Box Score

ODESSA, Texas – The St. Edward's men's soccer team improved to 8-3-2 on the season after beating UT-Permian Basin, 2-1 on Thursday evening that involved a delay due to a power outage on the soccer field 20 minutes into the match. The Hilltoppers remain atop of the Heartland Conference with a 6-1-1 conference record.
 
The Falcons of UTPB started the game off fast by scoring in the second minute of the match. Tyler Gibson connected on a header from the right side of the box for his fourth goal of the season. German Chavarria assisted on the goal.
 
St. Edward's would knock in the equalizing goal during the 42^nd minute of the contest. Hilltopper forward DANIEL RILEY scored his ninth goal of the season to tie the score at one. Riley scored his goal from a yard out off of the volley from the left outside box. SAM BURNS was counted for the assist on the goal.
 
St. Edward's outshot its opponent 9-6 during the first half of action. The Falcons took the advantage on corner kicks 4-3 on the first 45-minutes of play.
 
The Hilltoppers had a chance to take the lead during the opening minutes of the second-half. JAMES MARTIN took a corner kick that found teammate MATT MCLAUGHLIN, but the Falcon defenders blocked his shot
 
ANDREW FOX gave the Hilltoppers the one-goal advantage during the 69^th minute of play. Fox scored his seventh goal of the season off a penalty kick that beat Falcon goalkeeper Craig Branum.
 
Shots by ANDERSON MCDANIEL and KARL DEZOETEN kept the pressure on the Falcons, but unfortunately couldn't extend the lead. St. Edward's once again outshot the Falcons by a total of three during the second period. The Hilltoppers controlled the action in their offensive zone by attempting six corner kicks in the half. Overall, St. Edward's outshot UT-Permian Basin 16-10 and had the advantage with nine corner kicks.
 
Head coach Brian Young commented after the game on his teams performance, “We started out slow, but were able to regroup when the power and lights went out 20-minutes into the match. The guys battled back and deserved to win.”
 
The Hilltoppers will be back in action on Saturday as they head to Abilene to face Heartland Conference newcomer McMurry. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Live video and stats will be available through the War Hawk website.