The Louisiana College men's soccer team took another big step towards reaching their first-ever ASC Tournament appearance with a 3-1 road win over rival East Texas Baptist on Thursday night in Marshall, TX.
 
The Wildcats struck first in the 11^th minute when ETBU goalie Cody Hopson was unable to stop a shot from Caio Sousa despite getting his hands on the ball. It was Sousa's team-leading sixth goal of the season and gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
 
ETBU would tie the match in the 21^st minute with a goal from Jorge Carreon, but freshman Greg McDoom would answer that with a goal in the 40^th minute off of an assist from Fellipe Albuquerque to give LC a 2-1 lead before halftime.
 
In the 78^th minute Albuquerque would get loose and fire a shot that was deflected by Hopson, but Kevin Mayorga was right there to grab the deflected shot and lob it over Hopson to give LC the 3-1 lead, which was the eventual final score.
 
The win moved LC's record to 8-7 on the year, which is a new school record for most wins in a single-season by the LC men's program, beating the previous record of 7 set a season ago. More importantly, the 3-1 win puts LC alone in 3^rd place in the ASC standings, just behind Texas-Dallas and Mississippi College.
 
LC will have a chance to improve their postseason fate when Texas-Dallas comes to Pineville for a 7:00 PM matchup against the Wildcats in Wildcat Stadium next Thursday, a game that will have big implications on the ASC Tournament seedings.