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Men’s Soccer Faces Rattlers and Greyhounds to Continue LSC Action

The Patriots have another pair of pivotal matchups this week as they look to climb up the LSC rankings.

Game Info. Opponent Info.
UT Tyler vs. St. Mary's
UTT: 2-4-4, 0-1-3 LSC | StMU: 7-2-2, 3-0 LSC
Wednesday, Oct. 16th | 7 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
st. mary's
SCHEDULE ROSTER STATS
UT Tyler vs. Eastern New Mexico
UTT: 2-4-4, 0-1-3 LSC | ENMU: 3-3-4, 1-1-1 LSC
Saturday, Oct. 19th | 5:30 p.m.
Tyler, Texas
Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex
enmu
SCHEDULE ROSTER STATS


LAST TIME OUT
 
Last week the Patriots battled with #22 Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian. The Mustangs came to Tyler and took a dramatic 2-1 win behind two second half goals. On Saturday, the Patriots hit the road and took a 2-2 draw behind goals from both Luan Rangel and Danny DeMarias as they picked up a key point in LSC play.

WHAT COACH JONES IS SAYING

On last week's action: "The big thing for us is to get on the same page. I think the difference for this team and all the other teams is how they get over those little challenges."

On the success of the offense in recent games: "I wouldn't say anything specific, we are just taking advantage of the good moments. We have those good moments, so now it is about how we stay in those good moments. It's about how we are having those moments and how do we stay in those moments and recreate that success."

On this weekend's action: "St. Mary's is a good team and they can execute. It's the same for us, we need to be consistent and execute in our chances."
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
 
St. Mary's and Midwestern State hold the top spots in the Lone Star Conference as both have nine total points behind three wins. Oklahoma Christian stands in third with seven points, and Lubbock Christian and St. Edward's round out the top five with five points each. Both Eastern New Mexico and DBU are in a tie for sixth place, each totaling four points. 
 
THE RATTLERS
 
St. Mary's heads into Wednesday's matchup at 7-2-2 overall and a 3-0 record in LSC play. They have taken down Lubbock Christian, Eastern New Mexico, and St. Edward's thus far in conference play.
 
They have outscored their opponents 17-7 this year behind 1.55 goals per game on 16.5 shots per game. Gael Gallegos leads the team with seven goals on the year, while teammate Sofian Maghouz has a team high four assists. Goalkeeper Johnny Thurbin has a goals against average of 0.64 and a save percentage of 81.6% while appearing in all 11 games.
 
Head Coach Johnny Clifford is in his seventh season with the Rattlers and has amassed a record of 69-27-20 in his career.
 
The Rattlers lead the all-time series at 6-2-3 and hold a 4-1-1 record on their home pitch in the series. In conference play however, the record is 2-1-2 in favor of the Patriots.
 
THE GREYHOUNDS
 
Eastern New Mexico holds a 3-3-4 record on the season and is an even 1-1-1 in LSC play thus far. In their most recent game, the Greyhounds picked up a 2-1 win over Texas A&M International on their home turf.
 
They are averaging 1.30 goals per game on 7.2 shots per game thus far, while their opponents average 1.50 goals per game. It has been a balanced offense, with seven players netting a goal. Ben Sauerlander and Pablo Nodar each have three goals to lead the team, while Sauerlander, Teddy McIntyre, and Kevin Nunez each lead the team with two assists. Milo Paci has gotten the start in net for the three conference matches, and on the season he has allowed 1.33 goals per game with a 74.2% save percentage.
 
The Greyhounds head coach is Brandon Misuraca. He is in his third season with the Greyhounds after spending the previous three years at Oklahoma Panhandle State. He holds a record of 12-18-12 at Eastern New Mexico and is 35-35-21 over his six year career.
 
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Players Mentioned

Danny DeMarais

#14 Danny DeMarais

Mid
5' 11"
Junior
Luan Rangel

#33 Luan Rangel

Mid
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Danny DeMarais

#14 Danny DeMarais

5' 11"
Junior
Mid
Luan Rangel

#33 Luan Rangel

6' 0"
Junior
Mid