PREVIEW: Men's Soccer SCAC Tournament (11/6 - 11/8)
MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
THE LEAD
The University of Dallas men's soccer team will be playing in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Tournament on November 6-8. Dallas earned the No. 3 Seed and will be playing No. 6 Seed Schreiner University at 1:30 p.m. (MTD) on Friday on the campus of Colorado College. The Crusaders split the season series 1-1 against SU, with the home squad prevailing in each one via a 1-0 shutout. The game on Crusader Field went to overtime.
Dallas holds an 8-7-2 record on the year, and has notched its best marks since joining the SCAC five seasons ago in wins (7) and points (23). Within league play, the Crusaders went 7-4-1, including their first win in school history to top-seeded Trinity University, and two draws against the host school, Colorado College.
PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR UD
Junior Barton Holdridge (Forth Worth, Texas) is the team-leader in goals and points with seven and 14, respectively. Both totals are career-highs for the forward. Senior Colton Allen (Roanoke, Texas) has five goals after garnering a hat trick about two weeks ago. Sophomore Luke Schwarz (Tucson, Ariz.) has chipped in three goals and a team-best four assists to match Allen in points with 10. Ciancone did score one of his two goals this season off his golden foot in the Schreiner win.
Junior Tino Gamueda (Lubbock, Texas) earned his second SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week accolade this fall after posting his sixth shutout of the campaign. Gamueda held No. 16 (at the time) Colorado College scoreless in difficult field conditions in a 0-0 final last week. The keeper also picked up seven saves.
Season Stats for University of Dallas
A LOOK AT THE FIELD
No. 1 Seed Trinity University earned the Conference Regular Season Championship after defeating Schreiner University 4-1 last Sunday. The Tigers have won 12-straight and the defending tournament champions enter ranked number three in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll and fourth in D3soccer.com. Trinity will play the winner of Texas Lutheran University and Southwestern University on Saturday.
Season Stats for Trinity University
No. 2 Seed goes to the host school, Colorado College. The Tigers, who are 13-2-3 and 11-1-2 in the SCAC, earned the other bye and will face the winner of Schreiner University and Dallas on Saturday. CC is 8-0-1 on Stewart Field, and also been ranked number 23 and 24 in the NSCAA and D3soccer.com respective polls. The Tigers ended the regular season in an 8-0 win over Centenary College.
Season Stats for Colorado College
No. 4 Seed Texas Lutheran University enters the weekend 9-7-1 and 6-7-1 in SCAC play. The Bulldogs are 4-4 on the road and are coming off a 5-2 victory at Southwestern University. The squads meet again less than a week later, in the SCAC Quarterfinal at 11 a.m. (MTD).
Season Stats for Texas Lutheran University
No. 5 Seed Southwestern University finished the regular season 6-13 overall and 6-8 in the conference. The Pirates were 4-7 in matches away from the home confines in Georgetown, Texas. The most recent contest featured Friday's opponent in a 5-2 setback. SU did win 2-0 in the first head-to-head match.
Season Stats for Southwestern University
No. 6 Seed Schreiner University went 7-10-1 overall and 5-8-1 against SCAC foes. The Mountaineers round out the bracket and are 3-5-1 on the road this season. Schreiner dropped its latest decision the third seeded Trinity. Prior to that, SU went 2-1-1 on a four match road trip.
Season Stats for Schreiner University
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