LONGVIEW, TX (10.27.18) - It took the final game of the regular season, but the UT Dallas men's soccer locked up the American Southwest Conference regular-season title outright Saturday night with a 2-1 road win over LeTourneau.
Jordan Henderson netted the game winner in the 71st minute, finding the back of the net after entry header from teammate
Jesse Ardila.
The Comets closed out the regular season with a 11-2-2 overall record and all alone atop the ASC standings at 9-1-1 for 28 points. UTD will play host to the 2018 ASC Tournament and will open the event Tuesday at 8 p.m. when the Comets face No. 8-seeded Hardin-Simmons at the UTD Soccer Field. The ASC semifinals are set for 5 and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, with the league title game played at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4.
UTD opened the scoring in the 29th minute when
Merek Byckovski scored for the second straight game, receiving a pass from teammate
Brian Rahmoune and heading the ball past LETU keeper C.J. Leyva. The host Yellow Jackets knotted the game, however not two minutes later on a Comet own goal.
The Comets finished the match with nie shots, four on goal, with Henderson leading the pack with three shots. LETU took just six shots, with five of them on frame. UTD keeper
Chase Therrien made four saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Byckovski used a header in the 29th minute to lift the Comets to an early 1-0 lead.
- LETU got a Comet own goal in the 31st minute to knot the game, 1-1.
- The game remained tied until the 71st minute when Henderson tallied his fourth goal of the season, thanks to a header cross by Ardila.
