The 25th-ranked Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer team pushed its win streak to three games with a 1-0 victory over West Texas A&M on Thursday (Oct. 2).  The non-conference matchup in Canyon, Texas gave FHSU a regional shutout win on its record.
 
Scoreless through the first half, Fort Hays State broke the tie near the midway point of the second period on Tanner Brock’s first goal of the year. At 67:32, Michael Cole fired a cross to Brock from the left wing, who beat the keeper for an open net goal.
 
Fort Hays State nearly pushed the score to 2-0 with around 15 minutes to play in regulation, as Maurizio Costa and Diego Cabral fired shots on goal within a minute of each other, but two saves from Patrick Satorie kept the lead at one.
 
Brock and Cabral led the team with three shots (and two shots on goal), while Austin Clifton added two shots, both of which were on goal. Cole’s assist was his third of the year, pushing him to a team-leading 11 points on the season.

Jason Babyak picked up his first shutout of the year, playing all 90 minutes with four saves (all of which came in the first half.
 
FHSU returns home this Saturday (Oct. 4) to face Harding at 1 p.m.  West Texas A&M travels to Hays, Kan., for a rematch on Nov. 2 in the Tigers’ regular season finale.