WICHITA, Kan. — Looking to get back on track after suffering its first loss in six Heartland Conference games this season, the Newman men's soccer team begins its longest stretch away from home this season with games against Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M this Thursday and Saturday.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (6-3-1, 4-1-1, 13 pts Heartland) ran their unbeaten streak to seven matches with a 3-1 victory over Dallas Baptist last Thursday, scoring all three goals in the first six minutes. That nearly perfect start to league play was snapped by No. 3 St. Edward's, who earned a 3-1 win Saturday afternoon.

                Leaders

                Carlos Rubio Garcia-10 GP, 3g, 3a, 9 pts, 21 shots, 11 SOG
                Tommy Fiszel-10 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 12 shots, 6 SOG, 2 GWG
                Jamie Barkway-9 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 7 shots, 5 SOG
                Blake Andrews-5 GP, 5 GS, 479:28 min., 6 GA, 1.13 GAA, 24 saves, 2 shutouts
                Calum Dillon 5 GP, 5 GS, 450:00 min., 4 GA, 0.80 GAA, 10 saves, 1 shutout

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS (Thursday, 8 p.m.)

Eastern New Mexico (4-5-1, 2-4-0, 6 pts Heartland) is coming off a stretch of three matches in five days, falling 1-0 to Texas-Permian Basin Thursday, but grabbing a 2-1 victory over Lubbock Christian Saturday and besting Southern Nazarene 2-0 in nonconference action Monday.

                Leaders

                Ryan McManus-10 GP, 1g, 2a, 4 pts, 34 shots, 16 SOG
                Ryan Sinclair-6 GP 1g, 1a, 3 pts, 7 shots, 2 SOG, 1 GWG
                Ignacio Dicun-10 GP, 1g, 1a, 3 pts, 12 shots, 6 SOG
                Robert Raspudic-8 GP, 1g, 1a, 3 pts, 9 shots, 4 SOG
                James Gutierrez-9 GP, 8 GS, 785:00 min., 13 GA, 1.49 GAA, 35 saves, 3 shutouts

SCOUTING THE BUFFS (Saturday, 1 p.m.)

West Texas A&M (7-2-1, 4-1-1, 13 pts Heartland) put together a 1-0-1 week to stay near the top of the league standings, getting by Lubbock Christian 2-1 last Thursday before seeing a four-game winning streak come to an end with a 0-0 draw at home against Texas-Permian Basin.

                Leaders

                Ivan Ulloa-10 GP, 4g, 1a, 9 pts, 20 shots, 8 SOG, 1 GWG
                Mirza Dizdarevic-10 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 13 shots, 7 SOG, 1 GWG
                Filip Janjic-8 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 8 shots, 4 SOG, 1 GWG
                Rafael Vasconcellos-8 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 11 shots, 6 SOG
                Patrick Satorie-9 GP, 9 GS, 821:21 min., 8 GA, 0.88 GAA, 21 saves, 5 shutouts

NOTES

-The Jets have gotten off to a solid start against the new affiliate members of the expanded Heartland Conference. Newman topped Texas-Permian Basin 3-0 and Midwestern State 1-0 so far. The Greyhounds and Buffs are the other two affiliate members.

-Their game against Newman is the middle point of a string of seven consecutive games at home for the Greyhounds. The go from Sept. 24 until Oct. 20 without leaving the friendly confines of Portales, New Mexico.

-The Buffs lead the Heartland in a number of team categories, including shots per game (17.6), shots on goal per game (8.4) and scoring (2.3 goals per game). They've also shut out their opponent in half the matches played this season.

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