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Oct. 3 Men's Soccer Recaps
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	Jaime Ibarra, SMU

Oct. 3, 2012

IRVING, Texas – No. 25 SMU held off No. 20 Tulsa, 1-0, Wednesday night to move to the top of the Conference USA table, improving to 3-0 in league play. UCF won its C-USA opener against FIU, getting a penalty kick from Deshorn Brown in the 64^th minute for the game’s lone goal. Marshall’s offense was on display during a 7-0 win against Asbury – its second seven-goal match of the season – as the Herd improved to 8-1-1 for the season.

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This week’s schedule

Wednesday, October 3

*at (25) SMU 1, (20) Tulsa 0

No. 25 SMU earned a 1-0 win against No. 20 Tulsa Wednesday night at Westcott Field in Dallas, Texas.

Brenden Lee scored the lone goal in the contest as he scored off a combination from Tyler Engel and Damian Rosales at the 50:54 mark to give the Mustangs the win. Tulsa Men's Soccer Page │SMU Men's Soccer Page

at Marshall 7, Asbury 0

Marshall topped Asbury 7-0 Wednesday with six different Marshall players finding the back of the net. The victory improved Marshall to 8-1-1 on the season and gave senior goalkeeper Daniel Withrow 7.5 career shutouts to tie the single-season record set by Taly Goode back in 2000.

The Herd’s opening goal arrived just 33 seconds into the match when freshman Nick Edginton rose to head home a Tom Jackson throw-in for his first collegiate goal. Seven minutes later, Edginton turned provider as he assisted fellow freshman Jack Hopkins’ fourth goal of the year, before Tom Jackson finished a Cade Parton cross to add to his team leading tally of six goals and give the Herd a 3-0 advantage heading into halftime. Marshall Men's Soccer Page

*at UCF 1, FIU 0

Thanks to a penalty kick goal from Deshorn Brown, the UCF men’s soccer team opened Conference USA play Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over FIU at the UCF Soccer Complex. With the triumph over FIU, who entered the match with only one loss on the season, the Knights (4-3-2, 1-0-0 C-USA) picked up their second-straight shutout victory.

After being fouled inside the box, Brown beat FIU (6-2-2, 0-1-1) keeper Robin Spiegel on the penalty kick in the 64^th minute. The goal was Brown’s eighth of the year. The forward has now scored in six-consecutive games. FIU Men's Soccer Page │UCF Men's Soccer Page

at Missouri State 1, Memphis 0 (OT) Memphis Men's Soccer Page

(14) Indiana 4, at Kentucky 1 Kentucky Men's Soccer Page

Saturday, October 6

Marshall at Evansville 6 p.m.

*(RV) UAB at FIU 6 p.m.

*Kentucky at (25) SMU 7 p.m.

Sunday, October 7

*UCF at South Carolina 2:30 p.m.

*Conference-USA match; all times Central

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