PREVIEW: Men's Soccer vs. No. 16 Colorado College (10/30) | Austin College (11/1)
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(Austin College on 11/1)
THE LEAD
The University of Dallas men's soccer team (8-7-1, 7-4-1 SCAC) will wrap up its home portion of the regular season on Friday versus No. 16 Colorado College around 4 p.m. Prior to the match, Dallas will recognize senior Colton Allen (Roanoke, Texas) for "Senior Day."
Dallas enters with its highest total of conference wins since joining five years ago, and also boasts the most points in the standings during that span. The Crusaders have been successful at the friendly confines, going 6-2, and 5-1 versus league opponents.
A week ago, UD blanked Centenary College, 6-0, for its highest scoring tally of the campaign. The lone senior on the team, Allen, managed his first career hat trick and earned SCAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
INSIDE UD STATS
Allen's hat trick propelled him to five on the season – ranking him second on the squad. Junior Barton Holdridge (Fort Worth, Texas) continues to be atop of the listings with seven. Sophomore Naseem Said (Pearland, Texas) has tallied two points in each of the last three outings. In the Centenary victory, Said was involved with a pair of assists.
Junior Tino Gamueda (Lubbock, Texas) picked up his fifth shutout of the season last game at Centenary College. He has limited the opposition to six goals at Crusader Field this fall, and no more than two goals in a contest.
Dallas Men's Soccer Season Stats
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Pegged No. 16 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Colorado College carries a 12-2-2 record and 10-1-1 mark in the conference. The Tigers are in second place in the SCAC standings, and two points behind top ranked Trinity University. CC has won its past three games via shutout. The most recent was a 4-0 final at Austin College on Friday.
Max Grossenbacher and Robert Malone each lead the team in scoring with seven goals apiece. Grossenbacher also has just as many assists to reach team-highs in that category and points. Tim Huettel has contributed five goals. Theo Hooker is the main goalkeeper, logging all 1511:22 minutes and a 0.77 goals allowed average. He has six shutouts and 48 saves for a 78.8 percentage.
In the earlier meeting at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Holdridge would knot the match 1-all with 23 seconds in regulation. Neither team would score in overtime as the second consecutive draw between the programs would occur. In 2014 at Irving, Texas, the final score would be 2-2.
Colorado College Men's Soccer Season Stats
SCOUTING THE 'ROOS
Austin College is 5-13-1 overall and 3-10 against conference foes. The 'Roos will end the regular season in Sunday's makeup match with the Navy and White. So far AC has gone 1-3 in contests on this five-game home stand. The most recent display was a triumph Thursday over Centenary College, 2-1.
Thomas Quick leads the offense with six goals, and Phillip Le is right behind at five goals. The duo have each been credited with a trio of assists. Joseph Khalaf and Michael Moran have split time in the goalkeeper position this season. Khalaf ranks second in the conference with 70 saves and a 75.3 save percentage. He also has logged 967:02 minutes. Moran has collected 65 saves in 836:53 minutes.
Holdridge was involved in both scoring plays for UD in the team's earlier victory this year against the 'Roos. It was the team's fifth one-goal decision at that time.
Austin College Men's Soccer Season Stats
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Dallas will qualify for the SCAC Tournament, and will be looking to secure the third seed on Friday. The tournament will be hosted by Colorado College on November 6-8. Complete information will be released on the SCAC page at a later time.
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