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THE RUNDOWN
LAREDO, Texas – The No. 15-ranked St. Edward's University men's soccer team fell to Texas A&M-International Thursday as the Dustdevils scored in the 89' to steal a 2-1 victory.

In the first half, TAMIU (5-2-2, 4-2-1 HC) out shot the Hilltoppers (8-2-1, 5-1-1 HC), 5-2. JULIAN SANCHEZ managed an attempt in the 7' while GRANT MOBLEY took a header in the 34'. Despite out shooting SEU, the Dustdevils only put one first-half attempt on goal, which was stopped by Hilltopper goalkeeper WILLIAM TUFFIN.

JOHN-MATHEW BLAY-TOFEY gave St. Edward's a 1-0 lead in the 65' on an assist from RUBEN GONZALEZ. However, less than a minute later, the Dustdevils evened the score on a goal from Alan Rivera.

Texas A&M-International scored the game-winning goal in the 89' minute on a free kick from Michael Iskander. A shot from DYLAN ARMSTRONG with 65 seconds remaining was saved by TAMIU.

HIGHLIGHTS

• SEU is 16-5-4 in the all-time series against TAMIU.
• Blay-Tofey has two-career goals and five points in two seasons.
• TY MOBLEY set a career high, taking five shots with one on goal.
• Armstrong took three shots with all three going on goal.
• Armstrong has 125-career shot attempts with 70 on goal.
• GRANT MOBLEY has 65-career shot attempts.
• JULIAN SANCHEZ has appeared in 65-career matches for the Hilltoppers.
• Head Coach Brian Young's all-time record is 144-85-27 in 14 seasons at SEU.

STAT OF THE GAME I
.500 – St. Edward's put six of its 12 shot attempts on goal for a shots-on goal percentage of .500.

STAT OF THE GAME II
6 – The Hilltoppers produced six corner-kick opportunities compared to the Dustdevils' two.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the loss…
"This was a tough result for our guys. Losing that late in a match against a rival is hard to swallow. However, the guys have each others' backs and, and we will regenerate, recover and move onto another tough opponent in DBU Saturday."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers head to Dallas Saturday to face Dallas Baptist at 12 p.m. at Patriot Soccer Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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