The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, October 3
Tulsa, OK
7:00 p.m.
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Tulsa Scores in 90th Minute to Beat Blazers
10/3/2025 10:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer
TULSA, Okla. - Tulsa edged the UAB men's soccer team in dramatic fashion Friday night, earning a 1–0 victory at Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium.
After a tightly contested match with few clear chances, the breakthrough came in the 90th minute. Gijs Hovius buried his second goal of the season off a setup from Jake Reich and Jared Aguilar, giving the Golden Hurricanes (2-6-2, 1-3-0 AAC) their first conference win of the year.
Both teams finished with seven shots a piece, but Tulsa held the edge in accuracy with five on target compared to UAB's two. Blazers goalkeeper Tom Mabon made four saves to keep UAB in contention, while Tulsa's Carlito Saylon stopped two shots to record the shutout.
UAB (2-6-1, 1-3-0 AAC) had a late opportunity to equalize when Carson Brice fired wide in the closing seconds, but Tulsa's defense held strong to secure the result.
The match was physical throughout, with each side collecting three yellow cards. Tulsa controlled possession (58%–42%), helping them dictate the tempo in a tightly fought conference battle.
Next Up
UAB is home on Tuesday night for their last non-conference game of the year against Jacksonville.
After a tightly contested match with few clear chances, the breakthrough came in the 90th minute. Gijs Hovius buried his second goal of the season off a setup from Jake Reich and Jared Aguilar, giving the Golden Hurricanes (2-6-2, 1-3-0 AAC) their first conference win of the year.
Both teams finished with seven shots a piece, but Tulsa held the edge in accuracy with five on target compared to UAB's two. Blazers goalkeeper Tom Mabon made four saves to keep UAB in contention, while Tulsa's Carlito Saylon stopped two shots to record the shutout.
UAB (2-6-1, 1-3-0 AAC) had a late opportunity to equalize when Carson Brice fired wide in the closing seconds, but Tulsa's defense held strong to secure the result.
The match was physical throughout, with each side collecting three yellow cards. Tulsa controlled possession (58%–42%), helping them dictate the tempo in a tightly fought conference battle.
Next Up
UAB is home on Tuesday night for their last non-conference game of the year against Jacksonville.
Team Stats
UAB
TLS
Goals
0
1
Shots
7
7
Shots on Goal
2
5
Saves
4
2
Corners
2
1
Fouls
15
7
Scoring Plays
Gijs Hovius (2)
Assisted By: Jake Reich , Jared Aguilar
GOAL by TLS Hovius, Gijs Assist by Reich, Jake and Aguilar, Jared.
89:08
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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