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Joe Garcia
4
Winner Fort Hays St. FHSU (5-2-1, 2-0-0)
1
Northeastern State NSU (6-1-0, 0-1-0)
Winner
Fort Hays St. FHSU
(5-2-1, 2-0-0)
4
Final
1
Northeastern State NSU
(6-1-0, 0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fort Hays St. FHSU 0 4 4
Northeastern State NSU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Garcia breaks NSU Consecutive Goal Record in 4-1 loss to Fort Hays

TAHLEQUAH  – Joe Garcia set a NSU program record with a goal in his seventh straight match but the #8-ranked RiverHawks could not overcome four second half goals by #21-Fort Hays State to fall 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.  The RiverHawks senior broke his own record that was set last season following a blocked penalty kick in the 76th minute while trailing 3-0 to the Tigers.  With the loss, Northeastern State falls to 6-1 (0-1 MIAA), while the Tigers go to 5-2-1 (2-0 MIAA).
 
TURNING POINT
Leading 3-1 following Garcia's goal in the 76th minute, the Tigers halted NSU's momentum three minutes later with a goal of their own.
 
IN THE BOX SCORE
  • Fort Hays State led the RiverHawks in shots taken, 22-19; Northeastern State did lead 16-to-11 in shots in the second half.
  • Trevor Reed paced NSU with four shots on-goal.
  • Fort Hays State had ten saves and its defense blocked four NSU shots.
PERFORMANCES TO HIGHLIGHT
  • Sunday's loss snapped a 14 match home winning streak for the RiverHawks that dated back to Sept. 7, 2017 against Midwestern State.
  • 29th career goal for Garcia.
  • Since 2011, the RiverHawks are 7-7-5 against Fort Hays State.
UP NEXT
The RiverHawks will be on the road next visiting Lindenwood on Friday for a 1 p.m. start.
 
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