Saturday, October 21, 2017
PORTALES, NM —
Christopher Mesquita tallied his fifth goal of the season to halve a two-goal deficit in Saturday's Heartland Conference matchup against regionally ranked West Texas A&M (10-4-1; HC 8-3-1). The Eastern New Mexico University men's soccer team (3-12-1; 2-10) exploded for 10 second half shots, but dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker to the fifth-ranked team in the South Central Region at Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium.
The Key Plays
- With just 4:13 left a WT defender deflected what could have been a game-tying goal from Eastern's Nicolai Alstrom
- One minute into the second half, Mesquita found the back of the Buffalo net on a cross pass from Alstrom
- Callum Chancellor scored goals 1:51 and 23:20 into the opening half to give WT a 2-0 lead
In the Numbers
- After being outshot 13-1 in the first half, the Hounds matched WT's 10 shots in the second half
- West Texas A&M held an 11-7 edge in corner kicks, but ENMU enjoyed a 7-4 advantage in the second half
- Cody Wann and Yuri Nascimiento each made three saves in the second half for the Hounds
- Alexander Vencel made a pair of saves for the Buffaloes
Up Next
- The Eastern New Mexico University men's soccer team will play its final home match of the season on Thursday against Lubbock Christian
- The contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
