The Basics
Score: No. 24 Oral Roberts 4 – Central Arkansas 1
Record: ORU (9-2-3, 4-0-2) – UCA (2-8-4, 1-2-3)
Location: Kirkland Soccer Complex (Broken Arrow, Okla.)

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Luis Flores earns a hat trick in the No. 24 ranked Oral Roberts men's soccer team's 4-1 win over Central Arkansas Tuesday evening at Kirkland Soccer Complex in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

In the 30^th minute, Luis Flores captured his 12^th goal of the season with a header to the left side of the net to lift ORU to a 1-0 lead. Flores' goal was assisted on a pass in to the penalty area by Felipe Medina. It goes down as Medina's third assist of the season.

ORU really opened up the game with three goals all within a 15 minute span. Flores scored his second goal of the night on a penalty kick due to a handball by UCA in the penalty area in the 62^nd minute. Flores then recorded a hat trick seven minutes later in the 69^th minute to put ORU up, 3-0. His goal was assisted by Andrew Nunez.

In the 76^th minute, Gabriel Atienza scored his first goal of the season and first in an ORU uniform to put the Golden Eagles up, 4-0. Atienza scored off a corner kick that was taken by Brandon O'Rourke. O'Rourke earned the assist, which was his fourth of the season. Central Arkansas did manage to get on the board in the 78^th minute with a goal to the bottom right of the net by Ignacio Bellina to make it a 4-1 match.

Inside the Box Score
- The Golden Eagles moved to 9-2-3 overall and played their final nonconference game of the season.
- ORU out-shot Central Arkansas, 30-10, and had 17 shots on goal while the Bears managed 10 total shots and 10 on goal.
- Jakub Grzesiak played and 90 minutes and recorded four saves. Grzesiak now has a 9-2-3 record this season.
- Flores captured a hat trick in the match for his fifth match of the season with multiple goals. It was the first hat trick for a Golden Eagle since Dante Brigida pulled off the trifecta on the road at Gonzaga on September 14, 2018.
- The Golden Eagles had 11 corner kicks in the contest.
- There were 17 fouls in the match and one card was handed out.
- The game was moved to Kirkland Soccer Complex in Broken Arrow due to wet field conditions at the Case Soccer Complex.

Up Next
ORU will host No. 23 Denver at the Case Soccer Complex for a battle for first place in the Summit League Saturday, October 28 at 7 p.m. for Senior Night.

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