THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – Goals from Owain Hoskins, Grant Mobley and Dylan Armstrong powered the No. 9-ranked St. Edward’s men’s soccer team to victory Sunday as they shut out Colorado School of Mines, 3-0.

Hoskins struck first for the Hilltoppers in the 45’. Ty Mobley received a corner kick from Pablo Covarrubias and then lofted a pass across the 18-yard box, finding Hoskins’ head to make it 1-0, SEU.

In the 49’ another corner kick spelled doom for the Orediggers. Covarrubias took the kick again, this time finding Daniel Wakeham at the top of the penalty area. Wakeham spun a pass to the back post of the goal where Grant Mobley headed it passed the Mines’ goalkeeper. 

Armstrong capped the scoring for St. Edward’s in the 63’ as he converted his second penalty-kick opportunity of the season. The Hilltoppers’ defense turned away three Orediggers’ shots in the final 27 minutes of play to preserve the shutout.

HIGHLIGHTS

·       Armstrong took four shots in the game, brining his season total to two goals on 11 shots (five on goal).

·       Covarrubias, Grant Mobley and Hoskins combined for six shots with two finding the frame.

·       Sophomore goalkeeper William Tuffin recorded the first official shutout of his career with two saves.

·       St. Edward’s created eight corner-kick opportunities compared to Mines’ two.

·       Head Coach Brian Young is 6-1-1 on opening weekend over the last four seasons.

·       The Hilltoppers have not lost on opening weekend since 2014.

STAT OF THE GAME I
6 – Shutouts for SEU in its last 10 matches, dating back to last season.

STAT OF THE GAME II
18 – Shots taken by the Hilltoppers against the Orediggers, bringing their season total to 40 attempts in two games after taking just 23 shots in their first two games last season.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the match…
“We were very good today. I think Mines, like every year, was a quality opponent. Our guys came to play. Our goal is to win every game that comes next. I think this result will do well in regards to overall scheduling. I think Mines will pull themselves together and be a good team this year.

Senior captain Owain Hoskins on his goal…
“We’ve been practicing set pieces a lot the last few weeks and we’ve got a few big lads like myself. I managed to get a bit of a run and managed to steer (the ball) down a little bit.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Hilltoppers head to Grand Junction, Colo. Friday to play No. 16-ranked Colorado Mesa at 8 p.m. (CDT) at Walker Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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