WICHITA, Kan. – After a competitive road weekend the Newman men's soccer team returns home for another round of conference play this weekend against St. Mary's on Thursday and Texas A&M International Saturday.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (7-5-2, 5-3-2, 17 pts Heartland) played two tough road matches this past weekend. Newman took on Oklahoma Christian last Thursday and fell 3-2 in double overtime and then traveled to Rogers State on Saturday, escaping with a tough 1-0 victory over the Hillcats.
LEADERS
Carlos Rubio Garcia- 14 GP, 4g, 3a, 11 pts, 32 shots, 18 SOG
Luca Anelli- 14 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 23 shots, 11 SOG, 1 GWG
Tommy Fiszel- 14 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 18 shots, 7 SOG, 2 GWG
Blake Andrews- 8 GP, 8 GS, 779:03 min., 8 GA, 0.92 GAA, 32 saves, 3 shutouts
Calum Dillon- 6 GP, 6 GS, 550:49 min., 7 GA, 1.14 GAA, 15 saves, 1 shutout
SCOUTING THE RATTLERS (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.)
St. Mary's (5-6-2, 4-5-1, 13 pts Heartland) won both conference matches last weekend. The Rattlers first took on Texas-Permian Basin at home last Thursday, winning 2-0 and then won a decisive 5-1 match over Lubbock Christian Saturday afternoon in San Antonio.
LEADERS
Patricio Botello Faz- 8 GP, 4g, 2a, 10 pts, 25 shots, 8 SOG, 1 GWG
Dan Johns- 13 GP, 4g, 8 pts, 27 shots, 11 SOG, 1 GWG
John-Michael Villarreal- 11 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 10 shots, 4 SOG, 1 GWG
Juan Sanchez- 13 GP, 1g, 2a, 4 pts, 14 shots, 4 SOG
Jack Moore- 13 GP, 12 GS, 1165:00 min., 19 GA, 1.47 GAA, 68 saves, 3 shutouts
SCOUTING THE DUSTDEVILS (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)
Texas A&M International (5-8, 4-6, 12 pts Heartland) split both conference matches this past weekend. The Dustdevils hosted Lubbock Christian and Texas-Permian Basin on Thursday and Saturday. Texas A&M International dropped a 1-0 match to Lubbock Christian but won 3-1 over Texas-Permian Basin to complete its weekend.
LEADERS
Ryan Hodgson- 11 GP, 6g, 1a, 13 pts, 28 shots, 15 SOG, 1 GWG
Rafael Montabes- 13 GP, 4g, 8 pts, 34 shots, 14 SOG, 1 GWG
Michael Iskander- 12 GP, 1g, 3a, 5 pts, 10 shots, 4 SOG
Aaron Zuniga- 11 GP, 2g, 4 pts, 14 shots, 2 SOG
Roberto Molina- 11 GP, 10 GS, 1003:34 min., 12 GA, 1.08 GAA, 34 saves, 2 shutouts
NOTES
-Currently the Jets are fourth overall in the conference standings but second the North Division with four games remaining in the regular season.
-Anelli scored his first-two goals of the season last week after leading the team in goals last season. He got his first goal of the season in 22' minute against Oklahoma Christian last Thursday and then recorded his game winning goal on a penalty kick in the 25' minute against Rogers State Saturday afternoon.
GAME COVERAGE
Live statistics will be available for both matches this weekend at www.newmanjets.com.
