THE RUNDOWN
DURANGO, Colo. – Junior forward Dylan Armstrong scored his third goal of the season Sunday as the No. 7-ranked St. Edward’s University men’s soccer team defeated Fort Lewis College 1-0 at Dirks Field.

The Hilltoppers came on the attack early with Owain Hoskins recording a shot on-goal in the 8’ off of a Pablo Covarrubias corner kick. Armstrong’s strike came shortly after at the 7:42 mark on a shot that deflected into the goal off of a Skyhawk defender.  

Fort Lewis responded by outshooting SEU 14-11 with five shots on goal. However, SEU goalkeeper William Tuffin stopped all five shots on frame to record his second shutout of the season.

HIGHLIGHTS

·       Armstrong has scored 20-career goals – the third most of any Hilltopper since 2012.

·       Senior forward Covarrubias has recorded multiple shots in 13-straight games dating back to last season.

·       Sunday marked Samuel Jackson’s 60th-career match at St. Edward’s.

·       Tuffin is now 5-1 in his career with two complete shutouts and over 500 minutes in goal.

·       Senior defender Nate Coons made his 45th-career start for SEU in Durango.

·       The Hilltoppers’ last 3-1 start was in 2011.

·       Head Coach Brian Young’s all-time record is 139-84-26.

STAT OF THE GAME I
1 – The Hilltoppers’ defense limited Fort Lewis to just one shot on-goal in the second half, which was stopped by Tuffin.

STAT OF THE GAME II
10 – Sunday marked SEU’s 10th shutout in its last 15 matches dating back to last season.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Brian Young on the win…
“It was a great effort today by all the guys. Durango is a tough place to play the second match in one weekend due to the altitude, but the guys pulled together and played for each other. We also created some additional great chances offensively in the second half. Today was a great regional win.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Hilltoppers return home for their Heartland Conference opener Thursday against Texas A&M-International at 3 p.m. at Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com. Thursday is also a Chick-fil-A match with the first 100 check-ins on the Topper Pride app receiving free Chick-n-Minis.

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