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THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The No. 16-ranked St. Edward's University men's soccer team suffered a 1-0 loss Thursday night to No. 4-ranked Midwestern State at Stang Park.

The Hilltoppers (11-3-1, 8-2-1 HC) out shot the Mustangs (13-0-2, 9-0-2 HC) 4-2 through the first 38 minutes of action. However, MSU's Pierre Bocquet headed home a corner kick in the 40' to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.

In the second half, St. Edward's turned way five shot attempts and three corner kicks from the Mustangs in the first 15 minutes of action. PABLO COVARRUBIAS put a heading attempt towards an open net in the 63', but a MSU defender turned it away.

OWAIN HOSKINS nearly tied the match in the 81' with his own heading attempt, but it was snatched out of the air by Midwestern State goalkeeper Taylor Lampe. Hoskins made a diving attempt in the final two minutes as well, but it was also stopped by Lampe.

HIGHLIGHTS

• SEU is 6-29-4 in the all-time series against MSU.
• STEVE AOUDOU is now tied for third all-time with 75-career appearances at St. Edward's.
• DYLAN ARMSTRONG made his 55th-career appearance Thursday.
• Covarrubias is fourth in SEU history with 65-career shots on goal.
• Hoskins led the Hilltoppers with three shot attempts, all on goal.
• JOHN-MATHEW BLAY-TOFEY took two shots against MSU and now has 20-career attempts.
• DEVIN WALTON made his Hilltopper debut against Midwestern State with 25 minutes of action.
• Goalkeeper WILLIAM TUFFIN made his 20th-career appearance Thursday.
• Tuffin's overall record is 13-3-1 with 39-career saves and six shutouts.
• Head Coach Brian Young's all-time record is 147-86-27 in 14 seasons at SEU.

STAT OF THE GAME I
4 – Both teams took four shots on goal, despite MSU out shooting SEU, 11-8.

STAT OF THE GAME II
2 – A pair of yellow cards were issued in the match, both to Midwestern State.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the loss…
"We created three or four chances, and they had the same. Midwestern State finished one and we didn't. It's pretty simple. In a playoff-type matchup, you need to finish the limited chances you get. Overall, we played well and had the ball in good spots a lot of the match. We will move on to a high-energy team in Oklahoma Christian Saturday. We need to push on and preserve our current place in the Heartland Conference standings and look to improve as a team, and we will."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers face Oklahoma Christian Saturday at 1 p.m. in Oklahoma City at Eagle Soccer Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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