ROUND ROCK, Texas -- After fourth-seeded Hendrix College and fifth-seeded Austin College battled for 110 minutes without a decision, it was the 'Roos who found the net on all three of their penalty kicks and advanced to the semifinal round for the first time since 2019 Thursday evening at the 2025 SCAC Men's Soccer Tournament which is being contested at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. Official Championships Website | Tournament Stats | Photo Album | Interview w/ Head Coach Taylor Goyen and first-year goalkeeper Patrick Bassett
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sophomore midfielder Jay Facundo notched his second goal of the season in the 21st minute to give Austin College the early lead. Sophomore midfielder Marco Guzman assisted on the goal - chalking up his fourth helper of the season.
- Hendrix's Conner Smith pumped in the equalizer in the 73rd minute - his second of the season - to pump new life into the Warriors.
- From there, the two teams battled through the remainder of regulatlon and two overtime periods before deciding the advancing team in PKs.
- Luis Garza-Rios, Pierce Wear and Sam Spencer nailed each of their PK attempts while for Austin College while only Joseph Avila was successful out of the four attempts taken by Hendrix.
- Hendrix held a slight 20-17 shots advantage, with each team taking four shots in the overtime periods. The Warriors took seven corners to the four taken by the 'Roos.
AUSTIN COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Jay Facundo (M): 3 shots, 2 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Jesse Contreras (D): 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
- Marco Guzman (M): 1 assist
- Patrick Bassett (GK): 110 minutes, 1 goal allowed, 8 saves
HENDRIX COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Conner Smith (M): 3 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Caleb Nichols (M): 3 shots 1 shots on goal
- Tripp Ortega III (F): 4 shots
- Gregorio Medina Armas (GK): 110 minutes, 1 goal allowed, 6 saves
NOTABLES
- Thursday night's PK affair was the first men's tournament quarterfinal to be decided in PKs since St. Thomas advanced over Texas Lutheran by the same 3-1 advantage - even though that game was scoreless through regulation and overtime.
- The last time Austin College won a SCAC men's soccer tournament in PKs (2017), head coach Taylor Goyen was a junior on that squad.
- Hendrix College ends its season with an 8-8-2 mark.
UP NEXT
Austin College (8-6-3) will face top-seeded Colorado College in tomorrow's first men's semifinal which is scheduled to kickoff at 5:00 pm CT.
