Box Score AUSTIN, Texas – The top two teams in the Heartland Conference had a hard fought battle ending in a 2-2 tie. The Hilltoppers and Dustdevils played a total of 110 minutes, but even the extra time couldn't decide a winner between the two conference heavy weights.
 
St. Edward's broke into the scoring column first with a goal by ANDREW FOX. The assist on the goal came by MATT MCLAUGHLIN. Fox connected on a through ball that beat the keeper on the far post for his ninth goal of the season.
 
The Hilltoppers continued its aggressive play as DANIEL RILEY connected on a shot, but was saved by the Dustdevil keeper. St. Edward's would dictate the tempo in the first half by outshooting TAMU-International 8-3.
 
Early in the second period, TAMU-International knotted the score at one each with a goal by Diego Manzano-Cano. The assist came by Arturo Gutierrez.  The goal was scored on a cross in the box, in which Manzano-Cano held the ball and beat the keeper far post. 
 
Ten minutes later, DANIEL RILEY scored his 11^th goal of the season. Riley gathered the pass from teammate KARL DEZOETEN and turned to the left side and found the back of the net.  Both teams exchanged shots following the goal by the Hilltoppers.
 
Joan Vallejo of TAMU-International connected on a header from a corner kick that beat Hilltopper goalkeeper JOHN KASCHAK. It was the third goal of the year for Vallejo. The Dustdevils outshot the Hilltoppers 5-3 during the second period of play.
 
During the first 10-minute overtime period both squads controlled the ball preventing the other from any scoring threats.  The Hilltoppers best offensive chance was off a corner kick by ANDERSON MCDANIEL, but was unable to connect with a teammate for the go-ahead goal.
 
The physical play picked up during the final 10-minute period of the match. The Dustdevils committed six fouls during a short seven-minute stretch. For the exception of the fouls, the second overtime was much like the first. St. Edward's outshot TAMU-International 1-0 during the 20 extra minutes of play.
 
Head coach Brian Young commented after the game about the physical play of the two teams, “Both teams left everything out there today. We had two one on ones with TAMIU's keeper and should have finished one in overtime. As a team we must move on, and the players are looking forward to playing the University of Incarnate Word on Wednesday and Dallas Baptist on Saturday for a chance to win the Heartland Conference Championship.”
 
The Hilltoppers will be back in action on Wednesday as they take on the University of Incarnate Word. Kickoff is set for 4:00 pm at Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live video and stats will be available through the Hilltopper website.