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THE RUNDOWN
OKLAHOMA CITY – Redshirt-freshman
RUBEN GONZALEZ scored two goals Saturday as the No. 16-ranked St. Edward's University men's soccer team defeated Oklahoma Christian, 4-0, at Eagle Soccer Field.
DYLAN ARMSTRONG opened the scoring for the Hilltoppers (12-3-1, 9-2-1 HC) in the 22', scoring on a rebound that drew the Oklahoma Christian (3-10-2, 1-9-2 HC) goalkeeper off his line. The goal proved to be Armstrong's seventh game-winning goal of the season.
Gonzalez kept it rolling with his first goal of the match in the 31'. The Tijuana, Mexico, native took a pass from
STEVE AOUDOU and drove it home from 20 yards out. Less than three minutes later,
PABLO COVARRUBIAS made it 3-0 off of another assist from Aoudou, finishing at close range.
The final goal of the game came from Gonzalez in the 73'. Gonzalez finished an opportunity off the pass of
GEORGE MURRAY to make the final tally.
HIGHLIGHTS
- SEU is 9-1-0 in the all-time series with Oklahoma Christian.
- The Hilltoppers have not lost to the Eagles since Sept. 25, 1993.
- Armstrong moves into a tie for third all-time at SEU with nine-career game-winning goals.
- Armstrong set a new career high with 24 points this season and two matches remaining.
- Armstrong has 70-career points with 26 goals and 18 assists.
- Aoudou recorded the first multi-assist game of his career Saturday.
- Aoudou's last assist came Oct. 22, 2015 against UT Permian Basin.
- Aoudou took over sole possession of third all-time at St. Edward's with his 76th-careeer appearance.
- Aoudou has 21-career points with seven goals and seven assists on 25 shots with 15 on goal.
- Covarrubias has five goals this season and 21 in his career.
- Covarrubias is third in Hilltoppers' history with 143-career shot attempts.
- Gonzalez matched his career high with two shots in the match at Oklahoma Christian.
- Gonzalez recorded the first two goals of his career in his 16th appearance for SEU.
- TY MOBLEY and JULIAN SANCHEZ made their 70th-career appearances Saturday.
- Murray recorded the first point of his career in his 12th-career match.
- Goalkeeper WILLIAM TUFFIN recorded his seventh-career shutout Saturday.
- Tuffin his 14-3-1 in his career with 41 saves and a goals-against average of 0.76.
- Head Coach Brian Young's all-time record is 147-86-27 in 14 seasons at SEU.
STAT OF THE GAME I
2 – Gonzalez became the second Hilltopper with a multi-goal game this season after
PARKER FYFE scored two goals against St. Mary's Sept. 16.
STAT OF THE GAME II
20 – A total of 20 players entered the game Saturday for St. Edward's.
TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the win…
"This was a great performance by all the players from start to finish. Everyone stepped up and played the St. Edward's way. Team defending was great, and the finishes were excellent. Playing a lot of guys gave more experience to younger players and will help us overall as we prepare for St. Mary's Thursday."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers travel to San Antonio Thursday to face St. Mary's at 5 p.m. at Sigma Beta Chi Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.
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