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Contributed by Jimmy Glenn, ASC Assistant Commissioner
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games of September 12-18, 2016
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Diego Outerial, Jr., MF, Concordia Texas
Junior midfielder Diego Outerial (Cangas, Spain / Concordia, Ala.) scored the lone goal against Belhaven Friday on a penalty kick. He then tallied two goals and an assist on Saturday against Louisiana College. Outerial has recorded at least a point in all five matches he's played.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Alex Chavez, Jr., GK, McMurry
Junior goalkeeper Alex Chavez (Galveston, Texas / Bell HS) led the War Hawks to a pair of shutout over the weekend - the first for McMurry in nearly two years - tying Ozarks (0-0) and defeating Texas-Tyler (1-0). Chavez recorded 169 minutes in goal and had nine saves.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
OFFENSIVE
Belhaven senior forward Nicolas Cornejo (Santiago, Chile / St. Gabriel's School) lifted the Blazers to victory against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday. Cornejo's third goal of the season was the game-winning goal in the 87th minute to defeat the Crusaders … East Texas Baptist senior midfielder Joel Ramirez (Lindale, Texas / Lindale HS) collected three goals on the week as ETBU went 1-1 with a 3-1 win over Howard Payne and a 4-3 loss to Rhodes College. He had one goal against HPU and two against Rhodes. Ramirez pulled ETBU within two in the 53rd minute with his first goal of the match and then put ETBU within one in the 70th minute, 4-3 … Hardin-Simmons defender Tanner Coffin (Farmer's Branch, Texas / Dallas Jesuit) scored the game-winner in both games, including a header in overtime on a corner kick to beat Ozarks less than a minute into the overtime. Coffin gave the Cowboys the lead with a penalty kick four seconds before halftime against Texas-Tyler. Coffin also helped lead a defense that allowed just one goal on the weekend … LeTourneau junior forward Israel Madrid (Conroe, Texas / Longview HS) scored both goals in a 2-2 tie with Rhodes College on Friday afternoon. The second goal came just in time with only seven minutes remaining in the game. Madrid also had an assist in the victory over Jarvis Christian on Wednesday night as he flicked a ball on to freshman Nate Berlandier who put it past the goalkeeper … McMurry freshman midfielder Javi Mejia-Escalante (Azle, Texas / Azle HS) notched the game-winning goal in the 14th minute versus Texas-Tyler, giving McMurry its first win over the Patriots since 2002. It was Mejia-Escalante's only shot attempt of the match … Univ. of Ozarks sophomore forward Sean Garcia (Fort Worth, Texas/Central HS) scored his third goal of the season Saturday. Garcia has scored all three of his goals in the last three matches … Texas Dallas freshman forward Alfredo Kaegi (Frisco, Texas / Heritage HS) scored twice as the Comets downed UC Santa Cruz (3-1) Sunday night in UTD's home opener. Kaegi tallied twice in the first half, giving him a team-high three goals on the season as the Comets wrapped up non-conference play.
DEFENSIVE
Belhaven junior goalkeeper Josh Gates (Sussex County CC / Brighton Secondary College) saved 10 shots over the weekend against Concordia Texas and Mary Hardin-Baylor. Gates, in 180 minutes, allowed one goal and went 1-1 on the weekend … Concordia Texas junior goalkeeper Jesus Barrera (Pflugerville, Texas / Pflugerville HS) made a pair of key stops in Friday's contest against Belhaven. He recorded one save in 45 minutes of action against Louisiana College. Barrera has brought down his goals against average to 0.64 on the season and has logged over 225 consecutive shutout minutes … East Texas Baptist sophomore goalkeeper Bryant Botello (Spring, Texas / Woodlands College Park HS) went 1-1 on the week in goal for ETBU with a win over Howard Payne. He collected eight saves and had a 2.50 goals-against-average. Botello had five saves in the 3-1 win over HPU … Hardin-Simmons sophomore defender Jack Griffiths (Frisco, Texas / Wakeland HS) led the Cowboy defense to a shutout of Texas-Tyler and to a 2-1 win over Ozarks. The team allowed only 14 shots and eight shots on goal total to two of the best teams in the conference going into the weekend … LeTourneau junior midfielder Hunter Swift (La Marque, Texas / Santa Fe HS) was the anchor on a defensive unit that won and tied two games this week. Swift led the back line and was crucial in both the win 2-0 over Jarvis Christian and the 2-2 tie with Rhodes College. Without his effort winning multiple 50-50 balls and one-on-one matchups the results would not have been the same for the YellowJackets … Univ. of Ozarks junior goalkeeper Luis Mena (Haltom City, Texas / Haltom HS) recorded his first shutout of the season after Ozarks tied McMurry 0-0 Friday … Texas Dallas freshman defender Brad Rivenes (Sugar Land, Texas / Clements HS) sparked the Comets' back line to a 3-1 win over UC Santa Cruz Sunday night in UTD's home opener. UCSC took 10 shots on the night, three on goal, with the Banana Slugs' lone tally coming with 2:10 left to play against a major of reserves.
AROUND THE ASC Notes submitted by ASC Sports Information Staffs
Belhaven (1-3-1) - Belhaven traded 1-0 scores with Concordia Texas and Mary Hardin-Baylor over the weekend, with the Blazers taking the 1-0 victory against the Crusaders on Saturday for their first win of the season. Belhaven continues conference play this weekend, as the Green and Gold return home to take on Hardin-Simmons and McMurry.
Concordia Texas (1-0-0 / 6-1-0) - Concordia Texas scored a late goal on a penalty kick to surpass Belhaven then exploded for a 7-0 record-setting win against Louisiana College. The Tornados are riding a six-match winning streak heading into a tough road trip that will see them face Texas Dallas and Mary Hardin-Baylor.
East Texas Baptist (0-0-0 / 4-2-0) - ETBU's 4-2 start is the best since their 3-2-1 start in 2008 and is the first time to have four wins in their first six matches since 2002. Joel Ramirez led ETBU last week with three goals and six points. Christian Galvan also added two goals vs. Howard Payne in the 3-1 win in a non-conference match.
Hardin-Simmons (2-0-0 / 3-2-2) - The Cowboys started off the ASC season with a pair of wins at home. HSU beat UT-Tyler in a weather-shortened game 2-0 and rallied to beat Ozarks 2-1 in overtime.
Howard Payne (0-0-0 / 0-3-0) - Howard Payne fell to East Texas Baptist (3-1) the final non-conference matchup before ASC play begins next week. The Yellow Jackets will host to Mary Hardin-Baylor at Citizens National Bank Field on Thursday, September 22.
LeTourneau (0-0-0 / 2-2-1) - LeTourneau went 1-0-1 last week as they defeated Jarvis Christian College on Wednesday night (2-0) with first career goals coming from freshmen Nate Berlandier and Zachariah Malik. On Friday the YellowJackets played Rhodes College to a tie (2-2) after two overtime periods. Junior Israel Madrid scored both goals of the game for LeTourneau, each coming off penalty shots.
Louisiana College (0-2-0 / 0-7-0) - Louisiana College fell to 0-7 on the year after dropping its first two conference matches to Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1) and Concordia Texas (7-0). The Wildcats will return to play this week as they host LSU-Alexandria and McMurry.
Mary-Hardin-Baylor (1-0-0 / 5-3-0) -Mary Hardin-Baylor went 1-2 on the week with a 3-1 win over Louisiana College and a pair of 0-1 losses to Austin College and Belhaven. Logan Keeler, Case Carnes and Josh Bruton all scored in UMHB's win over the Wildcats. The Cru returns to action in a 2:00 p.m. match at Howard Payne on Thursday, September 22.
McMurry (1-0-1 / 2-3-1) - The back-to-back shutouts last weekend by the War Hawks were the first for McMurry men's soccer in nearly two years, last blanking Jarvis Christian (2-0) on September 30, 2014. The War Hawks win over Texas-Tyler was McMurry's first since 2002.
Univ. of Ozarks (0-1-1 / 4-1-2) - Ozarks went 0-1-1 in its road trip to Abilene over the weekend. Ozarks tied McMurry 0-0 in a lightened-shortened match and then lost in overtime 2-1 against Hardin-Simmons. Against HSU, Sean Garcia would score first and the Eagles would hold the lead until the 72nd minute. Hardin-Simmons scored the game-winner in the first overtime to hand Ozarks its first loss of the season. Garcia has scored three goals in the last three matches. Against McMurry, goalkeeper Luis Mena recorded his first shutout of the season. Ozarks will host Ecclesia College September 22.
Texas Dallas (0-0-0 / 3-3-0) - After five straight road games to open the season, the Comets final played at home Sunday night for a 3-1 non-conference victory over UC Santa Cruz. The Comets kick off ASC play Thursday at home against Concordia Texas before hosting Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday.
Texas-Tyler (0-2-0 / 3-3-0) - The Patriot went 0-2 last weekend with a pair of ASC losses in Abilene starting with a 2-0 loss to Hardin-Simmons and then a 1-0 loss at McMurry on Saturday. UT Tyler is now 3-3 on the season and will not play again until Sunday at Millsaps in a non-conference game in Jackson, Mississippi
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AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games of September 12-18, 2016
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Diego Outerial, Jr., MF, Concordia Texas
Junior midfielder Diego Outerial (Cangas, Spain / Concordia, Ala.) scored the lone goal against Belhaven Friday on a penalty kick. He then tallied two goals and an assist on Saturday against Louisiana College. Outerial has recorded at least a point in all five matches he's played.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Alex Chavez, Jr., GK, McMurry
Junior goalkeeper Alex Chavez (Galveston, Texas / Bell HS) led the War Hawks to a pair of shutout over the weekend - the first for McMurry in nearly two years - tying Ozarks (0-0) and defeating Texas-Tyler (1-0). Chavez recorded 169 minutes in goal and had nine saves.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
OFFENSIVE
Belhaven senior forward Nicolas Cornejo (Santiago, Chile / St. Gabriel's School) lifted the Blazers to victory against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday. Cornejo's third goal of the season was the game-winning goal in the 87th minute to defeat the Crusaders … East Texas Baptist senior midfielder Joel Ramirez (Lindale, Texas / Lindale HS) collected three goals on the week as ETBU went 1-1 with a 3-1 win over Howard Payne and a 4-3 loss to Rhodes College. He had one goal against HPU and two against Rhodes. Ramirez pulled ETBU within two in the 53rd minute with his first goal of the match and then put ETBU within one in the 70th minute, 4-3 … Hardin-Simmons defender Tanner Coffin (Farmer's Branch, Texas / Dallas Jesuit) scored the game-winner in both games, including a header in overtime on a corner kick to beat Ozarks less than a minute into the overtime. Coffin gave the Cowboys the lead with a penalty kick four seconds before halftime against Texas-Tyler. Coffin also helped lead a defense that allowed just one goal on the weekend … LeTourneau junior forward Israel Madrid (Conroe, Texas / Longview HS) scored both goals in a 2-2 tie with Rhodes College on Friday afternoon. The second goal came just in time with only seven minutes remaining in the game. Madrid also had an assist in the victory over Jarvis Christian on Wednesday night as he flicked a ball on to freshman Nate Berlandier who put it past the goalkeeper … McMurry freshman midfielder Javi Mejia-Escalante (Azle, Texas / Azle HS) notched the game-winning goal in the 14th minute versus Texas-Tyler, giving McMurry its first win over the Patriots since 2002. It was Mejia-Escalante's only shot attempt of the match … Univ. of Ozarks sophomore forward Sean Garcia (Fort Worth, Texas/Central HS) scored his third goal of the season Saturday. Garcia has scored all three of his goals in the last three matches … Texas Dallas freshman forward Alfredo Kaegi (Frisco, Texas / Heritage HS) scored twice as the Comets downed UC Santa Cruz (3-1) Sunday night in UTD's home opener. Kaegi tallied twice in the first half, giving him a team-high three goals on the season as the Comets wrapped up non-conference play.
DEFENSIVE
Belhaven junior goalkeeper Josh Gates (Sussex County CC / Brighton Secondary College) saved 10 shots over the weekend against Concordia Texas and Mary Hardin-Baylor. Gates, in 180 minutes, allowed one goal and went 1-1 on the weekend … Concordia Texas junior goalkeeper Jesus Barrera (Pflugerville, Texas / Pflugerville HS) made a pair of key stops in Friday's contest against Belhaven. He recorded one save in 45 minutes of action against Louisiana College. Barrera has brought down his goals against average to 0.64 on the season and has logged over 225 consecutive shutout minutes … East Texas Baptist sophomore goalkeeper Bryant Botello (Spring, Texas / Woodlands College Park HS) went 1-1 on the week in goal for ETBU with a win over Howard Payne. He collected eight saves and had a 2.50 goals-against-average. Botello had five saves in the 3-1 win over HPU … Hardin-Simmons sophomore defender Jack Griffiths (Frisco, Texas / Wakeland HS) led the Cowboy defense to a shutout of Texas-Tyler and to a 2-1 win over Ozarks. The team allowed only 14 shots and eight shots on goal total to two of the best teams in the conference going into the weekend … LeTourneau junior midfielder Hunter Swift (La Marque, Texas / Santa Fe HS) was the anchor on a defensive unit that won and tied two games this week. Swift led the back line and was crucial in both the win 2-0 over Jarvis Christian and the 2-2 tie with Rhodes College. Without his effort winning multiple 50-50 balls and one-on-one matchups the results would not have been the same for the YellowJackets … Univ. of Ozarks junior goalkeeper Luis Mena (Haltom City, Texas / Haltom HS) recorded his first shutout of the season after Ozarks tied McMurry 0-0 Friday … Texas Dallas freshman defender Brad Rivenes (Sugar Land, Texas / Clements HS) sparked the Comets' back line to a 3-1 win over UC Santa Cruz Sunday night in UTD's home opener. UCSC took 10 shots on the night, three on goal, with the Banana Slugs' lone tally coming with 2:10 left to play against a major of reserves.
AROUND THE ASC Notes submitted by ASC Sports Information Staffs
Belhaven (1-3-1) - Belhaven traded 1-0 scores with Concordia Texas and Mary Hardin-Baylor over the weekend, with the Blazers taking the 1-0 victory against the Crusaders on Saturday for their first win of the season. Belhaven continues conference play this weekend, as the Green and Gold return home to take on Hardin-Simmons and McMurry.
Concordia Texas (1-0-0 / 6-1-0) - Concordia Texas scored a late goal on a penalty kick to surpass Belhaven then exploded for a 7-0 record-setting win against Louisiana College. The Tornados are riding a six-match winning streak heading into a tough road trip that will see them face Texas Dallas and Mary Hardin-Baylor.
East Texas Baptist (0-0-0 / 4-2-0) - ETBU's 4-2 start is the best since their 3-2-1 start in 2008 and is the first time to have four wins in their first six matches since 2002. Joel Ramirez led ETBU last week with three goals and six points. Christian Galvan also added two goals vs. Howard Payne in the 3-1 win in a non-conference match.
Hardin-Simmons (2-0-0 / 3-2-2) - The Cowboys started off the ASC season with a pair of wins at home. HSU beat UT-Tyler in a weather-shortened game 2-0 and rallied to beat Ozarks 2-1 in overtime.
Howard Payne (0-0-0 / 0-3-0) - Howard Payne fell to East Texas Baptist (3-1) the final non-conference matchup before ASC play begins next week. The Yellow Jackets will host to Mary Hardin-Baylor at Citizens National Bank Field on Thursday, September 22.
LeTourneau (0-0-0 / 2-2-1) - LeTourneau went 1-0-1 last week as they defeated Jarvis Christian College on Wednesday night (2-0) with first career goals coming from freshmen Nate Berlandier and Zachariah Malik. On Friday the YellowJackets played Rhodes College to a tie (2-2) after two overtime periods. Junior Israel Madrid scored both goals of the game for LeTourneau, each coming off penalty shots.
Louisiana College (0-2-0 / 0-7-0) - Louisiana College fell to 0-7 on the year after dropping its first two conference matches to Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1) and Concordia Texas (7-0). The Wildcats will return to play this week as they host LSU-Alexandria and McMurry.
Mary-Hardin-Baylor (1-0-0 / 5-3-0) -Mary Hardin-Baylor went 1-2 on the week with a 3-1 win over Louisiana College and a pair of 0-1 losses to Austin College and Belhaven. Logan Keeler, Case Carnes and Josh Bruton all scored in UMHB's win over the Wildcats. The Cru returns to action in a 2:00 p.m. match at Howard Payne on Thursday, September 22.
McMurry (1-0-1 / 2-3-1) - The back-to-back shutouts last weekend by the War Hawks were the first for McMurry men's soccer in nearly two years, last blanking Jarvis Christian (2-0) on September 30, 2014. The War Hawks win over Texas-Tyler was McMurry's first since 2002.
Univ. of Ozarks (0-1-1 / 4-1-2) - Ozarks went 0-1-1 in its road trip to Abilene over the weekend. Ozarks tied McMurry 0-0 in a lightened-shortened match and then lost in overtime 2-1 against Hardin-Simmons. Against HSU, Sean Garcia would score first and the Eagles would hold the lead until the 72nd minute. Hardin-Simmons scored the game-winner in the first overtime to hand Ozarks its first loss of the season. Garcia has scored three goals in the last three matches. Against McMurry, goalkeeper Luis Mena recorded his first shutout of the season. Ozarks will host Ecclesia College September 22.
Texas Dallas (0-0-0 / 3-3-0) - After five straight road games to open the season, the Comets final played at home Sunday night for a 3-1 non-conference victory over UC Santa Cruz. The Comets kick off ASC play Thursday at home against Concordia Texas before hosting Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday.
Texas-Tyler (0-2-0 / 3-3-0) - The Patriot went 0-2 last weekend with a pair of ASC losses in Abilene starting with a 2-0 loss to Hardin-Simmons and then a 1-0 loss at McMurry on Saturday. UT Tyler is now 3-3 on the season and will not play again until Sunday at Millsaps in a non-conference game in Jackson, Mississippi
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