Picano’s Hat Trick Powers Eagles Past OLLU, 3-1

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas A&M University-Texarkana men's soccer team opened Red River Athletic Conference play in impressive fashion Thursday afternoon, knocking off Our Lady of the Lake University 3-1 behind a hat trick from Diego Picano.

Picano wasted no time getting the Eagles on the board, scoring in the opening minutes to put TAMUT up 1-0. The Eagles held the Saints scoreless the rest of the half and carried the lead into the break.

In the second half, Picano struck again in the 57th minute off an assist from Jose Narvaez, but the Saints answered less than a minute later to pull within one. Picano completed his hat trick in the 69th minute to seal the win and deliver the Eagles their first conference victory of the season.

Despite being outshot 24-14, the Eagles leaned on goalkeeper David Yearwood, who recorded 12 saves in a standout performance. The match proved physical, with nine yellow cards handed out over 90 minutes.

With the victory, TAMUT improves to 2-2-4 overall and 1-0 in RRAC play. The Eagles remain in San Antonio to face Texas A&M-San Antonio on Saturday, September 27 at 3:30 p.m.

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