Texas Lutheran University

SEGUIN â€" The high tension of overtime soccer may not be new to Texas Lutheran Men's Soccer, having now played in six overtime affairs this year, but scoring that game-winning goal to end it never stops being exciting.
 
On Friday, it was Isaac Lopez who sent the Bulldogs home happy after his overtime goal in the 93rd minute propelled TLU to a 1-0 home win over Austin College.
 
Lopez's goal came off the work of Colin Nunley and Andrew Leibl, who got the play started with a long pass that opened up Nunley down the sideline. Nunley crossed the ball into the box toward the near post where he found a running Lopez for the game winner.
 
It was the second time in a week the Bulldogs had defeated Austin College in overtime. Last Friday, they again scored the game's only goal in the first overtime period to win it.
 
The win improved Texas Lutheran's record to 5-5-2 overall and 3-4-1 in the SCAC. Austin College dropped to 0-9-3 overall and 0-6-1 in conference action.
 
The Bulldogs had plenty of chances to get on the scoreboard before Lopez's overtime theatrics. They outshot the 'Roos 23-8 for the game and recorded 12 shots on goal compared to just one for Austin College.
 
The pressure really mounted in the second half, where TLU managed 14 total shots while holding the 'Roos to four.
 
The Bulldogs' best chance to score before overtime came late in the second half. A corner kick set up a frantic moment that saw three different Bulldog headers towards the goal. The first two were blocked and the third hit the crossbar and went out of play.
 
Texas Lutheran goalkeeper Jonathan Michael (Coppell, Texas) recorded his sixth shutout of the year on Friday. The junior only needed to make one save on the day.
 
The Bulldogs will play their second game in this four-game home stand on Sunday afternoon. They will take on Dallas at noon as they look to avenge a 1-0 loss just a week ago to the Crusaders. Live video and live stats will be available via tlubulldogs.com.