EDINBURG - Within two wild minutes the Pan American University Broncs revived their reputation for soccer brilliance.

Salvador Garcia, a sophomore from Brownsville Hanna High, sparked the three-goal explosion. He ended up with two goals and three assists Sunday when the Broncs stunned Texas Lutheran, 8-0.

Now the Broncs take a 1-1 record into their next match, at strong Houston Baptist on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Broncs come home for matches Sept. 26-27 before a playoff-vital visit to SMU Oct. 4.

"As a whole the team did well," Coach Eloy Moran said after teh Sunday shutout. "We were playing 1-2-3 touch, which we ahve to use against taller teams, and I can honestly say we got the results."

Pan American, 13-1-1 last year, rallied strongly after having lost its opener, a 3-1 upset to Incarnate Word College.

Sammy Zavala, a freshman from Harlingen, also played a key role when the Broncs ripped apart a bigger TLC team with quickness. Zavala contributed two goals and two assists. The Broncs passed well.

Efren Lopez also booted two goals, and hard-charging Jose Salinas and Hugo Lopez added one each. The Bronc attack never let up.

Goalie Fredy Sanguinetti, a freshman from Houston, saved the shutout with some solid play. 

The Broncs face trouble at Houston Baptist and SMU. Last year was SMU's best in soccer history. SMU ranked as high as No. 2 nationally and finished No. 4 with a 15-2-2 record. And the Mustang soccer players find themselves playing SMU's No. 1 sport after the Dallas university was forced to drop football temorarily.