November 8, 2019

Siloam Springs, AR – Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) traveled to Siloam Springs, Arkansas to take on John Brown University (JBU) in the opening round of the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Tournament. The Lions came in as the #8 seed with a (3-13, 2-7) record while JBU earned the #1 seed with a record of (15-3, 8-1). The Lions battled hard but their season came to an end with a 3-2 loss to JBU.

Lions Scoring Summary

Time               TM                  Goal                   Assist

00:12               JBU                 J. Zamarron

51:58               SAGU             F. Torres

64:15               JBU                 J. Zamarron

82:05               JBU                 J. Zamarron

88:27               SAGU             B. Callejas       C.Martinez, I. Buhirwa

Lions Review:

• The teams combined for 34 fouls in the match
• SAGU committed a couple of costly fouls which led to two penalty kicks both covered by Jacob Zamarron .
• SAGU scored twice even though they only took four shots on goal throughout the contest.

Final Thoughts from Coaching Staff:

• “We are so proud of this team. They gave everything they had and we couldn’t have asked for more.”
• “Our season came to an end, but through all the ups and downs and injuries these players were tested physically and mentally.”
• “This team remained focused and confident in the game plans and in each other. The gave it their all for their teammates and the game they love.”
• “We talked about giving it our all, and that’s exactly what they did tonight. Every single one of them did that for us and we love them for that.”

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