Eagles Earn 1st Win of 2026 Campaign
Mount Pleasant, Texas — The NTCC men's soccer team closed out their longest road trip of 2026 to Blinn and Texas Southmost with a 4-2 victory over Texas Southmost in Brownsville, TX.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Southmost got on the board less than 5 minutes in when they out hustled NTCC to gain a 1-0 advantage over the visitors. From there the Eagles took off, out shooting their opponents 20 - 10 in the game. NTCC opened their account in the 17th minute when right back Sam DoSantos played a smart through ball to number 9 Orlando Simancas Jr. who converted the opportunity to even the match at 1 - 1. Not long after that the Eagles doubled the lead. Simancas won a tough tackle out of midfield and played in number 10 Fernando Ruiz who tucked away his chance. The Eagles carried the play through the remainder of the half but were unable to capitalize again and went into the break holding on to the 2 - 1 lead.
The Eagles continued to dominate possession and won the shooting battle and added to the lead in the 60th minute when Freshman Harold Viotey played a nifty through ball on the left wing to Freshman Isac Dialo who beat the keeper from distance with a curling shot high into the far post. Not long after Freshman DJ Whitley Jr. beat his defender on the right side and cut a ball back to Freshman Timothee Metzler who outworked the Southmost defense for a tap in at the near post.
Sophomore Goalkeeper Ronald Calderon-Ogden and Freshman Val Grevaz combined in goal to preserve the win for the Eagles.
GAME NOTES:
Calderon-Ogden and Grevaz combined for 7 saves on the day
Freshmen DJ Whitley Jr., Harold Viotey, and Sophomore Sam DoSantos recorded their 1st career assists
Dialo, and Metzler scored their first collegiate goals
FROM THE COACH:
"Southmost is a worthy opponent and are always a tough out at home. These back to backs are difficult, especially with the heat this year and the travel. Credit to the young men for seeing the game out and getting a valuable 3 points."
"The guys has been battling, and we knew it was just a matter of time before things broke in our favor. It sure felt good to see the ball hitting the back of the net and the final score in our favor at the end. We have to be more consistent. We have talked about putting together 2 good halfs, which we haven't done yet. This league is tough and can be unforgiving. We have a young group and if we want to go far, we must be consistent with our work each day, play both sides of the ball, and put together a full 90 minutes to get results."
"We will enjoy this for tonight, and get back to work in preparation for our North Division schedule"