ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana Christian University men's soccer program survived a major upset scare from the Texas College Steers on Saturday, needing a second penalty kick winner from Sergio Pita Martin in the past three days to come away with back-to-back 1-0 victories on the week, the latest one coming with just nine seconds left in the match.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian – 1
  • Texas College – 0

 

• Records
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian (7-1-2, 4-0-1 Red River)
  • Texas College (3-6, 1-5 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Alexandria, Louisiana – Generals Soccer Field

  

• Series History
  • Steers Lead 5-4 (44.4%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W4) | Steers' Last Win: August 30, 2019 (5-0)

 
Wildcats Top Performers: 
 

• Pita Martin carries a trait that can not be taught, coming in clutch, nailing the game-winning PK with the Cats under ten ticks away from a tie, his third penalty kick conversion of the past four games.

 

• Rodrigo Silva did his job, drawing up a second straight clean sheet with one save as he now has two-and-a-half shutouts in 2024.

 

• Lucas Lima took a career-high four shots including two on-target while Shakeem Walters and Pedro Sao Tiago each registered season-bests with four shots as well as a pair of SOGs.

 

• Adrian Amoros Navarro logged three shots (one on-goal) and Thiago Lopes put two shots towards the net, one of which aimed between the pipes.

 
Record Book Watch:
 
Career
 

• Joao Pedro Giraldez Franco is now the school's all-time co-leader of matches played, appearing in his 72nd match as a Wildcat, tied with Maxime Demers (2005-08) for most at LCU.

 

• Walters is hot on JP's trail as he sits in a three-way tie for third place on the same leaderboard, two games behind the top rung of the ladder.

 
Team 
 

• The squad's seven wins and two ties moves them into fifth for wins in a single season, its four-match winning streak is the third-best for the Orange and Blue, and the six-contest unbeaten streak ranks fourth-longest.

 

• Elsewhere, their third shutout puts the unit alone in sixth in year 27 and that fourth penalty kick goal of the season is tied with the 2007 club for the most ever.

 
Next:
  

• The LCU Wildcats take to the pitch versus Texarkana on Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. in what will be the start of a pivotal home weekend for the Orange and Blue.

 

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