RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas men's soccer team topped LeTourneau 3-0 in American Southwest Conference play at the UTD Soccer Complex Thursday night.
The Comets (6-4-4, 2-2-2 ASC) opened the scoring in the 12th minute when
Luke Deats header off a throw-in was saved and rebounded in by junior defender
Kayson Marriott.
Another goal came off a throw-in that found
Riley O'Donnell, who split a pair of defenders and and fired a cross to the left that freshman
Nate Patton drove in from the front of the goal.
The third goal was in the 60th minute after a long Comet possession,
Adrian Solano sent a ball back to Marriott who took off and found a racing
Kane Kidwell. The junior midfielder rocketed a shot from 15 meters out for the final score of the game.
The Comets outshot the YellowJackets (4-6-4, 0-4-2) 24-6 overall and 12-4 on goal. UTD led in corner kicks 8-1 and 13-9 in fouls.
UT Dallas Notes
- The shutout was the fourth of the year for the Comets and fourth for
Michael Hesse, who stopped four shots.
- The goal was the first in
Nate Patton's career.
- Marriott recorded his third goal and second game-winner of the year.
- O'Donnell had his assist of the year and eighth of his career.
- Deats and Solano both had the second assist of their years.
LeTourneau Notes
- Nahum Serrano took three shots, two on goal for the YellowJackets.
- Garrett Thom and Bridger Roberdeau each had a shot on goal.
- Raul Torrez recorded seven saves.
Up Next
The Comets will host East Texas Baptist at 7:30 p.m. at home Saturday night.
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