Men's Soccer Loses to A&M-San Antonio 1-0

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 7,2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's soccer team lost 1-0 against Texas A&M University – San Antonio (A&M-SA) this afternoon in a Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) matchup. The Saints drop to 3-6-1 and 3-3-1 in conference while A&M-SA is now 7-2 and 6-1 in conference.

Head Coach Shane Hurley commented, "Our young men battled through the ebbs of the game and found some high quality opportunities when it flowed for us. Unfortunately, we failed to finish off our second half opportunities and gave up a set piece near our goal with 31 second left. They made us pay for both opportunities squandered and a momentary lapse of in defensive discipline. Our attitude and commitment to work continued to be good and will pay dividends beyond the score line."

History

The Saints are 1-1 against the Jaguars. In 2021, the Saints won 2-0 and last year, they lost 4-0.

Basics

The Jaguars took seven straight shots to open the game before the Saints were able to get one near the goal. After Stan Driessen's shot on goal, Samuel Villegas took one and Pape Gueye tried with the last shot of the half but it went wide left.

OLLU's Nikola Saltchev had three chances, and Javier Pena's shot went wide. Harry Acklam and Tim Talabi got near the net but nothing hit the net. With about 30 seconds remaining on the clock, A&M-SA's Frederick Kumassi scored to give his team the win.

Inside the box score

The Saints had nine shots and three on goal, while the Jaguars logged 19, 10 on goal. Saltchev led the way for the Saints with two shots.

OLLU recorded two corner kicks and the Jaguars took six. A&M-SA received four yellow cards, and OLLU had one.

OLLU's Dominic Pena had six saves, while A&M-SA's Jesus Blanco had two saves.

What's next

The Saints host Xavier University of Louisiana next on Oct. 12 at 1 p.m.