Austin College 1 - 0 Birmingham Southern

The team was looking to bounce back after the game Friday. We came out focused and ready to play. It took us the first few minutes to get into the game, but we soon found the net. After a scramble back and forth in the box, freshman Chris Stein found the ball and tucked a goal away into the far post. Chris has really come on strong in creating offense production.

We played well in the first half, with a mixture of possessing and playing direct. Senior Matt Dickinson made a big time save when he came out on a 1v1 at the top of the box. He kept us in the lead going into the half.

The first ten minutes of the second half would be crucial for us. We came out strong and won a corner kick within a minute, and would continue to press for those ten minutes. Our defense was tested today, but we earned the shutout. Junior Nate Noel came into the second half in goal, and kept us in the game when he stopped a shot from close range. He blocked it with his foot and covered it up. Our boys were very positive on the sidelines and their encouragement helped bring in the win.

We will be working this week for a couple of big games next weekend...starting with Trinity on a Friday night. Congrats on the win boys, lets get some more. Go Roos.

Austin College 2 - 4 Millsaps

We had a tough game on Friday. We went up early when Chris Stein found Alex Dawson on a corner kick. Millsaps answered with two goals, but Tommy Haney sent a through ball to Sam Temple for the equalizer into half-time. We saw some good things in the second half, but Millsaps came out a little stronger and put in 2 more. We were very upset with the game, but we knew what needed to be fixed for our next game.

Austin College 2 - 2 ETBU

Tuesday was a long day for all of us. We left campus and headed for the 3 hour bus ride around 3 pm. Game time was set for 7:30, and we were ready to finally play a match.

We started the game strong and played well in the first half. Captain and Senior, Miles Vaughn put a goal away from beyond the 18 to give us a 1-0 lead into half time. The second half proved to be a test for us. ETBU scored 2 goals on us in the second half. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. We thought we should have won that game, but ETBU played well and was a good opponent.

Our freshman have proven to be a great class. Chris Stein served a corner and found Kyle Fitzpatrick for the game tying header. The goal went into the statistics as :07 seconds after ETBU scored on us. Coach Hudson checked the NCAA D-III records, and that goal puts us into the record books!!! Austin College and ETBU will go into the books as second fastest consecutive goals scored by opposing teams. Awesome.

We open Conference play this weekend with Millsaps on Friday at 2pm. Go Roos.

Austin College 0 - 5 UT Dallas

Tough game. We drove down to UTD yesterday after the players got out of class. Training was good this week leading up to the game, and we felt confident in what we could do.

We went down early in the first half when UTD hit a good free kick around our wall. A few minutes later one of their midfielders dribbled through our defense and put one away in the corner. Although we went into the half down by 3 goals, we came out fighting. The resilience of our team is something to be proud of. We came out hard and never gave up. The final score was 5-0, but we walked away knowing what we need to work on. We played a good opponent in UTD, but we know we can play better.

We will take this and put it behind us and move forward to training this week. Our match against ETBU has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23rd. We are 2-2 this year, and in a better spot than we were a year ago today. We thank those of you for coming out to support us, it helps us stay positive and look at the coming potential in the team.

GAME POSTPONED!

Due to the threat of Hurricane Ike, the game at ETBU has been postponed to a date yet to be determined. It is disappointing news, but the conditions would definitely not be ideal for soccer. We wish for the safety of all in the path.

The team will continue to practice this weekend and prepare for a strong UTD squad on Tuesday.

-Nathan