MS | Tigers Show Fight in Narrow 1-0 Loss to Mary Hardin Baylor.

Mary Hardin-Baylor MHB (7-2-0, 3-0-0)

East Tex. Baptist ETB (4-4-2, 0-1-2)

Mary Hardin-Baylor MHB

(7-2-0, 3-0-0)

Final

Oct. 03, 2026

East Tex. Baptist ETB

(4-4-2, 0-1-2)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Mary Hardin-Baylor MHB	0	1	1
East Tex. Baptist ETB	0	0	0

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | 10/3/2026 10:43:00 PM

MS | Tigers Show Fight in Narrow 1-0 Loss to Mary Hardin Baylor.

MARSHALL, Texas — A hard fought 90 minutes came down to a single goal, as East Texas Baptist lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor 1-0 on Saturday at Maverick field in conference play. ETBU kept the match scoreless through the first half, including a stretch from 32:19 to 43:06 in which it withstood 12 UMHB attacking actions. The Tigers put eight of their 11 shots on goal and made seven saves, while the Crusaders also had eight shots on goal among 25 total attempts. ETBU was 4-4-2 overall and 0-1-2 in league play, with Mary Hardin-Baylor at 7-2-0 and 3-0-0.

Joshua Weston recorded seven saves over 90 minutes in goal. Jacob Whittington led ETBU with three shots and put two on goal. James Mastrangelo added two shots off the bench, both on goal.

The Tigers kept UMHB off the board through extended pressure in the first half, with Weston making three saves as the teams went to halftime scoreless. Early, Weston stopped shots by Carter Simpson and Zane Webb during a UMHB push that also included two corner kicks, and ETBU answered with a saved Dylan Garcia attempt in the ninth minute and a Whittington shot wide in the 14th. The half turned more physical after the 26th minute, with the Tigers whistled for four fouls in an 11-minute span and Jacob Wenzel receiving a yellow card at 37:13. The Crusaders generated another wave of chances from 32:19 to 43:06, but ETBU held firm, and Whittington put another shot on frame before Preston McLean's late effort was saved by the team in the final minute.

ETBU pressed for an equalizer after UMHB scored at 69:23, putting three shots on goal from the 78th through 84th minutes while trailing 1-0. Earlier, Weston kept the Tigers level with saves on Webb in the 49th minute and Blake Dildy in the 69th, while Braxton Ladwig had two second-half attempts, including a saved shot after an ETBU corner at 66:33. After the goal, Weston added saves on Martin Valdes in the 71st and 83rd minutes to keep the margin at one. Mastrangelo came off the bench to force saves at 78:25 and 82:35, and Andrew Bradford followed with another shot on goal at 83:52, but ETBU could not convert before the match ended at 1-0.

Up next, the ETBU soccer team hosts Hardin-Simmons on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Cornish Field in Marshall, Texas.

First Half
- ETBU reached halftime tied 0-0 despite Mary Hardin-Baylor's 17-6 advantage in shots; Weston recorded three saves.
- Mary Hardin-Baylor had five corner kicks, including three corners and nine shots from 32:19 to 43:06, but the Tigers did not concede during that stretch.
- ETBU put four of its six shots on goal, with Garcia, Whittington and McLean all putting attempts on target.
- The Tigers were whistled for six first-half fouls, and Wenzel was shown a yellow card in the 38th minute.

Second Half
- Mary Hardin-Baylor scored the half's lone goal at 69:23, and the score remained 1-0 through 90 minutes.
- ETBU put four of its five second-half shots on goal, including two on-frame attempts from Mastrangelo during a late push.
- Mary Hardin-Baylor held an 8-5 shot edge and a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks, while Weston made four saves for the Tigers.

ETBU Top Performers

Joshua Weston
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- seven saves
- 90 minutes played
- one goal allowed

Jacob Whittington
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- three shots
- two shots on goal

James Mastrangelo
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- two shots
- two shots on goal

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