Moment number three on our “Top 10 Moments of 2019-20” series came on Nov. 9 as Eastern New Mexico men’s soccer broke the program record for wins in a season with their 12^th victory of the year.

That victory came on Senior Day inside Greyhound Stadium as the Hounds took down Lubbock Christian by a final score of 2-0, solidifying the best season in the program’s history. The Hounds finished the regular season with a record of 12-5-1, rising to as high as no. 9 in the national polls while defeating three nationally-ranked opponents along the way.

Eastern New Mexico rattled off three consecutive wins to close out the 2019 campaign and posted a record of 7-0 in non-conference play to push the program to new heights. The Hounds finished with a record of 4-5-1 in Lone Star Conference play, narrowly missing out on the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament, and finished the 2019 season ranked no. 12 in the NCAA Division II Super Region Four poll.

The Greyhounds were well represented on a host of postseason accolades lists, including junior Ross Dalton, who was named the LSC Goalkeeper of the Year after leading the league with a .793 save percentage. Classmate Gabriel Peres was named to the All-LSC Second Team while senior Julian Trapp, junior Robbie Jenkinson and sophomore Joe Conway were all named to the All-LSC Third Team.
Jenkinson was named to the D2SIDA All-South Central Second Team list while Peres and Trapp were named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Division II All-South Central Third Team.

That win over Lubbock Christian for the final and record-setting win of the year was thanks to a pair of goals from freshman Emil Powles. The Hounds kept quality control of the match, out-shooting the Chaps by a 16-to-2 final tally, not allowing a single shot attempt for Lubbock Christian throughout the first half of the match.

Powles netted both goals in the second half, the first off of a corner kick from senior Craig Brand that would eventually fall to the feet of Powles after a pass from Jenkinson and the second in an unassisted effort from the Lincolnshire, England native.