Saturday, September 2, 2017

BETHANY, OKLA. — Mitchell Meisinger converted a penalty kick with 1:46 left in the first half of Saturday's game to score the first goal of the season for the Eastern New Mexico University men's soccer team (0-1-1). The goal was big for the Hounds as they played to a 1-1 double overtime tie at Southern Nazarene (0-1-1) at Wes Harmon Field.

The tie moved Eastern to 3-0-1 overall in the series with the Crimson Storm and 1-0-1 on the road in the series. The Hounds will conclude their road trip next week, with a two-game trip to Colorado Springs, Colo. Action will start on Thursday at 7 p.m.MT, against University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.

Key Plays

• Meisinger drew a foul inside the SNU goalkeeper's box at the 43:14 mark and converted on the penalty kick
• SNU's Pedro Garcia scored on a penalty kick to tie the game at the 78:05 mark

Beyond the Box Score

• After an offside call against Eastern at the 38:23 mark, the Hounds drew three consecutive fouls, the last of which led to Meisinger's penalty kick

In The Numbers

• Eastern held a 6-3 edge in shots and both corner kicks in the second overtime
• ENMU's Yuri Nascimiento made six saves
• ENMU held an 11-7 edge in shots on goal
• Josias Ortiz-Cruz paced Eastern with three shots on goal
• Jeff Ray made 10 saves for the Crimson Storm