Men's Soccer Falls Short Versus Texarkana

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 16, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's soccer team dropped a close match against Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) 2-1 on Saturday. The Saints fall to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Eagles jump to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

History

The Saints were 8-1 against the Eagles prior to the game.

Basics

The Eagles opened the scoring just five minutes into the first half. Stan Driessen responded with his first goal of the season at the 20th minute. Golden Eguaikhide put the Eagles in front again with a goal four minutes after the Saints evened the match. Both teams had five shots in the first frame. The Saints outshot the Eagles by seven in the second half but were unable to score the equalizer. OLLU forced the Eagles to make five saves in the second half. There were four yellow cards shown with three against the Saints.

Scoring overview

5' – TAMUT – Diego Picano (assisted by Christian Gomez)

20' – OLLU – Stan Driessen

24' – TAMUT – Golden Eguaikhide (assisted by Jaret Rojas)

Inside the box score

Driessen led the Saints with two shots on goal. Three different Eagles players had one shot on goal apiece.

Overall, the Saints tallied 15 shots, with eight on goal. Texarkana marked eight shots with three on goal.

OLLU recorded seven corner kicks and the Eagles took one.

What's next

The Saints play at Texas College on Sept. 21 at 3:30 p.m.

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