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BELTON- The last time UMHB men’s soccer took down Trinity in Belton, Ben Allen played 58 minutes in the 1-0 victory. On Friday night, he was on the field once again, this time as the program’s first-year assistant coach. And for the first time in 12 years, the Crusaders came up victorious against the Tigers, known for their consistency in the NCAA Tournament and status as one of the region’s power programs.
After a successful year in 2021-22, the Cru of Mary Hardin-Baylor will continue in their national prominence at the NCAA D-III level in 2022-23. We preview UMHB’s fall team sports in this web story.
The regular season continues to get closer for the UMHB men’s soccer team, as they battled Jacksonville College in the second exhibition of the fall under the lights on Saturday evening. The Crusaders looked to be in good form, and a number of newcomers saw key playing time that should aid them down the road. UMHB finishes the exhibition schedule on Tuesday in a 7:30 p.m. match against Huston-Tillotson.
True To The Cru’s Russell Marwitz captured the action at the Cru Soccer Field on Saturday night. Below is a collection of his field-level photos from the match.
The UMHB men’s soccer program has brought in not one, but two starters from the reigning 6A state champions, Lake Travis High School, as the 2022 season gets set to begin.
Ben Platt is a midfielder who made significant contributions to the Lake Travis program through all four years of his prep career, and has plenty of upside as he makes the transition to the collegiate level.
BELTON- There will be a changing of the guard when the UMHB men’s soccer team takes the field for its season-opening scrimmage against Hill College on August 17 in Belton. For the last 16 years, Brad Bankhead led the charge as the program’s head coach. But in May, it was announced that Bankhead would be moving to a new position within the administration as the associate athletic director, while longtime assistant Ben Allen was promoted into his first head coaching position.
ABILENE, Texas- Chandler Jackson continues to rise to the occasion in postseason play.
After scoring UMHB’s lone goal in Tuesday’s ASC tournament quarterfinal win over Belhaven, the senior defender came up with another key goal in Friday night’s semi final. Once again, it was UMHB’s only goal of the match. And just like Tuesday, the Crusaders earned the win.
BELTON, Texas- After being shutout 4-0 by Hardin-Simmons in its last contest against the Cowboys, the UMHB men’s soccer team returned the favor Saturday night, scoring twice in the first half to notch a 3-0 shutout.
BELTON, Texas- The votes are in, and it is time to announce True To The Cru’s Players of the Week presented by Sacrifice Training.
BELTON, Texas- The first night of matches for the UMHB men’s and women’s soccer teams resulted in two wins over Texas Lutheran as the women shutout the Bulldogs 3-0 and the men also emerged victorious in the nightcap, with a 4-0 victory.
Photo from UMHB women’s soccer’s exhibition match vs. Hill College by CJ Halloran/@cjhall_photography BELTON, Texas- Despite having just one practice under its belt, the UMHB men’s soccer team had little trouble finding a rhythm on Saturday night against Hill College. The exhibition match, played under the lights at the Cru Soccer Field, saw UMHB pull […]