GAME INFORMATION
Score: #8 St. Edward's 2, Dallas Baptist 0
Records: St. Edward's (11-1, 7-1 HC), Dallas Baptist (4-7-1, 2-6 HC)
Location: Lewis-Chen Family Field – Austin, Texas
Attendance: 358
TURNING POINT
-In the 16
th minute, St. Edward's drew a foul on Dallas Baptist. On the free kick, the Patriots headed the ball out of the box. Junior
SAMUEL JACKSON sent a shot back towards goal, but a Patriot defender blocked it. Junior
JULIAN SANCHEZ collected it and ripped a shot through the crowd to the left side of the net for a 1-0 lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Right out of the gate in the second half, senior
JOSH TAYLOR was determined to put the game away. In the 50
th minute, Taylor sent a shot wide right. Just two minutes later, Taylor made a run up the left side. With the Patriot goalkeeper off his line, the senior sent a low shot to the far post that was true. That gave St. Edward's a 2-0 lead.
-The Hilltopper defense locked things up from there. The back line only allowed one shot the rest of the way.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
-St. Edward's outshot Dallas Baptist, 14-4, including 3-1 on goal.
-Both goals were unassisted. This is only the second time this season that the Hilltoppers have not had an assist.
-The Hilltoppers have not lost in the series history against Dallas Baptist. They have won all eight meetings. In the eight matchups, St. Edward's has outscored the Patriots, 29-1.
-St. Edward's still leads the South Division of the Heartland Conference with 21 points, while St. Mary's is in second with seven points. They are tied with Midwestern State (21 points) for the overall lead in the Heartland Conference.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN YOUNG
"In NCAA Division II Soccer, every game is important, so we can't afford to drop any more games. We did some good things out there, but some of our counter attacking was a bit sloppy. We have a couple of young guys who were playing on the back line, and they stepped up in a big way."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's will be back in action Thursday when they travel to take on West Texas A&M. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at The Pitch in Canyon, Texas. 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
