Angel Sainz etched his name into program history Thursday, scoring all four goals in the 6th-ranked Barton Community College men's soccer team's 4–0 road victory at Lamar Community College.
Sainz became just the sixth Cougar in the 24-year history of the program to score four goals in a match, finishing one shy of Harry Newman's single-game record of five set in 2009. The performance also placed him among the top four in program history for most points in a single contest.
Coming off a 3–1 victory the day prior, Barton endured a quick turnaround and lengthy four-hour bus ride, but still improved to 5-1-1 overall while dropping Lamar to 0-7-0 on the season. The Cougars, off to a 2-0 start in KJCCC play, now turn their attention to a Sunday showdown at 17th-ranked Dodge City Community College (4-0-2, 1-0-1), with kickoff set for 3:00 p.m.
Sainz struck twice in each half, opening the scoring in the 27th minute off Masaki Tsuji's team-leading third assist before adding an unassisted tally seven minutes before halftime. He picked up where he left off in the second half, converting at the 71st minute from a feed by Kotaro Kimura, then completing the haul two minutes later on Higor Prestes' first collegiate assist.
SCORING SUMMARY
27:00: Angel Sainz (2); Assist: Masaki Tsuji (3)
38:00: Angel Sainz (3)
71:00: Angel Sainz (4); Assist: Kotaro Kimura (1)