SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 13, 2022) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's soccer team shutout Texas College 4-0 in a Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) matchup. The victory is the Saint' first this season and moves them to 1-8-3 overall and 1-4-2 in the RRAC.

Texas College drops to 1-9-2 overall and 0-5 in conference. The Steers sit at the bottom of the conference standings, while the Saints are in 11th place.

History

The Saints are 11-2-1 against the Steers.

Basics

The Saints battled the Steers from the start and traded sides of the field evenly throughout the match. The Saints, however, were able to take more shots and had more chances to score.

Kevin Rios got the scoring started at the 24th minutes on a shot off a penalty kick.

The first yellow card was shown at the 36th minute against Karson Webb for rough play. Both teams continued to compete, and an abundant of offside calls were assessed by the officials, thus calling back several goals. After a yellow on Texas College's Fernando Cervantes at the 44th minute, the half ended with the Saints leading 1-0.

A yellow card was given to Abraham Lincon at the 49th minutes, and the opponent's Officier Ramadhani received one at the 56th minute for tripping. A few second later, Stephen Volpe scored a goal on assist from Javier Pena.

The Steers were shown a yellow at the 66th minute for rough play by Emmanuel Rafiki.

The Saints scored back-to-back goals beginning at the 72nd minute. Benjamin Rios kicked the ball over the keepers head after a pass from Miguel Barrera. A minute later, Diego Rodriguez scored on a pass from Benjamin Rios to give the Saints the 4-0 win.

 Scoring overview

24' – OLLU – Kevin Rios

56' – OLLU – Stephen Volpe, assisted by Javier Pena

72' – OLLU – Benjamin Rios, assisted by Miguel Barrera

73' – OLLU – Diego Rodriguez, assisted by Benjamin Rios

Inside the box score

Cade Ryan, Cristian Govea Mireles and Stephen Volpe each had three shots, two on goal. Benjamin Rios, Kevin Rios and Ryan also had two shots on goal. Texas College's Erubiel Acevedo, Andre Mascimento and Bucumi Enoch each had one shots, one on goal.

Overall, the Saints totaled 18 shots, 14 on goal. Texas College had three shots, three on goal.

OLLU recorded 4 corner kicks.

Carlos Hernandez played the duration of the game to record the win.

Watch highlights and hear from Head Coach Arthur Salazar

What's next

The Saints remain home to host Jarvis Christian University on Oct. 15 at 3:30 p.m.