AUSTIN, Texas – The St. Edward’s men’s soccer team defeated Lindenwood 5-0, Sunday afternoon at Lewis-Chen Family Field.

 

St. Edward’s (2-1) took control of the game early, scoring in the 16^th minute when Daniel Pena (Sophomore, Plano, Texas) placed a beautiful header past the keeper off the assist from Robert Olivieri (Junior, Keller, Texas) and Coleton Stymeist (Freshman, Dallas, Texas).

 

In the 18^th minute JR Ellis (Junior, Coppell, Texas) beat the keeper one-on-one off a breakaway pass from James Martin (Junior, Haywards Heath, England).

 

The Hilltoppers scored again in the 32^nd minute giving Sam Burns (Freshman, Newcastle, England) his first collegiate goal off the assist from Tyler Miles (Junior, Houston, Texas).

 

In the second half, Lindenwood (0-4) attacked the goal early on with four shot attempts but was unable to find a hole in the Hilltoppers defense.

 

Andrew Fox (Freshman, Cambridge, England) scored in the 77^th minute beating the keeper one-on-one off a through ball from Miles. Fox would score again in the 81^st minute getting behind the defense off of a pass from Peter Gordon (Junior, Kansas City, Mo.) to tap the ball in, making it the Hilltoppers fifth goal of the match.

 

The Hilltoppers will be back in action Friday when they host UT-Permian Basin. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. at the Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live audio and stats will be available on the St. Edward’s 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.