Friday 7th October 2016
Kick off 19.00 Actual 19.01
Jacksonville College Jaguars 1 Coastal Bend College Cougars 2, attendance 85
10′ 0-1
29′ 1-1
53′ 1-2
@ Washington Avenue
Jacksonville, TX 75766
No admission or programme.
I had seen the visitors earlier this season, albeit in a friendly, but they were just as impressive, especially going forward.
The following photos are of poor quality due to camera malfunction.
Tuesday 4th October 2016
Kick off 16.00 Actual 16.20
Ranger College Rangers 2 Eastern Oklahoma State College Mountaineers 1, attendance 60
14′ 0-1
21′ 1-1
66′ 2-1
@ 1100, College Circle
Ranger, TX 76470
No admission or programme.
Another late kick off due to the women’s game beforehand overrunning. Oklahoma had a man red carded two minutes after going behind, with Ranger having a man sent off themselves with ten minutes left.
Division 4 (Fall Season)
Sunday 2nd October 2016
Kick off 15.00 Actual 15.11
El Diablo Blanco 0 Lone Star Republic 1, attendance 13
73′ 0-1
@ Samuell Garland Park, Pitch 15
11500, McCree Road
Dallas, TX 75218
No admission or programme.
This was my second visit here, having previously done a game on Pitch 7. Today’s game was on a pitch only used occasionally for N.T.P.S.A. matches and easy to see why. There are at least 2 plastic manhole covers on the pitch and the pitch markings themselves are certainly not done to correct measurements.
Lone Star Republic remain top of the league with this win, but left it late. According to their Manager they had five regulars missing today, but still had too much for the team in 4th place.
American Southwest Conference
Saturday 1st October 2016
Kick off 19.30 Actual 19.31
University Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders 2 Concordia University Texas Tornados 0, attendance 348
4′ 1-0
41′ 2-0
@ Cru Soccer Field
University Drive
Belton, TX 76513
No admission
Programme free, 4 pages.
This was a perfect double with this afternoons game as it was on the way home and only a few miles off route. It always looked like a home win once the hosts went in front early on and it may have made for an interesting finish if Concordia had converted a penalty five minutes from time.
Red River Athletic Conference
Saturday 1st October 2016
Kick off 15.00 Actual 15.10
Huston -Tillotson University Rams 3 University of the Southwest Mustangs 0, attendance 85
3′ 1-0
17′ 2-0
85′ 3-0
@ Onion Creek Soccer Complex, Pitch 4
5600, East William Cannon Drive
Austin, TX 78744
No admission or programme.
Onion Creek Soccer Complex is a multi pitch job, Pitch 4 perhaps being the main one as it has the grass banking along the side giving it a slightly more enclosed feel than the other pitches. One thing of note was how the crowd thinned out once the women’s game finished , having played on the same pitch our game would be on- they were into the last 10 minutes when I arrived.
Heartland Conference
Thursday 29th September 2016
Kick off 19.00 Actual 19.02
Midwestern State University Mustangs 2 Texas A&M International University Dustdevils 0, attendance 729
38′ 1-0
55′ 2-0
@ MSU Soccer Field
Louis J. Rodriguez Drive
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
$6 Admission
Team Sheet, free.
After visiting S.M.U. Mustangs on Tuesday, it was a trip to M.S.U. Mustangs tonight. For me it was a mere 136 mile drive northwest, but for the visitors, based in Laredo, on the Mexican border, it was 537 miles. This just shows how vast the state of Texas is.
M.S.U. won it more comfortably than the score line suggests. Having already missed a penalty after 16 minutes, they then missed a second after 75 minutes following a red card for the visitors, the result of this one being awarded.
Tuesday 27th September 2016
Kick off 19.00 Actual 19.02
Southern Methodist University Mustangs 3 Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles 1, attendance 603
32′ 0-1
67′ 1-1
75′ 2-1
87′ 3-1
@ Westcott Field
6000, Ownby Drive
University Park, TX 75205
$6 Admission
Team Sheet, free, double sided.
This is the first University ‘soccer’ match I have attended where car parking wasn’t free. $7 seemed a bit steep, parked in the multi storey that backs onto one end of the stadium.
Westcott Field hosted an F.C. Dallas match in this years U.S. Open Cup and is a venue under threat as S.M.U. are looking to build a new ‘soccer’ stadium elsewhere on the campus.
As for the game, despite trailing for most of the match, S.M.U. always looked like going on to win it once they had drawn level.
Monday 26th September 2016
Kick off 16.00 Actual 16.05
Paris Junior College Dragons 1 Hill College Rebels 3, attendance 30
11′ 0-1
50′ 0-2
71′ 1-2 (pen)
89′ 1-3
@ Noyes Stadium
1230, 24th Street Southeast
Paris, TX 75460
No admission or programme.
I was only able to confirm the venue for this one at around 1.30pm, which was cutting it fine as it is a 108 mile drive northeast. It was well worth the effort though, for a stadium that was obviously used for American Football originally and also Athletics, judging by the old track round the pitch.
Hill were always in control and even missed a penalty of their own a minute before adding their third goal.
National Association Intercollegiate Athletics
Sunday 25th September 2016
Kick off 16.00
Dallas Christian College Crusaders v Southwestern Adventist University Knights, MATCH POSTPONED
@ 2700, Christian Parkway
Farmers Branch, TX 75234.
There was no way of checking this one on the day, so I can only assume that the very brief rain shower at 9am was the reason for it being called off. Their website just says cancelled due to weather.
Heartland Conference
Saturday 24th September 2016
Kick off 13.00 Actual 13.03
St. Edwards University Hilltoppers 4 University Texas-Permian Basin Falcons 1, attendance 188
@ Lewis-Chen Family Field
3001, South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
No admission or programme.
St. Edwards were far too strong, maintaining their 100% start with their eighth win of the season.
