Four Lone Star Conference men’s soccer teams completed undefeated weeks with No. 16 St. Mary’s, Midwestern State, UT Permian Basin and UT Tyler all picking up league wins on Tuesday.
 
            LSC teams are competing in an eight-game single round-robin schedule with one game against each conference opponent. The LSC Men’s Soccer Championship will include the top four teams based on conference points. The tournament will begin with semifinal matches on Saturday, April 10, and conclude with the championship match on Monday, April 12.
 
            LSC schedule and results available here: https://lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=msoc
 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Alonso Rodriguez, St. Mary's, JR, International Business, MF, Salamanca, Spain, Colegio Montessori Salamanca
Alonso Rodriguez led No. 16 St. Mary's to a comeback victory on the road over Lubbock Christian on Tuesday with his first brace as a Rattler. Rodriguez struck first, scoring the first goal of the match in the 10th minute to give the StMU a 1-0 lead. Following a pair of LCU goals inside of two minutes to close the first half, the Rattlers trailed 2-1. The Rattlers found an equalizer in the 87th minute the game-winner, and with just 34 seconds left in the match, the junior rocketed in a header from an StMU corner to secure the victory. Rodriguez took just two shots on goal, both found the back of the net for four points.
 
DEFENSIVE
Todd Fuller, UT Tyler, FR, Finance, DEF, Frisco, Texas, Wakeland HS
Todd Fuller scored the lone goal and played a key part in a Patriot defensive effort that shutout Texas A&M International for a 1-0 victory. Fuller's game-winning goal came in the 29th minute when he connected on a ball over the top of TAMIU’s defense and notched his first goal of the season. Fuller and the rest of the UTT back line hung tough against a quality Dustdevil attack throughout the rest of the match. That effort kept TAMIU in check limiting the Dustdevils to just five shots on goal in the second half.

GOALKEEPER
Mathias Eriksen, UT Tyler, SO, Marketing, DEF, Vejle, Denmark, Campus Vejle
Mathias Eriksen recorded six saves to record his second clean sheet of the Spring 2021 season in UT Tyler's 1-0 shutout victory over Texas A&M International. He made a key save with less than five minutes remaining in the contest to keep the clean sheet intact and matched his season-high save total with his sixth stops in the game, including four in the second half. He faced a total of seven shots on goal in the contest as his back line stood strong in the Patriot win.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive
F-24    Fernando Flores, Lubbock Christian
M-3     Trevor Amann, Midwestern State
M-10   Giancarlo Saldana, West Texas A&M
M-17   Giancarlo Saldana, West Texas A&M (2)
M-24   Alonso Rodriguez, St. Mary's
 
Defensive
F-24    Jonathan Woods, Lubbock Christian
M-3     Colby Parton, Midwestern State
M-10   Aaron Rich, Texas A&M International
M-17   Liam Morrison, St. Mary's
M-24   Todd Fuller, UT Tyler

Goalkeeper
F-24    Braxton Thorne, Lubbock Christian
M-3     Mathias Eriksen, UT Tyler
M-10   Anthony Trabichet, Oklahoma Christian
M-17   Andre Schlaefli, St. Mary's
M-24   Mathias Eriksen, UT Tyler (2)

SELECTED NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
      Trevor Amann, Midwestern State, registered his fourth brace of the year in the Mustangs’ 6-0 victory over DBU. The senior also added his first assist to earn a career-high five points in the match. Amann converted on five shots with three forcing a save from the keeper. In his 57 minutes, the Colorado native put up a 0.400 shot percent and 0.600 shot on goal percentage. The forward helped MSU move to an overall 4-2-1 record, including a 3-2-1 mark in conference play.