SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word men's soccer team will get its first two conference games of the season this week. Kicking things off with a game against the Liberty Flames Thursday at 7 p.m. CT and playing Western Illinois Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
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- The Cardinals fell in their first OVC game of the year against historic rival HCU.
- UIW split its two games with Liberty last season with the Cardinal win securing their number two seed in the OVC playoffs.
- Alejandro De La Torre is one of the best goalkeepers in the conference. He currently has the second most shutouts and the fourth best save percentage (.667).
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
- Liberty started the season strong with a 7-1 victory over Western Illinois.
- Michael Huss earned OVC Offense Player of the Week after he scored three goals in a game for the first time in his career against WIU.
- The Flames were second in the OVC last season with 35 goals, they currently the league with 20.
SCOUTING THE LEATHERNECKS
- This is WIU first season in the Ohio Valley Conference after playing in the Summit League.
- The Leathernecks came into conference play on fire winning three games in a row before going up against the Flames.
- This week is a two game Texas trip for Western Illinois as they take on HCU before heading down to San Antonio.
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