Men's Soccer Falls Short in Action-Packed Contest Versus TAMUSA

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 12, 2024) - The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's soccer team lost to Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMUSA) 3-2 on Saturday. The Saints move to 3-8-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Jaguars improve to 5-3-1 overall and 5-2-0 in conference. 

Head Coach Shane Hurley commented, "It was a tough match. Hats off to our guys who played hard for 90 minutes."

History

The Saints were 1-2 against the Jaguars prior to the game. 

Game recap

The first half was dominated by both offenses. Andres Rocha put the Saints in front at the seventh minute with an assist from Tim Talabi. The Jaguars gathered multiple corner kicks later in the frame and were rewarded with a goal. Andre Reis evened the match at the 39th minute with an unassisted goal. The half ended with three shots by the Jaguars in the final minutes. Harry Acklam, Thomas Sauceda and Cade Ryan were shown yellow cards in the frame. 

The second half had 19 fouls and five yellow cards. Ronald Aguilar scored on a ball from Garrington Baker at the 46th minute to give the Jaguars their first lead of the game. Rocha scored again at the 62nd minute to make it 2-2. His goal was assisted by Alessandro Sierra. Christian Guerrero scored a minute later for the Jaguars, which would prove to be the winning goal. The Saints pressured with multiple shots in the last 15 minutes but were unable to convert. Both teams ended with 14 total shots. Dominic Pena made two saves in the loss. The Jaguars had five corner kicks while the Saints took two.  

What's next

OLLU heads to Metairie, La., to face Xavier University of Louisiana on Oct. 17 at 1:30 p.m.