Box Score LAREDO, Texas (Sept. 30, 2017) – Alan Rivera scored a pair of second-half goals, one on a penalty kick, to lift Texas A&M International past Oklahoma Christian 2-0 in a Heartland Conference men's soccer game on Saturday afternoon at Dustdevil Field.

OC (3-5-1, 1-4-1 Heartland) and TAMIU (4-2-2, 3-2-1) battled on even terms for most of the match before the referee awarded the Dustdevils a penalty kick after an OC foul in the 53rd minute. Rivera converted the kick to put TAMIU ahead.

With OC scrambling for an equalizer, Rivera instead sealed the win for TAMIU, scoring off a feed from Aaron Alvraez in the 77th minute. The Dustdevils eventually outshot OC 15-10.

Both goalkeepers – OC's Gianluca Marchetti and TAMIU's Josh Jones – made four saves apiece.

OC will look to bounce back next week with a pair of Heartland home games – on Thursday against Texas-Permian Basin and on Saturday against Lubbock Christian (Texas).