(April 16, 2021) Mena, Arkansas – Coming off a double overtime loss to Murray State, the Bucks looked to put another tally in the win column against Eastern Oklahoma State.
The Bucks controlled the first half in the midfield. Eastern Oklahoma made a few counters in the match, but the Bucks were able to regain possession each time. The Bucks only got 2 shots off but made one of them count. A ball was played to the corner and entered to the middle of the box by Maurice Theart (Parklands, South Africa) to Trev Lewis (Kitchener, Ontario). Trev played the ball to the feet of Dawson Sawyer (Brechin, Scotland). At the 28-minute mark, Dawson put it into the back of the net to make the game 1-0. That would be the score at the half.
In the 2nd half, Eastern got possession and maintained it for the first few minutes, but the Bucks countered. Nine minutes into the half, Cedrick Price (Witchita, Kansas) found Maurice Theart on a run. Maurice would score at the 54:15 mark in the match. After the goal, the Bucks got another opportunity before Eastern flipped the field.
After Eastern was unsuccessful on a corner kick, the Bucks countered. Paolo Mignacco (Genoa, Italy) played the ball across the box, and the Eastern keeper missed play the ball to allow Trev Lewis to find the back of the net to make it 3-0 at the 68:55 mark.
With the Bucks attacking and maintaining possession, a corner kick opportunity resulted in another Bucks goal. Dawson Sawyer played a great ball and found the head of Ross Wilson (Wishaw, Scotland). Ross put it past the Eastern keeper at the 77:10 mark. The goal made it 4-0 and that would be the final score.
Combining for the clean sheet on the day, Edward Garcia (De Queen, AR) and Jose Lopez-Ocon (La Grange, TX) combined for 3 saves on the day.
The Bucks play again on Wednesday, April 21st, at home verses Crowder College.
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