Oct. 12, 2007

Final Stats

Texas A&M International University snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-2 non-conference win over Northeastern State on Friday afternoon in Tahlequah, Okla.

Freshman Arnoldo Presas scored his first career goal in the 10th minute to push TAMIU to a 1-0 lead. Jorge Zanata was credited with the assist on that score. Northeastern State's Clark Bradford scored an unassisted goal in the 26th minute and the game would go to halftime tied 1-1.

TAMIU (4-5-2) would break open the tie with goals by Andreas Eliasson in the 55th minute and Adeyemi Gill in the 66th minute. Sean Hughes would score for NSU (4-8-1) in the 87th minute but that would not be enough for the RiverHawks.

Northeastern State finished with a 16-10 advantage in shots taken and an 8-6 edge in shots on goal. Noé Pantoja turned in a solid outing for the Dustdevils, finishing with six saves.

TAMIU returns to Heartland Conference play with a game at Newman on Sunday. The two teams tied 0-0 on Sept. 7 in Laredo.