PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University men's soccer program received contributions from all over the pitch as it built a commanding 4-0 halftime lead, allowing the Mustangs to creep closer with a pair of goals by Yahir Chacon, but never having their three points threatened during a 4-2 dub.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian – 4
  • Southwest (New Mexico) – 2

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (4-1-2, 1-0-1 Red River)
  • Southwest-New Mexico (3-2-1, 1-1-1 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Wildcat Field

  

• Series History
  • Wildcats Lead 4-0 (100%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W4) | Mustangs' Last Win: N/A

 
Wildcats Top Performers: 
 

• Lucas Lima has had a monster week, scoring the lone LCU goal in the Red River Rivalry and then recording his second career multi-assist outing against USW.

 

• When Sergio Pita Martin shoots, more times than not he scores, as the program's all-time goal leader tacked on another Thursday, sailing his one attempt into the goal on a penalty kick.

 

• Victor Silva is on the scoreboard for the first time at a four-year institution, hammering home a goal in his second appearance for Coach Castillo 16 seconds prior to the halftime horn sounding.

 

• A long scoreless drought of nine games finally came to an end for Shakeem Walters, lunging horizontal to the ground to head in the game-winning goal for his first points of any kind since the 2023 RRAC Semifinals. He logged a contest-best three shots, two on-goal.

 

• Adrian Amoros Navarro made sure to keep his distance in the record books right where it was at the start of the day, finding paydirt just 9:03 into the ballgame while also getting off three shot attempts.

 

• Tarika Abdala was credited with the assist on Silva's score, his first point of the year and second assist of his tenure.

 

• Joao Pedro Giraldez Franco and Matej Motycka each placed a shot on-goal, Thiago Lopes took a pair of shots, and Pedro Sao Tiago sent one in that general vicinity too.

 
Record Book Watch:
 
Career
 

• Lima can now lay claim as one of the three best wingmen in LCU history, notching his ninth and tenth career assists to tie with former teammate Alvaro Tudanca (2021-22) for third all-time.

 

• Pita Martin scooched next to Lewis Lauve (2005-06, 2008) for a share of fourth in shots taken, each standing on 85 while Walters broke his deadlock with Tudanca regarding shots-on-goal, moving into sole possession of third among all players at 45.

 

• Speaking of the two legends above, Martin is now deadlocked with a trio of those who came before him as kings of the PK goals as he collected his third Thursday while Walters escaped a logjam of third place occupants for game-winners, producing his fifth versus the Stangs to put him alone with the "bronze medal".

 
Team
 

• Improving to 4-1-2 already has the Wildcats sporting its seventh-highest win total in program history, with both ties adding an extra victory to the tally.

 

• With a dozen assists now on the ledger, LCU pulled into a tie at #10 on the single-season list with the 2001 team while their second goal off of an opponent's penalty inside the box is good for fourth all-time.

 
Game
 

• Lima's multi-assist showing was the 21st time in the school's 462nd matchup that someone had put together two or more in 90 minutes of work.

 
Next:
  

• PQC arrives on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. approximate start time with the two feline mascots battle it out on "The Hill".

 

---

 
Follow the men's soccer program on Facebook (@LCUMSOC), Twitter/X (@LCU_MSOC) and Instagram (@LCU.MSOC).

Follow the Wildcats on Facebook (@LCUAthletics), Twitter/X (@LCU_Wildcats) and Instagram (@LCU_Wildcats).