WICHITA, Kan. — Continuing its toughest stretch of the season, the Newman men's soccer team wraps up its midseason home stand by hosting Dallas Baptist and No. 3 St. Edward's in Heartland Conference action at Wilkins Field Thursday and Saturday.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (5-2-1, 3-0-1, 10 pts Heartland) stretched their current unbeaten streak to six games with an impressive weekend at home. They started with a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma Christian last Thursday, and fought a tough team and tougher weather for a 1-0 defeat of nationally-ranked Midwestern State Sunday.
Leaders
Carlos Rubio Garcia-8 GP, 3g, 2a, 8 pts, 19 shots, 10 SOG
Tommy Fiszel-8 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 10 shots, 4 SOG, 2 GWG
Ed Jabbari-8 GP, 1g, 2a, 4 pts, 24 shots, 9 SOG, 1 GWG
Blake Andrews-4 GP, 4 GS, 389:28 min., 0.69 GAA, 22 saves, 2 shutouts
Calum Dillon-4 GP, 4 GS, 360:00 min., 0.75 GAA, 8 saves, 1 shutout
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS (Thursday, 7p.m.)
Dallas Baptist (4-3-1, 2-2-0, 6 pts Heartland) is coming off a hard-fought 3-2 win over Lubbock Christian Saturday, answering a second-half comeback by the Chaparrals with a game-winner in the 80th minute. That followed two straight conference losses to Texas-Permian Basin and Texas A&M International.
Leaders
Riley Alvey-6 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 11 shots, 4 SOG, 3 GWG
Jacob Garcia-8 GP, 2g, 2a 6 pts, 8 shots, 6 SOG, 1 GWG
Brooks Friedman-8 GP, 1g, 2a, 4 pts, 13 shots, 4 SOG
Landon Lacy-7 GP, 1g, 2 pts, 11 shots, 6 SOG
Sean Bouland-7 GP, 6 GS, 538:51 min., 1.34 GAA, 27 saves, 3 shutouts
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
St. Edward's (8-0-0, 4-0-0, 12 pts Heartland) have kept up its impressive start to the season into league play. Most recently, the Hilltoppers picked up a pair of three-goal victories at home, besting Lubbock Christian 3-0 on Thursday and allowing their first goal in conference play but still earning a 4-1 decision over Texas-Permian Basin.
Leaders
Grant Mobley-8 GP, 4g, 2a, 10 pts, 11 shots, 5 SOG, 2 GWG
Josh Taylor-8 GP, 3g, 2a, 8 pts, 16 shots, 9 SOG, 3 GWG
Samuel Jackson-8 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 12 shots, 6 SOG, 1 GWG
Dylan Armstrong-7 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 12 shots, 6 SOG
Kevin Leib-8 GP, 8 GS, 720:00 min., 0.25 GAA, 15 saves, 6 shutouts
NOTES
-Newman and St. Edward's have the two highest point totals four games into the league season. The Jets moved into sole possession of first palce in the North Division of the Heartland's restructured standings thanks to Sunday's win over No. 25 Midwestern State.
-Blake Andrews has put up a clean sheet in goal each of his last two times out. The graduate student is second in the league and 24th in the country with a 0.69 goals-against average, helping Newman to a 0.72 GAA as a team, the 22nd-best mark in Division II.
-The Hilltoppers slid up to No. 3 in the nation with their wins last week, and are one of just eight teams in the nation still sporting a perfect record as the regular season nears its midway point.
COVERAGE
Live statistics from both games, and live video for the match against St. Edward's, will be available at www.newmanjets.com.
