EDMOND, Okla. – Texas A&M International University men's soccer (9-4-1, 5-2-0 LSC) claimed a convincing 5-0 Lone Star Conference road victory over the Oklahoma Christian Eagles (4-8-0, 1-5-0 LSC) from Dustdevil Soccer Field on Saturday evening. With the victory, TAMIU improves to 7-3-0 against the Eagles dating back to the 2012 campaign.
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The Dustdevils piled on a season-best five goals ignited by Nadav Datner's goal in the 20th minute that got past Eagle goalkeeper Anthony Trabichet to give them a 1-0 edge.
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In the 36th minute, midfielder David Martinez extended TAMIU's lead to a pair of goals as he finished a feed from Johan Portales.   Â
Ian Arendse tried put the Eagles on the board, however Dustdevil goalkeeper Josh Jones stopped the attempt with 38 seconds remaining in the opening half that would ultimately send the 2-0 match into the break.Â
In the second half, the Datner netted his second goal of the match at 69:45 to give the Dustdevils a comfortable three-goal cushion (3-0). The goal marked Datner's second multi-goal game of the season.Â
Only 1:42 after Datner's second goal, TAMIU midfielder Magnus Poulsen scored his first-career goal to extend their lead to four (4-0).Â
Ruben Nielsen scored the final goal of the match on a feed from Poulsen to settle the 5-0 final.
Jones protected the net for TAMIU in the opening 78:12 of play and registered three saves before Heuser closed out the match. Trabichet made seven stops in defeat for the Eagles.Â
TAMIU recorded a season-high 29 shots and outshot OC (29-10). The Dustdevils held the advantage in shots on goal (12-4) while OC led the way in corner kicks (6-5).
The Dustdevils will return home to host Lubbock Christian (8-4-1, 4-1-1 LSC) for a Lone Star Conference showdown on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.