Greyhounds down Missouri Southern, 1-0
Robinson’s goal in 51st minute leads ENMU to victory

JOPLIN, MO. — The Eastern New Mexico University men's soccer team won its second conference game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 25, defeating Missouri Southern University 1-0.

Albert Robinson (Fr., F, Lawton, OK/MacArthur HS) scored the game’s only goal at 50:08, giving the Greyhounds (4-5-1 overall, 2-4-0 Southwest Soccer Conference) a crucial conference road win. With the loss, Missouri Southern drops to 1-6-2 overall and 0-5-2 in the SSC.

Leif Craddock (So., GK, Amarillo, TX/West Texas A&M University), the SSC’s reigning Defensive Player of the Week, stopped all six shots he faced, pitching his first shutout of the season and improving his record to 2-4-1. Craddock split a shutout on Friday, Sept. 17 with Grant Shanahan (Fr., GK, Albuquerque, NM/Sandia HS) in the first conference win in Greyhound Soccer history, a 2-0 victory over St. Edward’s University.

The Hounds outshot Missouri Southern 19-11 in the match, getting eight shots on goal to MSU’s six. Robinson led the way with five shots in the contest (two on net), while Keith Vargas (So., F, Rio Rancho, NM/Rio Rancho HS), Joseph Alvarez (Sr., M, Oklahoma City, OK/West Texas A&M) and Martin Gallegos (So., F, Roswell, NM/College of the Southwest) each posted three shots.

Travis Haight made seven saves in the loss for the Lions.

Alvarez was given a yellow card at the 42:07 mark for ENMU, while Missouri Southern’s Patrick Hill was cautioned at 64:11. The Lions committed 13 fouls to Eastern’s 12.

ENMU is off until Tuesday, Oct. 5, when it heads to Canyon, Texas for a conference matchup with West Texas A&M. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m. MDT.