AUSTIN, Texas – The St. Edward’s men’s soccer team fell to Newman, 1-0, Friday afternoon at Lewis-Chen Family Field.

 

In the first half St. Edward’s (3-7-3, 1-3-1 HC) controlled the match early on maintaining possession of the ball having multiple runs. Neither the Hilltoppers nor Newman (4-9-1, 2-2-1 HC) would find the back of the net before the end of the half.

 

In the second half, the Jets defender Chris Vaughn would get a lucky break away in the 78^th minute, beating two defenders and the keeper as he came off his line.

 

St. Edward’s turned up the offensive pressure after this shot. St. Edward’s had its best chance to score in the 89th minute when Edric Martinez (Sophomore, Houston, Texas) attempted a header on net but the Jet goalkeeper was there to make the save.

 

St. Edward’s outshot the Jets, 10-4. They also had four corner kicks compared to Newman’s three.

 

The Hilltoppers will be back in action Sunday when they travel toWichita Fallsand take onMidwesternStateat 2 p.m. Live audio and stats will be available on the Midwestern State 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.