MARSHALL, Texas - Qualifying for their third straight American Southwest Conference Tournament, the East Texas Baptist University men's soccer team will hit the road to Abilene, Texas, for their first round match. They will be facing #1 West Division champion Hardin-Simmons University.
This is the fifth tournament in program history that ETBU has made. They qualified in 2019, 2018, 2013, and 1999. In 2018, they advanced to the semi-finals falling to Texas Dallas, 1-0, in double overtime. To start off the 2018 tournament, they hosted Ozarks and won, 1-0, which was the first post-season victory on Cornish Field in the NCAA Division III era. ETBU is 1-4 overall in the ASC Tournament.
Below is the information about the match.
▶️ETBU🐯🆚 Hardin-Simmons University 🤠
🗓️ Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |🕰️7:30 PM
🏟 HSU Soccer Complex
🔢All-Time Series: HSU 12-8
*Last ETBU Win: Sep. 20, 2018 (1-0)
*Last HSU Win: Oct. 4, 2019 (3-0)
ETBU
* 3-5-1 overall and 3-4-0 in conference after a 4-2 loss to Louisiana College.
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Garrett Garvin and
Silas Sangano scored the goals for ETBU.
* Making their fifth ASC tournament appearance.
* 1-4 overall in the ASC Tournament. Lone win was a 1-0 quarterfinal win against Ozarks in 2018.
* Last defeated HSU 1-0 in 2018. Floyd scored the lone goal in the win.
* Floyd leads ETBU in goals (three) white sharing the points lead of six with
Juan Cairo.
* Cairo leads ETBU with four assists.
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Isaiah Simien leads ETBU with 23 shots.
*
Gunner Barry has a GAA of 1.59 with 35 saves.
HSU
* 7-4 overall and 6-1 in the ASC West following a 4-0 win against Mary Hardin-Baylor.
* Making their 22nd tournament appearance.
* 21-10-4 overall.
* Have won nine ASC Tournaments.
* Last defeated ETBU, 3-0, in 2019.
* Jakob Fiol leads HSU with four goals and 10 points. He also shares the team lead in assists (two) with Nick Tudgay.
* Reid Applewhite has a GAA of 0.92 with 34 saves.
