LONGVIEW, Texas -- After its first 10-win season since 2010, the LeTourneau men's soccer team has clinched the No. 3 seed and will play the No. 6 seed Dallas in the first round of the SCAC Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas.
Thursday's winner will move on to face the No. 2 seed Concordia Texas, in the semifinals Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
DETAILS:
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SCAC Tournament
- Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock Multipurpose Complex)
TOURNAMENT NOTES:
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LeTourneau (10-6-1, 6-2-1 SCAC) enters the tournament with the longest win streak of any SCAC team, with four straight wins and six of its last seven.
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The YellowJackets have been dominant on offense, averaging three goals per match over that seven-match span. The YellowJackets have the second most goals in conference play with 21.
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LeTourneau has also been strong defensively with a 0.86 goals-against average through that same span. LeTourneau has had three SCAC Defensive Player of the Week winners, with senior defender Kristian Princ winning it twice and goalkeeper Edson Camara Martinez winning it this past week.
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It has already been a historic season, as this is the first time since 2002 that LeTourneau men's soccer has captured a top-three conference finish. LeTourneau finished the season with the most wins since 2010 and the most conference wins since 2011, with six.
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Sophomore Leandro Ferreira has been electric for the YellowJackets in conference play. His nine goals this season are the most the program has seen since 2010. Ferreira also has four assists this year, contributing to his team-leading 22 points this season. Ferreira has recorded three braces this season, including one in each of the last two regular season games.
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Fellow sophomore Bridge Mwambukiri has shined for the YellowJackets in his second season. Mwambukiri scored his first career hat trick in one half earlier this season against Hendrix, which earned him SCAC Offensive Player of the Week. Mwambukiri has added two assists, including an assist to Marcos Gonzalez on the game-winning goal in the 90th minute against St. Thomas.
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Freshman Colton Chalker leads the team in assists with six this season. Chalker is third on the team in goals with five and second on the team in points with 16. The freshman also leads the team with 49 total shots and 23 shots on goal.
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Reigning SCAC Defensive Player of the Week, Camara Martinez has put together one of the most dominant seasons ever by a LeTourneau goalkeeper. In his nine starts this season, Camara Martinez boasts a program-record-setting pace of 0.78 goals against per game. His five shutouts this year are the second most in a single season in program history. He also boasts an SCAC-leading .865 save percentage (min. 400 minutes).
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The YellowJackets have four other multi-goal scorers: senior Marcos Gonzalez, senior Caleb Nelson, junior Karsten Guerra, and freshman Ezequiel Romero.
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LeTourneau is seeking its first conference title in its NCAA era.
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