AUSTIN, Texas – The St. Edward’s men’s soccer team lost a heartbreaker on a miscue against #19 Texas A&M-International Sunday afternoon at Lewis-Chen Family Field, 2-1.

               

St. Edward’s (4-8-4, 2-4-1 HC) started off strong taking the first two shots of the match against Texas A&M-International (10-3-2, 6-0 HC).

 

In the 18^th minute the Dustdevils opened the scoring when they passed the ball off of a free kick to Luis Salas, who sent a low shot in to the far post. This would be the only goal in the first half making the match 1-0 in favor of the Dustdevils at the half. 

 

With fresh legs, St. Edward’s would start the second half off strong when Coleton Stymiest (Freshman, Dallas, Texas) would take a shot in the 45^th minute from 15 yards out connecting with the net off of a turnover by the Dustdevil keeper. The assist given to Andrew Fox (Freshman, Cambridge, England).

 

The Dustdevils answered back in the 49^th minute off of a misplay by the Hilltopper keeper, taking back the lead 2-1. 

 

Hilltoppers continued to pressure. Their best chance came in the 69^th minute when Fox broke through two defenders sending a rocket straight to the goal; the Dustdevil keeper was there to block the shot.

 

The Dustdevils outshot the Hilltoppers, 12-9. St. Edward’s had nine cornerkicks compared to just three for Texas A&M-International.

 

The Hilltoppers will be back in action Thursday when they travel to take on West Texas A&M. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. Live coverage will be available on the West Texas A&M 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.