@UDallasMSoccer 2, Austin College 1
SHERMAN, Texas – The University of Dallas men's soccer team (10-5-1, 6-4-1 SCAC) prevailed in a 2-1 contest at Austin College (1-11-4, 1-8-2 SCAC) on Tuesday afternoon.
Dallas has been scorching, winning six of the last seven; a tie on Sunday being the lone break in a previous five-game victorious stretch. That span also counted towards a season-best for the navy and white.
The Crusaders capitalized off a goal in each half, and benefited from Barton Holdridge's header in the 87th minute to break a 1-1 tie. It was the forward's first goal of the campaign, and came from an excellent cross pass on the left side by Nathan Nwaeze.
Nwaeze also had a big day, knocking in the first netter for Dallas, and giving him a team-high three points in the victory. Sophomore midfielder Ben Mannings (Bath, England) was credited with the assist.
In the first half, the squads battled back-and-forth before the Crusaders got on the board with a goal at the 36:12 minute point of the contest. It would remain 1-0 at halftime.
Austin got the equalizer from Gideon Ibemere with Seth Windsor tallying an assist at the 73:09 mark of the game.
As regulation closed to a finish, it appeared consecutive overtime matches would be possible for the navy and white, but Holdridge clinched the match off a fantastic game-winner.
Nwaeze reflected a big day in the stats with seven shot attempts, and boasted a team-high four balls on target. Senior midfielder Matthew Wise matched him with seven shots, placing two on goal.
Other players earning multi-shot days included: Luke Schwarz and Holdridge with three apiece, and James Bernard adding a pair.
Defensively sophomore goalkeepers P.J. Hasson and Tino Gamueda notched the start in the net for Dallas. Gamueda was credited with the victory (7-3) after allowing a goal and picking up four saves in the second frame.
Hasson drew the start in the first half, nabbing two saves through 45 minutes.
The Crusaders held a 24-13 shot advantage in the affair.
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Dallas will travel for its last pair of regular season road matches this weekend on Oct. 24 and 26. The games are at Southwestern University and Trinity University beginning at 6 p.m. and 12 p.m., respectively.