No. 8 Men's Soccer Posts Another Clean Sheet

SAN ANTONIO – It has now been 1,095 minutes since a team has scored a goal during live play against the eighth-ranked St. Mary's Men's Soccer team, as they shut out another opponent on Wednesday evening, defeating Midwestern State 2-0.
 
It was the third consecutive clean sweep for the Rattlers (9-0-5, 5-0-1 Lone Star Conference) and the 11th in the past 12 matches as UT Permian Basin scored on a penalty kick back on Oct. 8.
 
Wednesday was a physical affair as the two teams were called for a combined 33 fouls and each keeper made one save as a pair of midfielders found the back of the net for the Rattlers.
 
With a little over two minutes remaining in the first half, junior Dani Gimena (Ondara, Alicante, Spain) scored his first goal of the year on a rebound off a blocked shot by junior Juan Valdez (Ascuncion, Paraguay) for the game-winning goal.
 
Six minutes into the second half, senior Sebastian Rivera (Laredo, Texas) took a free kick that found a streaking Deni Cresto (Curitiba, Parana, Brazil) for the second goal of the evening and his second of the year.
 
The win snaps a three-match losing streak against the Mustangs and is just the fifth in the 39-game history, however four of the victories for the Rattlers have come since the start of the 2019 seeason.
 
St. Mary's faces another tough test on Saturday as it travels to Lubbock Christian for a 5 p.m. kickoff. The Chaps are 4-1-1 in league action after beating Texas A&M International 2-1 on Wednesday night.