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THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 11-ranked St. Edward's University men's soccer team won its sixth-straight match Thursday with a 4-2 victory over Rogers State at Lewis-Chen Family Field.

The Hilltoppers (8-1, 5-0 HC) struck first in the 24' on a strike from junior JOHN-MATHEW BLAY-TOFEY. Junior DYLAN ARMSTRONG played a high pass from the top of the 18-yard box to senior OWAIN HOSKINS who headed it down to Blay-Tofey whose shot glanced in off of a nearby Hillcat defender and the hand of the goalkeeper.

Rogers State (5-3-1, 2-2-1 HC) evened the score in the 38' off of a free-kick opportunity. However, SEU retook the lead 63 seconds later as STEVE AOUDOU drew a handball in the 18-yard box, and PABLO COVARRUBIAS buried the penalty kick.

The Hilltcats drew even again in the 67' on a ball that was headed around the Hilltoppers' box and finally knocked into the net. Another 63 seconds later and St. Edward's took the lead again on a deflected cross from redshirt-freshman BRANDON RANGEL. RSU attempted to clear the cross but instead it deflected into the goal off of the goalkeeper's foot to give SEU a 3-2 lead.

GRANT MOBLEY gave the Hilltoppers insurance in the final seconds as he blasted a pass from Armstrong into the RSU net. Rogers State took a driving shot of its own with 49 seconds remaining, but SEU goalkeeper WILLIAM TUFFIN made the save.
HIGHLIGHTS

• Armstrong leads the Heartland Conference in scoring (17 points) with five assists and six goals this season.
• Armstrong has scored multiple points in four-straight matches.
• Thursday was the third multi-assist game of Armstrong's career.
• Armstrong's 120-career shots are tied for fifth-most in program history.
• Blay-Tofey's goal against RSU was the first of his career.
• Rangel's second-career goal was also his first-career game-winning goal.
• ANTONIO ARANA made his 30th-career appearance for the Hilltoppers Thursday.
• NATE COONS has started in 50-career matches at SEU.
• GRANT MOBLEY scored the 13th goal of his career in his 50th-career match for the Hilltoppers.
• JULIAN SANCHEZ has taken 60 shots in his career with 21 on goal.
• Tuffin has 10-career victories in goal with four full shutouts and only one loss.
• St. Edward's is 4-1 all time against Rogers State.
• The Hilltoppers have won at least six-consecutive games in five-straight seasons.
• Head Coach Brian Young's all-time record is 144-84-26 in 14 seasons at SEU.

STAT OF THE GAME I
20 – St. Edward's out shot Rogers State 20-10 and 7-4 in shots on goal.

STAT OF THE GAME II
8 – The Hilltoppers have won eight-straight Heartland Conferences matches, dating back to Oct. 20, 2016.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the win…
"I think Corey Miller, my assistant, put together an excellent week of training and game-planning for Rogers State. Coming in, I thought Rogers State was a top-level Heartland Conference team, so we knew this game would have playoff implications. Our guys were up for it."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers host Newman Saturday at 12 p.m. at Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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