Isidro Martinez Carlos Acevedo Crowd 9-4-15
David Pike
1
Winner UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV (4-5-1, 1-1-0 WAC)
0
UNLV UNLV (7-3-0, 1-1-0 WAC)
Winner
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
(4-5-1, 1-1-0 WAC)
1
Final
0
UNLV UNLV
(7-3-0, 1-1-0 WAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 1 0 1
UNLV UNLV 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Upsets UNLV

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's soccer team secured its first-ever Western Athletic Conference victory by upsetting the defending WAC Champion UNLV Rebels, who are receiving votes in the latest NSCAA Top 25 poll, 1-0 on Sunday at Johann Field.
 
The Vaqueros (4-5-1, 1-1-0 WAC) broke through in the 35th minute when redshirt sophomore Teemu Vaarakallio scored his first goal after a scramble in the box off a corner kick.
 
Junior goalkeeper Leo Castillo (3-5-1, 1-1-0 WAC) made five saves for his second shutout.
 
Richard Garness (5-3-0, 1-1-0 WAC) made one save.
 
The Rebels (7-3-0, 1-1-0 WAC) outshot the Vaqueros 11-5, including 5-2 on goal.
 
The Vaqueros return home on Friday to face No. 25 Utah Valley at 7 p.m. at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Gates open at 6.

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