LSUS MEN'S SOCCER WINS FIRST GAME OF SEASON
September 07, 2009
The LSUS Pilots (1-2) men’s soccer team won their first contest of 2009 as they defeated East Texas Baptist University Tigers (0-2-1) on Monday night in Marshall, Texas.
The first period brought a lot of opportunities for LSUS, with a total of 19 shots compared to ETBU’s 5. The Pilots created some chances to score with some finely tuned passing but were unable find the back of the net.
LSUS had a good wager at their first goal when Daniel Broussard crossed to William Awagu who headed the ball past the ETBU keeper. The keeper quickly recovered and was able to keep the ball out of the net and the Pilots off the scoreboard.
The best chance the Pilots had in the first half was following a corner kick, when Theron Lockett banged one off the post and then the rebound ricocheted to Daniel Broussard who hit the other post.
The Pilots added 9 more shots in the second half with two of them on goal. Sam Weinberg crossed the ball to William Awagu, who scored his first goal of the season to give the Pilots a 1-0 lead at the 19th minute of the second half.
LSUS played great defense as well, only allowing ETBU to take a total of 8 shots the entire game. Theron Locket, Reid Althage, Samuel Portales and Dillon Bowie did a fine job at breaking up ETBU’s scoring chances. Rogerio Celaya made a total of 3 saves to lead the Pilots to victory.
Head Coach, Jed Jones, “That was an exciting game; we created a lot of opportunities. The guys played hard all game long and they were rewarded with the win. I knew the way we played in the first half that we would continue that in the second half we would have a great chance to win and we did.”
The Pilots next game is on Thursday afternoon, at the Swamp on the campus of LSUS, with a rematch against the ETBU Tigers at 4 p.m.
Box Score
1 2 F
LSUS 0 1 1
ETBU 0 0 0
No. Time Goal Scorer Assist
1 64:40 William Awagu Sam Weinberg
Cautions
Team Card Player Period Time
LSUS Y Broussard 2 4:30
LSUS Y Awagu 2 18:15
ETBU Y German 2 42:30
Goal Keepers
Min GA Saves
LSUS-Celaya 90:00 0 3
ETBU-Barnes 64:47 0 3
ETBU-Batalla 25:13 1 1
Shots by Period
1 2 T
LSUS 19 9 28
ETBU 5 5 10
Saves by Period
1 2 T
LSUS 1 2 3
ETBU 2 2 4
Corner Kicks
1 2 T
LSUS 7 2 9
ETBU 0 5 5
Fouls
1 2 T
LSUS 4 4 8
ETBU 4 6 10
