GAME INFORMATION
Score: #8 St. Edward's 1, Texas A&M-International 0
Records: St. Edward's (10-1, 6-1 HC), TAMU-International (3-7, 2-5 HC)
Location: Lewis-Chen Family Field – Austin, Texas
Attendance: 238
TURNING POINT
-After a scoreless first half that saw most of the action stay near the midfield stripe, freshman
DANIEL WAKEHAM took a quick pass from junior
JULIAN SANCHEZ off a cornerkick in the 48
th minute. Wakeham took two dribbles to the top of the box and ripped a knuckle ball to the far post for his first goal as a Hilltopper.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Neither team registered a shot on goal in the first half.
-The Dustdevils had two great opportunities to tie the match down the stretch.
-In the 83
rd minute, Hilltopper goalkeeper
KEVIN LEIB was able to turn away a shot by Eduardo Gonzalez.
-The save of the match came in the 88
th minute, when Dustdevil Ryan Hodgson collected the ball at the penalty spot. The forward lifted a shot to the right post but Leib made a diving save with his fingertips to keep the 1-0 lead.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
-St. Edward's outshot TAMU-International, 9-7, but it was the Dustdevils that had more on goal, 2-1.
-The victory increases the Hilltopper lead in the series to 15-4-4. They have now won eight-straight matches in the series.
-St. Edward's still leads the South Division of the Heartland Conference with 18 points, while St. Mary's is in second with seven points.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN YOUNG
"I thought this was one of our better performances of the season. We could have been a little tighter on defense. International is a very talented team technically. This was a quality game and I was very proud of our effort."
Wakeham on his first career goal:
"It was great. I want to thank Julian (Sanchez) for running the play and giving me the opportunity. It was a good strike and I enjoyed it.
Wakeham on team's play:
"Last week's loss was a bit disappointing, but they way the team got right back at shows the character of this team."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's will be back in action Saturday when they host Dallas Baptist. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live video and stats will be available on the Hilltopper Athletic Website. You can follow the Hilltopper Men's Soccer team on Twitter at @SEUMSoccer
