BROWNWOOD, Texas- The Howard Payne men's soccer team (3-5-2, 1-2-1) will play its last non conference game when the team takes on Arlington Baptist Patriots (1-5-2) at the Citizens National Bank Soccer Field on Tuesday, October 6, at 6:00 PM.
LAST TIME OUT
The Yellow Jackets lost their last ASC Conference match, away at Hardin-Simmons University, by a score of 0-7, on Saturday evening at the HSU Soccer Complex.
SCOUTING REPORT
Arlington Baptist University comes into the match with a two-game losing streak with the last loss coming against Huston-Tillotson University by a score of 1-4. Arlington Baptist averages less than one goal scored per game this season, while allowing almost goals per game.
Mickey Villalobos has the most points for the Patriots this season with seven from three goals and one assist. Emmanuel Garcia has allowed 11 goals and has made 13 saves.
AROUND THE ASC
Howard Payne sits fourth in the ASC Conference standings The Yellow Jackets have scored the third most goals in the conference. Junior forward
Kolby Lara and freshman forward
Connor Parker are among the conference leaders in most of the statistical categories.
Lara and Parker are tied for seventh in goals (3), tied for second in assists (2) and tied for fourth in points (8). Lara is also fourth in shots on goal (11) and tied for fourth in game-winning goals (1). Parker is also tied for fifth in shots on goal (10), seventh in shots (17) and tied for eighth in points (8).
Sophomore goalkeeper
Adrian Villa ranks is tied for second in saves per game (41, 5.13), and shutouts (2) and tied for fifth in saves (41) and goals against average (17, 2.37).
Up Next: The Howard Payne men's soccer team will continue ASC conference play with a trip Kerrville, Texas to play Schreiner University at the Mountaineer Soccer Field on Saturday, October 10, at 7:30 PM.
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