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Men's Soccer Cameron Brennan

Pitch Preview - MSOC: UT Tyler

The Greyhounds play theri regular-season finale at Greyhound Stadium with the playoff picture in their control

PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Men's Soccer concludes the regular season on Wednesday as they take on UT Tyler in a pivotal conference matchup. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. from Greyhound Stadium.

TUNE IN

  • Wednesday's game will be covered on the LSC Network. The LSC Digital Network will now offer a single game pass for $15, a monthly pass for $30, and a yearly pass for $140. ENMU vs UTT
  • Admission to ENMU home men's soccer games is free to the public.
  • Live statistics will be available via StatBroadcast: ENMU Live Stats

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

  • As things stand, ENMU are advancing to the LSC Tournament based off a tie breaker for the final position with nine points. A win would secure qualification to the postseason tournament, while a draw may get the Greyhounds in depending on other results. ENMU enter the match with 4-7-5 record, and a 2-3-3 LSC standing.
  • This season, ENMU have scored 21 times in 16 games, with an average of 10.1 shots per game. Over 45% of the teams' shots go on goal while producing 15 assists. Defensively, the Greyhounds are allowing 12.3 shots per game, making 58 saves on the season.
  • Nick Huenig leads the squad 11 points this season (five goals and one assist), while Felix Drizinsky paces the team with five assists this season (tied 3rd in the LSC). Giani Mascarel provides three goals to the Greyhound attack, with Ignacio Lopez adding three goals and a pair of assists. Hugo Sacco and Paul Waschkau have each played significant minutes in net this season for ENMU. Sacco has played the last two matches with a 1.74 goal against average, and Waschkau holding a 1.73 goal against average. Waschkau sits in the LSC top-five for saves percentage (.667, 5th in LSC), and saves per game (3.40, 2nd in the LSC).

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

  • UT Tyler enters into Wednesday's clash with a chance at postseason soccer. Currently on seven points in the standings, the Patriots need to beat ENMU and hope other games around the conference go in their favor to advance. UTT are 5-4-7 this season with a 1-3-4 conference record.
  • UTT this season are scoring 1.63 goals per game (26 goals, 5th in LSC), with 12.8 shots per game. The team has found 19 assists this season, while directing 41% of their shots on goal. On defense, the Patriots have allowed 23 goals this season while making 56 saves this campaign.
  • The Patriots are led by forwards Thato Meko and Rodrigo Mendes with four goals each to their name. Lukas Paulan and Luis Mahecha aren't fair behind with three goals each, while Nori Ito has a team high three assists on the year. The goalkeeping position is up in the air with Diego Berlingeri and Luke Ryan both playing most of the matches this season. Ryan has played the last three matches, with a 1.26 GAA and 30 saves this season.

Players Mentioned

Felix Drizinsky

#2 Felix Drizinsky

DEF
6' 4"
Sophomore
Paul Waschkau

#1 Paul Waschkau

GK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Nick Huenig

#29 Nick Huenig

FWD
6' 1"
Junior
Ignacio Lopez

#28 Ignacio Lopez

MID
5' 8"
Freshman
Giani Mascarel

#18 Giani Mascarel

FWD
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Hugo Sacco

#13 Hugo Sacco

GK
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Felix Drizinsky

#2 Felix Drizinsky

6' 4"
Sophomore
DEF
Paul Waschkau

#1 Paul Waschkau

6' 0"
Sophomore
GK
Nick Huenig

#29 Nick Huenig

6' 1"
Junior
FWD
Ignacio Lopez

#28 Ignacio Lopez

5' 8"
Freshman
MID
Giani Mascarel

#18 Giani Mascarel

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
FWD
Hugo Sacco

#13 Hugo Sacco

6' 1"
Freshman
GK