WICHITA, Kan. — The Newman men's soccer team opens a four game homestead, as they look to make a late run towards a postseason spot. The Jets can help their late run starting on Thursday (Oct. 18) at 7:30pm as they host #7 Midwestern State University. The Jets will end the weekend hosting Oklahoma Christian on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 20) with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (7-6-1, 4-5-1 Heartland) did not get the results they wanted last weekend settling for a 1-1 road trip. The Jets fell last Thursday (Oct. 11) 2-1 to Lubbock Christian on a highly controversial foul that gave the Chaparrals a penalty kick with 1:03 left. The Jets rebounded strongly last Saturday (Oct. 13) defeating Texas-Permian Basin 3-1.
Leaders
Ed Jabbari – 14 GP, 7g, 3ast, 17 pts, 34 shots, 21 SOG, 3 GWG
Victor Rubio Lopez – 14 GP, 4g, 3ast, 11 pts, 28 shots, 13 SOG, 1 GWG
Ignacio Lerech – 8 GP, 3g, 2ast, 8 pts, 11 shots, 6 SOG
Jean Claude Consol – 4 GP, 4 GS, 380:00 min, 8 GA, 1.89 GAA, 12 saves
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State (11-1-1, 8-1-1 Heartland) saw something they had not seen all year splitting the week going 1-1. The Mustangs got off to a good start last week defeating Eastern New Mexico 2-0 last Thursday (Oct. 11). The Mustangs suffered their first loss of the season falling to West Texas A&M 1-0 in OT last Saturday (Oct. 13).
Leaders
Sergio Lara – 13 GP, 4g, 3ast, 11 pts, 24 shots, 9 SOG
Juan Ramirez – 13 GP, 4g, 3ast, 11 pts, 22 shots, 11 SOG, 1 GWG
Rory O'Keeffe – 11 GP, 5g, 10 pts, 8 shots, 6 SOG, 3 GWG
Taylor Lampe - 13 GP, 13 GS, 1203:53, 10 GA, 0.75 GAA, 26 saves
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Oklahoma Christian (6-7-1, 4-5-1 Heartland) had a rough weekend last week going 0-2. The Eagles were blanked by West Texas A&M 5-0 last Thursday (Oct. 11). OCU was unable to break their two game losing streak falling Saturday (Oct. 13) to Eastern New Mexico 2-1.
Leaders
Matheus Mantovani – 13 GP, 6g, 3ast, 15 pts, 31 shots, 17 SOG, GWG 3
Diego Vasquez – 14 GP, 4g, 3ast, 11 pts, 39 shots, 16 SOG
Garrett Blume – 8 GP, 2g, 1ast, 5 pts, 6 shots, 5 SOG
Anthony Trabichet - 14 GP, 14 GS, 1286:12, 26 GA, 1.82 GAA, 81 saves
NOTES
- The Jets come into the weekend 4-0-0 at home
- The Jets fell to at the time #1 Midwestern State earlier this year 3-1 in Wichita Falls, TX.
- Midwestern State is 31-1-4 in their 36 matches.
- The Jets fell to the Falcons 2-0 earlier this season in Oklahoma City, OK.
- Oklahoma Christian has lost three straight games after winning their previous three matches.
COVERAGE
Both games this weekend will feature live video and statistics, available at www.newmanjets.com.
