CANYON, Texas – The St. Edward’s men’s soccer team could not capitalize against West Texas A&M Thursday evening, as they fell 2-1.

 

West Texas A&M (7-6-3) opened the scoring early on in the 20th minute when Omar Tena found the back of the Hilltopper net. The Buffalos would maintain most of the possession throughout the first half preventing St. Edward’s (4-9-4) from taking any shots.

 

Before the end of the first half, in the 44^th minute Isaias Miramontes would take a long shot outside the box making the match 2-0 at the half.

 

In the second half, West Texas A&M continued to control the ball, but in the 81^st minute when St. Edward’s James Martin (Junior, Hayward’s Heath, England) would put the Hilltoppers on the board making the match 2-1, in favor of the Buffalo. Andrew Fox (Freshman, Cambridge, England) would assist on the play. The match would end this way.

 

St. Edward’s had eight cornerkicks compared to just seven for West Texas A&M. The Buffalos outshot the Hilltoppers, 10-1.

 

The Hilltoppers will be back in action Saturday when they travel to take on UT-Permian Basin. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Live coverage will be available on the UT-Permian Basin Athletic Website.

 

As a member of NCAA Division II and the Heartland Conference, St. Edward’s, has captured 46 conference titles, advanced to the NCAA tournament 48 times and has produced 30 All-Americans and 24 Academic All-Americans since 1999.

 

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University is named among the top five "Up-and-Coming Universities" in the Western Region by its academic peers in a 2011 U.S. News & World Report survey. For eight consecutive years St. Edward's has been recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. St. Edward’s has also been named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability.

 

St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,400 students located in Austin, Texas. For more information on St. Edward’s University, visit http://www.stedwards.edu/athletics.