first half, the YellowJackets would see the Lobos put up eight shots in the second half compared to six for LETU to finish the match at 11-11 in shots.
  • The physical match throughout saw a total of 29 fouls called, with 16 fouls called in the second half.
  • Gray, Soto-Barrerra and Zachariah Malik all led the YellowJackets with two shots each, while five other players all attempted one shot.
What's Next?
  • LETU will look to win their third-straight matchup in the Highway 80 rivalry as the YellowJackets will host East Texas Baptist University on Saturday, October 6th at 7:30 p.m. LETU has shutout the Tigers in each of the previous two matchups, including a 2-0 win in Marshall last season.
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