The ENMU Greyhounds men's soccer team hits the road once again following a seven-match homestand. Eastern takes on UTPB on Thursday and West Texas A&M on Saturday. The Greyhounds are riding a six-match unbeaten streak, but the last blemish came against UTPB when the Falcons converted an early penalty kick to upend the Green and Silver, 1-0.
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• The Greyhounds are coming off a 1-0 win over Dallas Baptist and a double-overtime draw against sixth-ranked St. Edward's on Saturday
• The Green and Silver are unbeaten in the last six matches, posting a 3-0-3 record.
• Eastern currently sits in second place in the West Division of the Heartland Conference, currently trailing West Texas A&M with a record of 1-1 in pod play. The Buffs sit at 1-0-1 in the division and 10-3-1 overall. The 'Hounds are currently sixth overall in the Heartland with 12 points, trailing St. Mary's by a single point.
• ENMU Head Coach
Paul Tate (11-13-6), who is in his second-year at the helm of the soccer program, picked up his 10th victory on October 3 against Southern Nazarene.
• Senior
Ryan McManus enters his final season wearing the Green & Silver. The Scotish forward has picked up a pair of assists after leading the team a year ago. Additionally, McManus has been the one of the top offensive performers for the Greyhounds with four points, two assists and 38 shots.
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Robert Raspudic and
Nicolai Alstrom lead the team with a pair of goals, each. Raspudic, a defender, found the back of the net from 42 yards out against Newman to give the Greyhounds a 1-0 edge and picked up the assist in the first minute of action on a long cross pass from near midfield. Raspudic's six points are tops on the team.
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Robbie Leonard has done a superb job of setting the table for the offense, twice finding the open man to earn an assist. He elads the team with a pair of dimes and has also scored a goal this season.
• 12 different Greyhounds have found the back of the net this season for Eastern, but none have tallied multiple goals this season. McManus,
Omary Shabani,
Ignacio Dicun,
Nicolai Alstrom,
Robert Raspudic,
Ryan Sinclair,
Robbie Leonard,
Luis Lozoya,
Javier Rubio,
Raith Houle and
Mitchell Meisinger all have a goal on the year.
• The back line for Eastern has been one of the strengths this year. As a unit, the defense is allowing 1.29 goals per match and has surrendered just two goals in the last 520 minutes of action. Redshirt junior
James Gutierrez has been the primary keeper for the Greyhounds, making 63 saves and pitching four shutouts in 1175:00 minutes of action this season.
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