ABILENE, Texas- The Howard Payne University men's soccer team (3-5-2, 1-2-1) has lost to Hardin-Simmons University (3-6, 2-1) by a score of 7-0 Saturday evening at the HSU Soccer Complex.
The Yellow Jackets were put under pressure by the Cowboys early in the match. The Cowboys scored their first goal of the match in the seventh minute and were able to register two more shots on goal in the opening ten minutes.
Hardin-Simmons extended its lead rapidly with back-to-back goals from Jaxon Shaffer in the 21st and 22nd minutes, pushing the margin to 3-0. Late first-half strikes from Gael Zuniga and Julian Trevino sent the Yellow Jackets into the locker room trailing 5-0.
In the second half, sophomore goalkeeper
Logan Laminack came on for sophomore goalkeeper
Adrian Villa. Villa made eight saves in the first half, and Laminack made six saves in the second half.
Howard Payne's offense generated some rhythm late in the second half by registering seven of their 10 total shots after the break.
Doug Corella was the spark for HPU, placing two dangerous shots on goal in the 83rd and 86th minutes but both were turned away by HSU goalkeeper Cayden Francis.
Kolby Lara also contributed three shots for the Yellow Jackets.
In total, the Yellow Jackets trailed 10-35 in shots in had two corners while the Cowboys had 11
Up Next: The Howard Payne men's soccer team will get a respite from ASC conference play when Arlington Baptist comes to town to play at the Citizens National Bank Soccer Field on Tuesday, October 6, at 7:30 PM.
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