MARSHALL, Texas — Dominating Howard Payne University in a key American Southwest Conference match, East Texas Baptist University (7-6-3, 3-3-3) recorded a 5-1 victory over the Yellow Jackets (5-9-2, 2-6-1) on Thursday night. ETBU finished with a 35-11 shot advantage, including 23-3 in shots on goal, to secure an ASC Tournament match at home on Tuesday.
Joshua Daley recorded the first two goals of the match and had on four shots, overall, putting three attempts on goal.
Jacob Whittington finished with a goal and an assist while putting four of his five shots on frame.
Graylen Bowman scored and led the Tigers with six shots, including five on goal.
Braxton Ladwig tallied two assists and put all four of his shots on goal.
Ryan Lord had one save in the match allowing one goal.
Daley scored twice in the first half for ETBU, opening the scoring in the 22nd minute from
Braxton Ladwig's assist and adding a 29th-minute goal set up by
Jacob Whittington for a 2-0 lead. The Tigers had generated six shots and a corner during a scoreless attacking stretch before Daley's first goal, then added a team goal at 39:58 and went into halftime ahead 3-0. ETBU earned a third team goal in in the 40
th minute.
ETBU added two second-half goals, with Bowman scoring off Ladwig's assist at 47:24 and Whittington finishing a
Reagan Jones assist at 62:03 to make it 5-0. Howard Payne answered at 70:09, but the Tigers allowed no further scoring despite late pressure that included a
Joshua Weston save in the 86th minute. ETBU finishing off HPU for the 5-1 win.
ETBU hosts Schreiner University on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Cornish Field for Senior Night.
HALF BREAKDOWN
First Half
- ETBU generated early pressure with a corner kick and a saved Dylan Garcia shot in the opening minutes, then put five shots on goal during a stretch from 12:52 to 20:40.
- Daley opened the scoring at 21:06 off a Ladwig assist, and after Howard Payne sent two shots off target, Daley added another goal from a Jacob Whittington assist at 28:37 to make it 2-0.
- The Tigers kept pressing with four more shots and a corner before adding a team goal at 39:58, then carried a 3-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
- Bowman scored from a Ladwig assist at 47:24, making it 4-0 after ETBU opened the half with early pressure.
- The Tigers kept creating chances, including a saved Ladwig penalty kick and an Andrew Bradford shot off the woodwork, before Jacob Whittington scored from a Jones assist at 62:03 for a 5-0 lead.
- Howard Payne got on the board at 70:09 when Connor Parker scored from a Xzavier Saldana assist, and Ryan Lord followed with a save on Saldana at 73:26.
- Howard Payne added late pressure with four shots and two corners from 84:36 to 88:37, but Weston made a save and ETBU closed out the 5-1 win.
ETBU Top Performers
Joshua Daley
- two goals
- game-winning goal
- four points
- four shots, three on goal
Jacob Whittington
- one goal
- one assist
- five shots, four on goal
Graylen Bowman
- one goal
- six shots, five on goal
Braxton Ladwig
- two assists
- four shots, four on goal
Dylan Garcia
- five shots, three on goal
