Box Score San Antonio - The fifth-ranked Trinity Tigers
men overcame a one-goal halftime deficit to edge the Hendrix
Warriors 3-2 Sunday afternoon in a Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference matchup.
Trinity, which wrapped up its regular-season home schedule,
remained undefeated at 12-0-2 and 7-0-0 SCAC. Hendrix now stands at
7-7-3 and 3-4-1 SCAC.
Senior All-America midfielder Zach Garcia blasted home the
game-winning goal in the 73rd minute of play. Sophomore
All-American Yuri Ribeiro supplied the assist, his second of the
game. Garcia registered his fifth goal of the season, along with
his fourth game-winner.
The Tigers struck first as senior midfielder Andrew Soares scored
in the 10th minute, on an assist from sophomore midfielder Darren
McAfee.
But the Warriors Duncan Keegan scored two goals in the 30th and
39th minutes, as Hendrix led 2-1 going into halftime.
Tiger sophomore midfielder Jeff Hayes evened up the game with a
goal in the 66th minute, as Ribeiro picked up his first assist.
Trinity's offense geared up in the second half, as the Tigers
outshot the Warriors 13-4, and 8-1 on goal. In total shots, Trinity
led 27-8, and 15-3 on the mark in the game.
The defending SCAC champion Tigers go on the road next weekend to
finish up their regular-season conference schedule. Trinity travels
to Austin College (Sherman, Texas) next Friday, and to the
University of Dallas (Irving, Texas) on Sunday.
Trinity will compete in the SCAC Championship Tournament Nov. 4-6
at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala. The tournament
winner will earn an automatic bid to the NCA Division III
playoffs.