RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas men's soccer team had a successful senior day by defeating Howard Payne 6-0 at the UTD Soccer Field Saturday evening.
Before the match, the Comets (11-1-2) honored four seniors -
Kaleem Shabout,
Cayden Casburn,
Riley O'Donnell and
Cole Morgan.
Morgan headed in a rebound of an O'Donnell shot just 1:17 into the match - the seventh fastest goal from the start of a game in program history. A turnover at midfield in the 28th minute led to
Carson Burden finding
Eliott Detroyat who dribbled to the right side and scored.Â
Just 43 seconds into the second half, Casburn tapped in an O'Donnell corner kick on by the far post. Casburn headed another ball in for a score in the 68th minute with passes from
Benny Lube and Shabout.
The final two goals of the game came from the combination of
Kawan Borba assisting
Jacob Culpepper in the 80th and 86th minutes.
The Comets outshot the Yellow Jackets (0-13-4) 24-7 overall and 13-1 on target.
UT Dallas Notes
- The game was the seventh shutout of the season and fourth in a row for UTD.
- The Comets have extended their unbeaten streak to 11, going 9-0-2 during the stretch.
- Sophomore keeper
Anthony Alston tied the program record with his fourth consecutive shutout in goal. His streak of 399 scoreless minutes is the ninth-longest for UTD.
- Morgan's goal was his fifth of the year and 12th for his career.
- O'Donnell now has 17 career assists and 89 points. He is tied for third in career assists and fourth in points.
- Casburn and Culpepper both recorded their first multiple-goal performance.
- Detroyat's goal was his first as a Comet.Â
Howard Payne Notes
- Taylor Hefner had the Yellow Jackets' only shot on goal.
- Kolby Lara took three shots.
- Dane Tinkis stopped four shots in the first half. Xavier Chavez had three saves in the second period.
Up Next
UTD will play at LeTourneau in Longview, Texas on Thursday, October 31 with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
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