BROWNWOOD, Texas- The Howard Payne University men's soccer team (4-8-2, 1-5-1) will play its last regular season home matchup against the McMurry University Red Hawks (1-13-1, 0-7-1) at the Citizens National Bank Soccer Field on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Yellow Jackets lost their last contest against the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys by a score of 2-1 on Thursday evening. HSU scored two goals in a span of four minutes before HPU sophomore midfielder Francisco Perez was able to pull one back in the 85th minute.
SCOUTING REPORT
Howard Payne came out victorious in the last matchup between the two teams, winning the contest by a score of 3-2 in Abilene. The War Hawks have only scored nine goals this season, while they have conceded 44 goals across their 15 games. Justyn Judie is the top goalscorer and points getter for McMurry. He has four goals and eight points to his name.
Enrique Cabello has established himself as the War Hawks primary goalkeeper. He has made 77 saves, while allowing 34 goals.
AROUND THE ASC
Howard Payne is fifth in the ASC Conference standings, while Hardin-Simmons is in sixth. The Yellow Jackets still have an outside chance of hosting a first-round game in the ASC Conference Tournament but will have to rely on help from others to make that dream a reality. In terms of conference leaders, Howard Payne is represented by freshman forward Connor Parker and senior midfielder Xzavier Saldana.
Parker is seventh in shots (32) and fifth in shots on goal (18). Saldana is eighth in average points per game with nine points in ten games (0.9).
Sophomore goalkeeper Adrian Villa leads the conference in saves (66), is second in saves per game (66, 5.5), fifth in goals against average (26, 2.33) and is one of four goalkeepers who have made more than one shutout (2).
Up Next: The Howard Payne University men's soccer game will play its penultimate game of the season when the Yellow Jackets travel to Marshall, Texas to play the East Texas Baptist University Tigers on Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 PM.
