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THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The No. 14-ranked St. Edward's University men's soccer team fell, 1-0, to Midwestern State Sunday in the Heartland Conference Tournament Championship game as NATE COONS, PABLO COVARRUBIAS and OWAIN HOSKINS earned All-Heartland Tournament team honors.

The second-seeded Hilltoppers (15-4-1) held the top-seeded Mustangs (18-0-2) scoreless through the first half, despite MSU creating seven corner-kick opportunities. SEU took five shots, but none found the frame as St. Edward's finished the first half with no corner-kicks.

Midwestern State scored the only goal of the match in the 57' on a free-kick opportunity just outside the penalty area. The Hilltoppers continued to pressure the Mustang defense with six shots in the final 15 minutes but could not find the back of the net.

HIGHLIGHTS

• St. Edward's is 6-30-4 in the all-time series with Midwestern State.
• Sunday marked St. Edward's fourth-straight bid for a Heartland Tournament title.
• Coons and Covarrubias earned the first All-Heartland Tournament honors of their careers.
• Hoskins has been named to the all-tournament twice, last in 2016.
• DYLAN ARMSTRONG has 59 shots this season with 30 on goal. He ranks fifth all-time at SEU in both single-season categories.
• Steven Aoudou made the 80th appearance of his career in the championship match.
• Covarrubias took four shots Saturday, moving him into second place all-time at SEU in career shot attempts with 153.
• Head Coach Brian Young's all-time record is 151-87-27 in 14 seasons at SEU.

STAT OF THE GAME I
11 – St. Edward's out shot Midwestern State, 11-9 in Saturday's championship match as the Mustangs took a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal.

STAT OF THE GAME II
3 – The Hilltoppers created just three corner-kick opportunities compared to Midwestern State's seven chances.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the loss…
"I thought we fought very hard and we also played good soccer. We created some good chances early on in the game, and if we finish those it changes the game. They scored on a set piece, but I thought we defended their set pieces well overall. We had chances to score on set pieces as well. We'll look at the film and try to get better."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers await the NCAA Tournament Selection Show scheduled Monday evening to see if their season will continue. Further details on the selection show will be posted on social media and at GoHilltoppers.com.

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