LIVE STATS / MATCH NOTES

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (September 2, 2017) – After a season-opening win over UC Colorado Springs, the Texas A&M International University men's soccer team return to the pitch on Sunday, Sept. 2, to face Fort Lewis in Wichita Falls. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. at Stang Park. A link for live stats can be found under the men's soccer schedule page.
 
A LOOK AT THE SERIES.
Sunday's match will mark the third time that the two schools have faced each other  and first at a neutral site. The Skyhawks lead the all-time series 2-0 having outscored TAMIU 7-2.
 
A QUICK REVIEW OF MATCH DAY ONE
The Dustdevils moved to 4-1 all-time in season openers at neutral sites with a a 1-0 victory over the Mountain Lions of UCCS in a physical match as the teams committed a combined 32 fouls.Both teams had chances in the first half to open the scoring but it was the Dustdevils who made the most out of their chances in front to the net.
 
Michael Iskander scored the games lone goal of the game in the 27^th minute after nice build up play fellow senior Yair Hernandez.  It was his sixth career goal and first career of the game-winning variety as Y. Hernandez now has recorded an assist in back-to-back seasons.
 
A LOOK AT FORT LEWIS
The Skyhawks fell to No. 6 Midwestern State 3-0 during Friday's season-opener for both teams at Stang Park in Wichita Falls. FLC was unable to overcome a first half goal from the Mustangs before allowing two more in the second half as they opened the season with a loss to MSU for the third straight season.
 
FLC had five different players record a shot against MSU with Salifu Jatta, Raul Pescador and Hakeem Rabiu puttuing theirs on target. Peter Byrne got the start in goal for the Skyhawks making one save while allowing three goals in his first career start.
 
Sean Cleary, Jatta and Onunmonu were all tabbed to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Presason Team before the season started while FLC as a team were tabbed to finish in a tie for fifth place. Jatta recorded seven assists in 19 games in 2016 while Onumonu had eight goals including two game winners.
 
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Senior Michael Iskander has been a featured piece of the Dustdevil midfield since arriving on campus in 2014. He entered his senior season having made 49 appearances and 45 starts playing over 3,500 minutes for TAMIU. But he did something on Friday that he had yet to do in his collegiate career and that was score a game-winning goal.
The Kirkcaldy, Scotland, native, playing with a heavy heart after the passing of his grandmother scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 27^th minute in his 50^th appearance at TAMIU on an assist from Yair Hernandez.
 
MAKING A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
The Dustdevils featured a few new faces in Friday's match against UCCS including three on the defensive side of the ball. Carlos Herrera, Keanue Born and Luis Diaz all opened their TAMIU careers with starts while Elias Perales got his first start up for the Dustdevils. The trio in back proved too much for UCCS to handle as they shut down one of the most powerful offenses in the NCAA Division II South Central Region.
Herrera, the only junior out of the bunch, made three huge saves at the end of the first half to maintain the Dustdevil's lead while Diaz and Born worked together to shut down Preseason All-RMAC performer Jake McAllister from recording a shot on goal. Perales battled up front against the tall, physical defenders of UCCS helping splitting time with Rafael Montabes.
 
NOT SO NEUTRAL FOR ARIAS
Claudio Arias is one win short of 120 as the head coach at TAMIU but it's his record at neutral site matches that may be the most impressive. During his 14-year tenure in Laredo, Arias has gone 11-2-1 in neutral site matches including Friday's win over UCCS.  A win over FLC on Sunday would mark the third time in his career that he has won two or more neutral site matches in a single season.
 
UP NEXT
The Dustdevils will return to Laredo for a week of training before opening up Heartland Conference on the road against #9 St. Edward's and Dallas Baptist on Sept. 14 and 16.