BELTON, Texas– The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's soccer team earned a 2-0 win over Howard Payne University Thursday evening in Belton. The win improved the Cru to 10-1 on the season and 7-0 in American Southwest Conference action while the Yellow Jackets fell to 4-5 overall and 2-4 in league play.
 
Case Carnes gave the Cru a lead in the 15^th minute, ripping a shot from 40-yards out for the 1-0 lead. Amani Colbert opened the second half with an insurance goal, scoring in the 47^th minute off an assist from Luke Lopez. UMHB allowed only two shots in the second half to secure the 2-0 win.
 
Julio Mar, Martin Lopez and Jose Rodriguez led the Cru with two shots each. UMHB outshot the Yellow Jackets 13-4 in the contest, putting eight shots on goal and limited the Yellow Jackets to just two. Bryce Eichhorn earned the win in the goal for UMHB, making a big save off a spin ball in the second half to preserve the two-goal lead. Nicholas Panameno took the loss for Howard Payne, allowing two goals with five saves.
 
UMHB returns to action on Saturday, October 7^th in a 7:30 p.m. match against UT Dallas at the UMHB Soccer Fields in Belton.