HU Men's Soccer Travels to Delta State on Tuesday

Harding (2-5-1) vs. Delta St. (2-5-0)
Date: Sept. 29, 2015
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Cleveland, Mississippi (Delta Field)

Coaches: Harding - Odie Guzman (16-33-4, fourth season); Delta St. – Andy Robertson (9-15-0, second season)
Series: Harding leads 8-2-1 overall and 5-0-1 in the last six meetings. The Bisons lead 3-1 in Cleveland but have not played at Delta State since 2011.

SEARCY – Harding plays the first of two non-conference road games this week before returning to Great American Conference action next Tuesday at home against Ouachita. Harding is 1-2-0 on the road with a 3-2 overtime win at Southwest Baptist on Sept. 17.

HU Team News
Harding enters the game 2-5-1 overall and has won twice in its last four games. The Bisons split their conference games over the weekend, defeating Oklahoma Baptist 4-0 and falling 1-0 to Southern Nazarene.

Harding had scored eight goals in three games prior to Saturday's shutout loss. Half of Harding's goals have come from junior Barry Foster. He is tied with Kervy Robles of Oklahoma Baptist for the most goals by a player in the GAC.

With only one goal allowed in the last 180 minutes of game action, Harding has lowered its goals-against average to a GAC-best 2.03.

Opponent Team News
Delta State enters the game 2-5-0 overall and is coming off a pair of shutout losses in Gulf South Conference play over the weekend. The Statesmen fell 1-0 to West Alabama and 2-0 to Alabama-Huntsville.

Delta State has scored eight goals in its first seven games. Luke Mason and Jaxon Lambert lead the team with two goals each. Lambert has one of the team's two game-winning goals. Most of Delta State's offense has come in the second half. The Statesmen have scored six of their eight goals after halftime.

Jacob Hauenstein and Jonathan Hilton have split time at goalkeeper for the Statesmen. Hauenstein has received five of the seven starting assignments and has a 2.27 goals-against average. Delta State has allowed at least one goal in each of its games.

Team Comparison

Harding	GAC	NCAA	Stat	Delta St.	GSC	NCAA
1.25	1	133	Goals/Game	1.14	8	141
1.13	1	100	Assists/Game	0.57	7	165
12.0	1	120	Shots/Game	8.7	8	184
2.03	1	152	Goals Against Avg.	2.78	8	184
.660	2	163	Save Pct.	.580	8	191

Note: There are four teams in the GAC, eight in the GSC and 192 in NCAA Division II.

Individual Leaders

Harding					Delta St.
Name	Stat	GAC	NCAA		Name	Stat	GAC	NCAA
Foster	5	1	44	Goals	Two with	2	-	-
Ireland	3	2	61	Assists	Deblaere	2	7	157
Foster	11	1	57	Points	Two with	4	-	-
Diaz	16	-	-	Shots	Lambert	8	-	-
Melson	1.83	1	139	GAA	Hauenstein	2.27	-	-

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Players Mentioned

#13 Barry Foster: F; 5' 6"; Junior; Solar Chelsea USSF Academy

Players Mentioned

#13 Barry Foster
: 5' 6"; Junior; Solar Chelsea USSF Academy
: F

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HU Men's Soccer Travels to Delta State on Tuesday

Players Mentioned

#13 Barry Foster

Players Mentioned

#13 Barry Foster