BROWNWOOD, Texas- The Howard Payne men's soccer team (4-6-2, 1-3-1) will start the second half of ASC Conference play when Schreiner University (4-4-3, 2-1-2) travels to Brownwood to play at the Citizens National Bank Soccer Field on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 PM. It is senior night for the Yellow Jackets, and graduate defender Cameron Phipps and senior midfielder Xzavier Saldana will be recognized.

LAST TIME OUT

The Yellow Jackets lost the reverse fixture last Saturday in Kerrville. Schreiner beat Howard Payne by a score of 3-2 on Saturday evening, October 10 at the Mountaineer Soccer Field.

SCOUTING REPORT

The Mountaineers have scored 13 goals in 11 games. Gabe Zagastizabal has the most points for the Patriots this season with seven from two goals and three assists. Lewis Patterson, Cody Smith and Cameron Hoschar have also scored two goals. Mason Miller is the Mountaineer's goalkeeper and has allowed 16 goals and has made 51 saves.

AROUND THE ASC

Howard Payne is fifth in the ASC Conference standings, while Schreiner is second. The Yellow Jackets are featured in most of the statistical categories. In shots, freshman forward Connor Parker is seventh (26) and Kolby Lara is ninth (19). For shots on goal, Parker is tied for fourth (14) and Lara is sixth (13).

Lara and Saldana are amongst a group of players tied for fourth in goals (4). Saldana is also fourth in points with an average of 1.13 per game and sixth in game-winning goals (1). Lara is eighth in points with an average of .91. Sophomore goalkeeper Adrian Villa ranks is second in saves per game (49, 4.9), third shutouts per game (2) and fourth in saves (49) and goals against average (21, 2.29).

Up Next: The Howard Payne men's soccer team will continue its homestand with another matchup against Hardin-Simmons University at the Citizens National Bank Soccer Field on Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 PM.