Jackets Blowout Wayland

Chris Martinez scored the first goal in the 6-1 rout of Wayland

Lane Garrett, HPU Sports Information Intern

BROWNWOOD, Texas- The Yellow Jackets brought the lightning with four goals in four minutes in the second half to keep the Howard Payne University soccer team undefeated in a dominant 6-1 victory over the Wayland Baptist University Pioneers.

The game looked to be competitive with no goals through the first 37 minutes. That would change when a HPU corner kick would bounce out to the right corner of the box to Chris Martinez for a laser shot into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.

Howard Payne would double that lead on a free kick 10 yards off the box from Kevin Rule to the head of Reese Lawson at the back post in the 44th minute. At that point the momentum swung and would stay with HPU.

The second half the game quickly got out of hand when the Jackets scored four goals in the first 9 minutes. Shane Cazad scored the first two goals within 26 seconds of each other in the 50th and 51st minute, taking the lead to 4-0. Cazad set an ASC record for fastest consecutive goals. Cameron Jannati assisted in one of the goals. 

Luis Tamez and Shaun Stratton grabbed the final two goals just two and three minutes after Cazad's pair.

HPU would not complete the shutout though as Wayland would head in a goal in the 74th minute and make the game 6-1.

The weather would then intervene with lightning and cut the game short at the 81st minute. Both teams decided to end the game at that point.

HPU would finish with 11 shots on goal to WBU's 3. Corners were 11-2 HPU.

Keeper Kyle Huesing had a quiet day only having to make 1 save. Back-up Ryan Young came in for the final 10 minutes and had 1 save as well as allowing the only goal.

HPU's record moves to 2-0-1 on the year, while Wayland goes to 2-1-0.

The next game kicks off American Southwest Conference play as HPU takes on East Texas Baptist University at 4:00pm Friday, Sept. 17 on the road in Marshall, Texas.
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