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UTPB Men’s Soccer Team Shutout By St. Edwards, 2-0

Nov. 1, 2009
The men’s soccer team traveled to Austin, TX Sunday afternoon (11/1/09) to face St. Edwards just 48 hours after a big victory at Incarnate Word.  Unfortunately, the Falcons could not make it two straight as they fell to the Hilltoppers, 2-0.  The loss drops the Falcons to 4-11-1 overall and 2-7 in Heartland Conference action.  St. Edwards improves to 7-7-2 overall and 7-1 in conference play.

After a scoreless first half of play, St. Edwards struck quickly to open the second half.  Joeski Williams scored from straight on at about 10 yards out to put the Hilltoppers up 1-0 just under five minutes into the final stanza.  Then, at the 62:36 mark of the contest, the Hilltoppers would add to their lead when Josh Nannen scored on a penalty kick.  That would provide the final margin of 2-0 for the host.

Statistically, the Falcons were dominated in shot attempts as St. Edwards posted 20 tries to just five for St. Edwards.  UTPB did not have one shot attempt in the entire second half.  Additionally, the Falcons were tagged with four yellow cards and a red card in the contest.

UTPB will play host to Newman University on Sunday, November 8, 2009.  The game, which is scheduled for 3:00pm, will be the final men’s soccer game of the 2009 season.

 

UTPB Men’s Soccer Stuns Incarnate Word, 1-0

Oct. 30, 2009
The UTPB men’s soccer team pulled off an upset on Friday evening by defeating host Incarnate Word University, 1-0.  The victory for the Falcons avenged a heart breaking loss just under three weeks ago to ICU that saw UTPB fall 4-3 in overtime after leading late in regulation.

The win moves the Falcons to 4-10-1 overall and 2-6-0 in Heartland Conference play. 

The Cardinals fall to 6-7-3 overall and 4-3-0 in Heartland Conference action.

After a scoreless first half, the Falcons’ Ulises Guillen ran up the middle and beat the Cardinals’ goalie to give UTPB the only goal for either team in the contest.  The goal came less than one minute into the second half.  UTPB would manage to hold on down the stretch to gain the 1-0 victory.

In shot attempts, the Falcons were dominated in the contest.  ICU blasted the Falcons, 19-2. However the one category that matters most, shots made, was won by the Falcons, 1-0.

The Falcons will travel to Austin, TX to battle St. Edwards on Sunday, November 1, 2009.  Game time is set for 1:00pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Falls to St. Mary’s, 3-0

Oct. 25, 2009
The UTPB men’s soccer team fell on Sunday afternoon (10/25/09) to St. Mary’s, 3-0.   With the loss, the Falcons fall to 3-10-1 overall and 1-6-0 in Heartland Conference play while St. Mary’s improves to 5-8-1 overall and 3-3-1 in conference action.

After a scoreless and competitive first half, things began to unravel from the outset of the second half for the Falcons.  Less than three minutes into the second half, Robson Pritchett scored off a header on a free kick by Aaron Strother to put the visitors on the board at 1-0. Stephen Gamez then made it 2-0 for St. Mary’s at the 68:48 mark on a one-timer off a goal kick.

St. Mary’s Luis Gonzalez would add a final goal for St. Mary’s with about 30 seconds left when he put back a rebound off a missed shot attempt.

St. Mary’s second half domination led to an astounding 19-5 lead in shot attempts in the contest. 

The Falcons will travel to Incarnate Word on Friday, October 30, 2009.  Game time is set for 6:00pm in San Antonio.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Falls to Truman State, 6-1

Oct. 21, 2009
The UTPB men’s soccer team fell on Wednesday afternoon to Truman State, 6-1.   With the loss, the Falcons fall to 3-9-1 overall while Truman State improves to 11-2-1 in conference action.

Bobby Larkin got the Bulldogs on the board at the 34:21 mark of the first half.  Matt Taylor would putback a rebounded miss just before intermission to make it 2-0 at halftime.

In the second half, things remained at 2-0 for the first 23 minutes of the second half.  Then, Ben Green got hot for the host Bulldogs as he scored back to back goals in a span of 59 seconds to put Truman State up 4-0.  Two minutes later, Matthew Sanderson added a goal to put the Bulldogs up 5-0.

The Falcons finally got on the board at the 72-minute mark when Barrett Yates scored his first goal of the season.   Charlie Backus would add the game’s final goal for the Bulldogs to provide the final margin of 6-1.

Truman State dominated in the contest as they outshot the Falcons, 29-6.  UTPB was only able to get two shot attempts on goal during the entire match.

The Falcons will host St. Mary’s on Sunday, October 25, 2009.  Game time is set for 4:00pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Team Snaps Losing Streak, Defeats Newman 1-0

Oct. 19, 2009
The men’s soccer team at UTPB snapped a seven-game losing streak on Monday afternoon at Newman University (Kan) by a score of 1-0.  The win brings the Falcons to 3-8-1 overall and 1-5 in conference play.  Newman drops to 2-9-2 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

In a game that was very evenly played across the board statistically, the Falcons only goal would prove to be enough for the win.  After a scoreless first half of play, the Falcons would score the only goal of the contest by either team at the 63 minute mark when Isaias Miramontes’ 25-yarder from the right side crossed all the way over to the left corner of the goal. 

UTPB will travel to Kirksville, MO on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 to play Truman State University.  Game time is set for 1pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer loses rematch with Eastern New Mexico

Oct. 13, 2009
The UTPB men’s soccer team dropped today’s non-conference soccer contest at Eastern new Mexico, 3-1. The loss drops the Falcons to 2-8-1 overall while ENMU moves to 9-2-1 on the season.

After 37 minutes of scoreless action, ENMU got on the board at the 37:15 mark when Kal Herbert punched one in from about 10 yards out. The Falcons would knot the game at 1-1 just four seconds before halftime when Marcelo Andres scored from the top of the box. 

In the second half, ENMU would take over early. Mychael Contrerras nailed a long distance, 35-yarder just under four minutes into the second half. Mychael’s goal would give ENMU the lead for good. Emerson Rodrigues would score at the 55-minute mark on a penalty kick to finish off the Falcons.

The Falcons will attempt to break their seven-game losing streak when they return to action next Monday, October 19, 2009 against Newman University in Wichita, KS. The Heartland Conference match-up is set for 4:00pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Team Loses 4-3 Heartbreaker

Oct. 11, 2009
The men’s soccer team at UTPB dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to Incarnate Word on Sunday afternoon. The loss drops the Falcons to 2-7-1 overall and 0-5 in conference play.  Incarnate Word improved to 4-3-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

Incarnate Word took a 1-0 lead just 11 minutes into the contest when Troy Thompson scored from the right side.  Then, UTPB’s Raul Lopez took over for the Falcons.  Lopez, who scored all three of the Falcons’ goals on the day, scored his first at the 25 minute mark from 15 yards out as he dribbled into the box and found the back of the net.

Lopez  then scored his second goal of the day at the 36:11 mark of the opening half.  His shot from outside the box bounced off the goalie’s hands and found the back of the net, thus giving the Falcons a 2-1 advantage at intermission.

Lopez scored both his and UTPB’s final goal of the day at the 56:25 mark.  The goal gave UTPB a 3-1 advantage.

Unfortunately, Incarnate Word was not finished.  Michael Terrell scored at the 68-minute mark to trim the Falcon lead to 3-2.  It looked as if the Falcons would hold off the host as UTPB held to their 3-2 advantage down the stretch.  However, IC’s Jonathan Barabin scored on a one-timer from 15 yards out with just under two minutes in regulation to tie the score at 3-3 and send the game into overtime.

In the overtime period, Troy Thompson scored his second goal of the day for Incarnate Word off a corner kick about seven minutes into the overtime period.  The goal gave the host a 4-3 come-from-behind victory.

Incarnate Word outshot UTPB 19-8 in the contest and the Falcons were called for 22 fouls to just 14 against Incarnate Word.  Both teams received two yellow cards.

UTPB will travel to Eastern New Mexico University on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 for a 4pm kick off.

Falcons Fall to Hilltoppers 2-0

Oct. 9, 2009
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Falcon soccer team lost to conference foe St. Edward’s 2-0 in Odessa Friday afternoon.

St. Edward’s scored one goal at the 44:51 mark of the first half after the keeper fell to leave the net open. The second goal came at the 46:41 mark in the second half after a UTPB foul set up a penalty kick for the ‘Toppers.

James Carr and  Brandon Pepper each had two shots with one shot on goal each. Farid Sapien and Collin Greene each had one shot on goal as well. Chris Benavides finished with two saves and two goals for the match.

The UTPB men will be back in action at 4 pm in Odessa on Sunday, Oct. 11 against Incarnate Word.
 

UTPB Men’s Soccer falls to St. Mary’s 2-0

Sept. 29, 2009
The UTPB men’s soccer team fell on Tuesday afternoon (9/29/09) in San Antonio to St. Mary’s University, 2-0.   With the loss, the Falcons fall to 2-4-1 overall and 0-3-0 in conference play.  St. Mary’s improves to 3-5-1 overall and 1-1-1 in conference action.

In what would be a hot tempered and physical game, both sides battled evenly throughout the first half until the final seconds.  Stephen Gamez scored on a header off a throw in with seven seconds to play in the opening stanza to give St. Mary’s a 1-0 lead at halftime. 

The Falcons surely did not help themselves in the opening stanza as they tallied three yellow cards and two red cards in the half.

In the second half while still trailing only 1-0, the Falcons got their second red card of the afternoon as the 80th minute of regulation approached.  Just minutes later, the Rattlers finished off the Falcons when Daniel Kelly found the back of the net for the hosts second goal of the day.

In the contest, both teams were called for 21 fouls each.  In addition, the Falcons collected three yellow cards and three red cards.  The Rattlers received two yellow cards.  Finally, the Rattlers had double the shot attempts of the Falcons, 10-5.

The Falcons will host St. Edward’s on Friday, October 9, 2009.  Game time is set for 2:00pm.

UTPB Men's Soccer Loses to TAMIU 5-0

 

Sept. 20, 2009
Last Sunday , the UTPB men’s soccer team traveled to Laredo to battle Texas A&M International University. The Falcons were defeated 2-0 in the contest. The Falcons returned home and had a complete week to both rest and prepare for their rematch with the Dustdevils, only this time the contest would be on UTPB’s home field.

Unfortunately, the Falcons hung tight for a while before being overwhelmed in the second half by the visiting Dustdevils, 5-0. Five different players would score a goal for the visitors in the contest. The loss drops the Falcons to 2-4-1 overall and 0-2 in Heartland Conference action, while Texas A&M International improved to 3-3-2 overall and 3-0-1 in league play. 

In the opening 45 minutes, neither team could find the net. The visiting Dustdevils outshot UTPB 10-4 in the opening half, but the score remained at 0-0 at intermission.

In the second half, the Dustdevils struck early and often. Oscar Suvias scored from 10 yards out just under three minutes into the second half to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. The Falcons then hurt themselves when sophomore Chris Avalos was tagged with a red card by the lead referee at the 61-minute mark. The Falcons, who at the time trailed 1-0, had to play a man down the rest of the way.

Credit the visiting Dustdevils, as they wasted no time capitalizing on the situation. Just two and half minutes after the red card, Texas A&M International’s Adan Villavicencio scored on a breakaway from point blank range to put TAMU up by a score of 2-0.

Leonardo Ramos, Alex De La Fuente, and Roy Hernandez would each add goals in the second half to provide the final margin of 5-0.

In the contest, the Falcons were outshot 19-7 overall. Additionally, they were called for 14 fouls to just two on Texas A&M International. The physical contest saw the Falcons receive three yellow cards and a red card, while the visitors received one yellow card.

The Falcons will travel to San Antonio to battle St. Mary’s on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Game time is set for 2:00pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Drops Conference Opener

Sept. 20, 2009
The UTPB Falcon men’s soccer team dropped their Heartland Conference opener on Sunday afternoon in Laredo to Texas A&M International University by a score of 2-0.  With the loss, the Falcons drop to 2-3-1 overall and 0-1 in league play.  Texas A&M International University improves to 2-3-1 overall and 2-0-1 in league play.
Texas A&M International got on the board just 13 minutes into the contest when Alex De La Fuente scored his first goal of the season.  De La Fuente punched it in from 10 yards out off of an assist by Giovanni Galindo.  The goal would provide the only scoring in the first half as the host led 1-0 at intermission.
The score would remain at 1-0 until the final two minutes of action.  Roy Brown would score off an assist by Theo Brown to seal the deal for the host Dustdevils as they would go on to win 2-0.
In the contest, the Dustdevils outshot the Falcons 18 to seven.  The Falcons were only able to get off two shot attempts in the final half of play.
The Falcons will have a week to prepare for the rematch as Texas A&M International University will travel to Odessa on Sunday, September 27, 2009.  Game time is set for 2:00pm.

UTPB Men lose 7-1 to West Texas A&M

The West Texas A&M University men’s soccer team proved to be too much for the UTPB men’s team as they blitzed the Falcons, 7-1.  On the season, the Falcons now stand at 2-2-1 while West Texas A&M moves to 4-1.
West Texas A&M was relentless from the start as they scored their first goal at the 12:21 mark of the contest and would go on to add three more goals in the opening half of play to take a 4-0 lead.
The second half would see West Texas A&M stretch their lead to 6-0.  The Falcons would get their only goal of the day with just under eight minutes to play in the contest when Ulises Guillen scored from four yards out.  West Texas A&M would add a goal with under two minutes to go to make the final margin 7-1.
The Falcons will try to regroup as they will travel on Sunday, September 20, 2009 to Laredo to face off with Texas A&M International.  Game time is set for 5:00pm.

Falcons win 3-0 after lighting delay

Sept. 8, 2009

The UTPB men’s soccer team overcame nasty weather to defeat visiting Wayland Baptist, 3-0. The victory moves UTPB to 2-1 on the season, while Wayland Baptist falls to 0-5 on the year.

While UTPB picked up the victory, the game remained tight until midway through the second half. Neither team was able to score in the first half. After 20 minutes of scoreless play to open the second half, UTPB finally got on the board at the 65 minute mark when Shelby Sharp scored from 10 yards out on an assist by Isaias Miramontes. Just two minutes later, Raul Lopez dribbled into the box and punched in the game’s second goal. UTPB would score the game’s final goal at the 77-minute mark when Shelby Sharp scored his second goal of the day, this one from outside the box.

The Falcons outshot Wayland Baptist 25-9 in the contest. However, both teams stood even with only five shots on goal in the contest. The Falcons were also called for 22 fouls in the contest compared to only nine called against Wayland Baptist.

The Falcons will return to action on Sunday, September 13th when they travel to Canyon, TX to face off against West Texas A&M at 4:00pm. UTPB fell in their season opener to West Texas A&M by a score of 2-0. 

 

UTPB Men’s Soccer Team Ties With Hardin-Simmons

The UTPB men’s soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against Hardin-Simmons on Saturday afternoon (September 5, 2009) on the campus of HSU. UTPB now sits at 1-2-1 overall on the season. The contest was the season opener for Hardin-Simmons.

After a scoreless first half, HSU’s Chris Hunter put the Cowboys on the board when his attempted cross hit off the post and rattled home for the first goal of the contest.

The score remained 1-0, until UTPB’s Raul Lopez laced a goal in from about 40 yards out to knot the score at 1-1.   Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the two overtime periods, thus ending the contest in a 1-1 tie.

The host Cowboys outshot the Falcons 22-14 in the game. Only five of the Falcons 14 attempts were on goal.

UTPB will return home to play on Tuesday, September 8th when they host Wayland Baptist University. Game time is set for 5:00pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Picks Up First Win of Season

Sept. 1, 2009 - The UTPB men’s soccer team posted its first win of the 2009-10 season this afternoon with a 2-0 victory over visiting the Eastern New Mexico University. With the win, the Falcons move to 1-2 on the season.

The Falcons scored their first goal just over 24 minutes into the contest when Marcelo Andres scored on a put back following an attempted goal and save by ENMU. The goal gave UTPB a 1-0 lead at intermission.

Shelby Sharp posted the Falcons second goal just over 65 minutes into the contest when he scored on a breakaway goal.
The Falcon men will return to action on Saturday, September 5, 2009 when they travel to Abilene to play Hardin Simmons University. Game time is set for 4:00pm.

UTPB Men’s Soccer Falls to West Texas A&M, 2-0

West Texas A&M got their first goal when the Falcons’ Manuel Montes kicked the ball in trying to clear it with just under 19 minutes remaining in the first half. The goal would be the only points of the first half, as the Buffs held a 1-0 advantage at halftime.

In the second half, West Texas A&M would strike just minutes into the action when Ben Everson scored on an assist by Victor Olivares’ throw into the box. That would give the Buffs a 2-0 advantage, which would go on to provide the final margin of victory for the visitors.

In the contest, the Falcons were penalized with two yellow cards, while the Buffs were also tagged with one penalty. The Falcons also trailed in shot attempts for the game as they had 11 in comparison to 19 for the Buffs.

The Falcons, who have yet to score after two games this season, will return to action on Tuesday, September 1, when they play host to Eastern New Mexico University. Game time is set for 3:00pm.