0
Houston Christian HCU (5-8-6, 1-5-3)
3
Winner UTRGV UTRGV (7-7-3, 4-4-1)
Houston Christian HCU
(5-8-6, 1-5-3)
0
Final
3
UTRGV UTRGV
(7-7-3, 4-4-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Houston Christian HCU 0 0 0
UTRGV UTRGV 0 3 3
Final UTRGV 3 HCU 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Washington's Three Assists Spark Men's Soccer's Victory Over Houston Christian

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's soccer team dominated the final 45 minutes of its season to earn a 3-0 victory over the Houston Christian Huskies on Saturday at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. 
 
Senior defender Jan Engelsfreshman forward Kgodiso Sukati and junior forward Juan Rivera scored the goals for UTRGV (7-7-3, 4-4-1 Western Athletic Conference). Junior forward Michael Washington recorded three assists and graduate student goalkeeper Garret Wild made three saves. 
 
Both teams showed a lot of effort from the first whistle as they each hoped to end their season with a win. They combined to take 17 shots in the first half alone, 12 for the Huskies (5-8-6, 1-5-3 WAC) and five for the Vaqueros with each putting three on goal. 

Wild's three saves came in the first half, two were one minute apart midway through the frame. He needed every inch of his 6-foot-2 frame for two of those saves as he leaped and punched them away at the top of the net. Wild's second save was a big one as he fell on a quick shot close to the goal. 
 
Senior forward Moiad Ankir took three of UTRGV's first-half shots. Ankir and Engels provided the spark for the Vaqueros offense. Junior midfielder Raul Carrillofreshman defender Juan Pablo Gonzalez and junior Isaac Ochoa were among the Vaqueros to contribute to a defensive effort that kept HCU off the board despite getting eight corners in the first half. 
 
UTRGV was aggressive in the second half, taking 13 shots and scoring three goals. The Vaqueros took four shots in a one-and-a-half-minute span, using the consistent pressure to take a 1-0 lead in the 69th minute. Junior forward Oneeko Allen and graduate student midfielder Yusuf Cueceoglu took shots that were saved, and after a brief clearance, another shot from Allen was saved but not controlled and Washington fed the rebound to Engels, who scored with a strike to the front left corner of the goal. 
 
Five minutes later, UTRGV put together another hectic stretch. Cueceoglu and Engels took shots that were saved and missed high, then after the Huskies briefly got the ball on their half of the pitch, the Vaqueros came charging and Washington assisted Sukati's 74th-minute goal, making it 2-0. 
 
With 27 seconds remaining, Washington notched his third assist, delivering a pass across the box to feed Rivera. 
 
Junior forward Martin Tellez and junior defender Tristan Singh were among the contributors to a solid defensive performance in the second half, holding HCU to just one shot. Sophomore defender Anthony PattiWashington, Ankir, Cueceoglu, Engels and Sukati kept UTRGV's offense attacking to the final whistle to aid a stellar season finale. 
 
Houston Christian goalkeeper Alex Aitken made nine saves in the losing effort. 

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
68:55
UTRGV Jan Engels (3)
Assisted By: Michael Washington
GOAL by UTRGV Engels, Jan Assist by Washington, Michael.
73:17
UTRGV Kgodiso Sukati (4)
Assisted By: Michael Washington , Yusuf Cueceoglu
GOAL by UTRGV Sukati, Kgodiso Assist by Washington, Michael and Cueceoglu, Yusuf.
89:33
UTRGV Juan Rivera (3)
Assisted By: Michael Washington
GOAL by UTRGV Rivera, Juan Assist by Washington, Michael.

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