LONGVIEW, Texas - McMurry Men's Soccer ended its season Tuesday evening, falling 5-1 to East Texas Baptist in the quarterfinals of the American Southwest Conference Championship at Pine Tree High School's Pirate Stadium.
East Texas Baptist grabbed early momentum in the first half, striking in the sixth and 12th minutes before adding two more scores in the 21st and 29th minutes to build a 4-0 advantage heading into the break. Goalkeeper
Enrique Cabello posted one save for McMurry during the opening 45 minutes.
The War Hawks responded immediately out of halftime. In the 47th minute,
Justyn Judie broke through for McMurry on an unassisted finish, burying his fifth goal of the season to cut the deficit to 4-1.
Jose Sanchez took over in goal for McMurry in the second half and stood tall against heavy pressure, racking up five saves over the final 45 minutes. McMurry kept creating chances, logging six second-half shots from
Moise Munezero,
Nick Munoz, and
Arsany Ibrahim, whose 89th-minute strike on goal forced a save.
East Texas Baptist added a late tally in the 84th minute to seal the 5-1 win.
The Tigers outshot McMurry 19-7 and held an 11-2 advantage in shots on frame. Ibrahim led the War Hawks with three total shots, while Judie and Ibrahim each placed a shot on target.
With the defeat, McMurry concludes its 2026 campaign with a 1-16-1 overall record and 0-9-1 in the ASC.
