MARSHALL, Texas – Not playing a match together since November 2019, the East Texas Baptist University men's soccer team opens up their 2021 spring season this weekend with a road trip to Shreveport, La., for a match against Louisiana State University-Shreveport. This is the first of nine contests that ETBU will play this spring.
Below is the information about the game.
▶️G1 #ETBU🐯🆚 LSU-Shreveport 👨🏻✈️
🗓️ Saturday, January 30 |🕰️12:00 PM
🔢All-Time Series: LSUS 1-0
*Last LSUS Win: Sep. 4, 2012 (2-1)
ETBU
* First game of the season
* 7-11 overall last season.
* Returning 16 members from last season's team including
Alonso Aguilar,
Justin Azua,
Juan Cairo,
Travis Floyd,
Devin Francois,
Diego Gutierrez,
Cristian Hernandez,
Keaton Johnson,
Jacob Lopez,
Rafael Mijares,
Levi Rogers,
Brett Rose,
Silas Sangano,
Isaiah Simien,
Zachary Thorsen, and
Dominic Wood
* Welcoming nine new members including
Gunner Barry,
Hunter Barry,
Jordan Berscheidt,
Matthew Dieb,
Carlos Garcia,
Garrett Garvin,
Samuel Navarrete,
Zach Schmidt, and
Zakaria Yasin.
* Averaged 1.71 goals per game, 15.5 shots per game and a shots on goal percentage of 51.3%.
* Outshot opponents 263-184.
* Recorded 101 corner kicks to 84 by the opponents.
* Simien was ETBU's top point scorer with 21 points (nine goals and three assists). His nine goals and 50 shots were also tops for the team.
* Hernandez had a goals against average of 1.70 with 31 saves and three wins on the year.
LSUS
* 2-1 following a 2-1 loss to Southwestern Christian University
* Last defeated ETBU 2-1 back in 2012.
* Averaging 3.3 goals per game, 12.7 shots per game, and a shots on goal percentage of 47.4%.
* Julius Williams leads the Pilots in goals (three) and points (six).
* Gledi Doda has three assists to lead LSUS.
* Koran Van Houdt has been in net for all three games allowing three goals and recording seven saves. He also has a GAA of 1.000.
