GAME INFORMATION
Score: #5 St. Edward's 4, UT-Permian Basin 1
Records: St. Edward's (8-0, 4-0 HC), UT-Permian Basin (1-5-1, 1-2-1 HC)
Location: Lewis-Chen Family Field, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 188
 
TURNING POINT
-In the 13^th minute, St. Edward's used a nice three-man game to get on the scoreboard. Junior SAMUEL JACKSON sent a ball to the top of the box to senior JOSH TAYLOR who played a one-time pass to junior JULIAN SANCHEZ. The midfielder rocketed a shot to the upper-90 near post for a 1-0 Hilltopper lead.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Taylor, a Preseason All-America selection, moved to center back 15 minutes into the game. He still had offense in mind as he took possession at the midfield line. Taylor dribbled the ball all the way to the penalty spot beating four defenders. He chipped a nice shot to the left post and banked it in for his third goal of the season.
-Another three-man tally for St. Edward's made it 3-0 in the 47^th minute. Taylor was involved yet again as he pushed a pass forward to junior PABLO COVARRUBIAS, who back heeled the ball to sophomore DYLAN ARMSTRONG. The forward ripped a lefty shot far post for the tally.
-UT-Permian Basin got a goal back in the 60^th minute when Tainan Bagetti sent a shot in on goal that Hilltopper goalkeeper KEVIN LEIB saved. The senior was unable to keep the ball close to him and Brandon Lee was there for the tap in goal to reduce the Hilltopper lead to 3-1.
-The Hilltoppers put the match away in the 68^th minute after St. Edward's won a cornerkick. PARKER FYFE sent the free kick far post and junior GRANT MOBLEY was there for the header goal.
 
HILLTOPPER NOTES
-The goal allowed was only the second by the Hilltoppers this season as they have outscored teams, 18-2.
-The goal by GRANT MOBLEY was his team-leading fourth of the season.
-The victory moved the Hilltoppers to a 16-2 advantage in the series history with UT-Permian Basin. St. Edward's has now won five-straight against the Falcons, outscoring them 23-4 during those contests.
 
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN YOUNG
"When the guys follow the game plan, we play very well. I think you saw two different halves. In the second half we played a lot better when we followed the plan."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's will be back in action Thursday when they travel to take on Heartland Conference rival Rogers State. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Soldier Field in Claremore, Okla. 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