RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas men's soccer team scored on penalty kicks 34 seconds apart in the 72nd minute, earning a 2-1 victory against UT Tyler in the final game of the regular season at UTD Soccer Field Wednesday night.
With the win, the Comets (10-2-6, 4-1-5 Lone Star Conference) secure the fourth seed in the LSC Championship Tournament and will host fifth-seeded St. Edward's at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
The Patriots (4-7-5, 2-6-2 LSC) went up 1-0 in the 38th minute when Dennis Nyame scored after a long pass from Landon Neely.
The match remained in UTT's favor until
Luca Foschi drew a foul in the box and tied it up with the resulting penalty kick. Just 34 seconds later,
Seb Martinez was fouled and
Alexis Cruz drove in the PK to put UTD up 2-1.
Ryder Claborn was stellar in goal, coming up with seven saves, including one in the 78th minute to preserve the victory for the Comets.
The Patriots outshot the Comets 18-8 overall and 8-5 on target. UTT also had more corner kick chances, 7-3, and committed more fouls, 10-7.
UT Dallas Notes
- Claborn finished with seven saves with five coming in the first half.
- The Comets are a perfect 5-for-5 on PKs this season, with five different players making one.
- In 10 victories, 10 different players have recorded the game-winning goal for UTD.
- Foschi's goal was his second of the year.
- Cruz connected on his first goal of the season.
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Tyler Leonard was the only field player to log all 90 minutes.
UT Tyler Notes
- Nyame scored his fifth goal of the year.
- Luis Martinez took four shots, two on goal.
- Noe Coutino also recorded four shots, two on goal.
- Neely played all 90 minutes.
- Keeper Nicklas Becker came up with three saves
Up Next
UTD will host the LSC Championship Tournament quarterfinals against St. Edward's at 7 p.m. Saturday. The winner will face the LSC champion #5 Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas on Wednesday, November 4. The finals will be held on Saturday, November 7 at the highest seed remaining.
LSC Championship Tournament bracket
