OLLU Men's Soccer Dropped by TAMUT 3-1

TEXARKANA, TEXAS (Sept. 24, 2022) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's soccer team lost to Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) 3-1 on Saturday. The Saints drop to 0-6-1 overall and 0-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Eagles jump to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in conference.

Head Coach Arthur Salazar said, "We played better today but the struggles to execute in critical moments continue to haunt us. We must clean up those moments if we want to be able to change the outcome."

History

The Saints were 8-0 against the Eagles prior to the match.

Basics

The Saints were outmatched on Saturday afternoon against the Eagles. Texarkana opened the scoring at the 20th minute with a strike from Damilare Origunloye. The programs combined for 18 shots in the first half and the Saints evened the match at the 41st minute. Freshman Cade Ryan scored with four minutes remaining until halftime.

Despite being outshot by only one in the second half, the Saints were unable to score. Texarkana regained the lead at the 65th minute with a goal from Josh Bakare. The Eagles increased the advantage to 3-1 in the 87th minute and finished with a victory. Eight different Saints players took at least one shot.

Scoring overview

20' – TAMUT – Damilare Origunloye (assisted by Wilman Landaverde)

41' – OLLU – Cade Ryan

65' – TAMUT – Josh Bakare (assisted by Real Eguaikhide)

87' – TAMUT – Damilare Origunloye (assisted by Jon Olivarez and Francisco Equihua)

Inside the box score

Ryan had two shots on goal for the Saints. The Eagles were led by Jon Olivarez with two shots on goal.

Overall, the Saints tallied 13 shots, with five on goal. Texarkana marked 18 shots with six on goal.

OLLU recorded three corner kicks and the Eagles took six.

What's next

The Saints host LSU-Alexandria on Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m.