FORT WORTH, TX: The Texas Wesleyan University Men's Soccer team (4-10-1, 2-6-1 SAC) suffered a 4-1 loss against No. 23 Wayland Baptist University (13-2-1, 7-1-1 SAC) on Senior Day at Martin Field Saturday night.
Prior to the game, the Rams honored seniors
Dominik Hueble,
Uriel Pacheco,
Micah Day,
Yohan Shirazi,
Luis Pumarejo, and
Ross McArthur for their outstanding contribution the TXWES Men's Soccer Program.
The Pioneers stayed in range of a Sooner Athletic Conference regular season championship with the win. WBU trails No. 24 Southwestern Christian by just two points in the standings. If the Pioneers defeat SAGU in their final regular season game, they would claim that top spot in the SAC standings.
Anthony Atilola staked the Rams to an early lead with an impressive goal in the 31st minute. Atilola wound up and juked one defender before ripping the lower right corner of the goal from 30 yards out.
James Quinn tied the game off an assist from Ricardo Ramos just before halftime.
In the second half, the Pioneers got unassisted goals from Alex Castillo and James Quinn in the 48th and 61st minutes. Quin nthen assisted James Westfield in the 78th minute to cap the scoring at 4-1.
Wayland outshot Texas Wesleyan 23-7 in the game and led 9-1 in corner kicks.
Bastian Blumenberg made seven saves in the loss. Wayland's Ziggy Camejo needed just one save to preserve the win.
The Rams will play their regular season finale on Halloween when they travel to Oklahoma City to take on Mid-America Christian University. That game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.
Ramblings
- The Rams and Pioneers played in four different sports on Saturday. The two schools split the day with the Rams posting a 3-0 win in Volleyball and a 6-1 win in Women's Soccer. WBU took the football game 54-24 and won in men's soccer 4-1.
- The Rams are now 19-22-5 all-time in SAC play, while Wayland Baptist took a 5-4 edge in the all-time series. The Rams lead Mid-America Christian 3-1-1 all-time.
