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\u200bBROWNSVILLE, Texas — Texas Southmost College alumni Kevin Zamora and Romualdo Gonzalez made a return to Scorpion Field as members of the Our Lady of the Lake University men\u2019s soccer team when the Scorpions hosted the Saints in a preseason scrimmage on Aug. 14.<\/p>\n
The former Scorpions looked sharp on the pitch while facing their former team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team looks very well-conditioned and is mentally well,\u201d said Zamora, a senior forward. \u201cWith both of those things, you can go far with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zamora and Gonzalez established themselves as starters during their first season with the NAIA program and hope to help the Saints make a run at a Red River Athletic Conference championship this fall.<\/p>\n
Before transferring, the pair played key roles for TSC as members of the program’s first team following the reinstatement of men’s soccer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like it was a good steppingstone,\u201d said Gonzalez, a senior defender. \u201cI feel like Coach Mario Zamora treated us pretty good. He helped us out by contacting coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their experience at TSC helped prepare them for the transition to a four-year program, and both encouraged prospective players to consider joining Coach Zamora\u2019s program.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like TSC is a good program,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to have a chance to play and develop as a player and a person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zamora said the leadership qualities he and Gonzalez developed at TSC carried over to their new team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like Ruma and I became leaders with that group, and we took that to OLLU,\u201d said Zamora.<\/p>\n
Their success at OLLU serves as an example of the opportunities available to TSC student-athletes, demonstrating how the program can help players develop on the field while preparing them to continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year institutions.<\/p>\n
OLLU opens its regular season on Aug. 20 at Oklahoma City University, while TSC begins its campaign on Aug. 28 at Jacksonville College.<\/p>\n
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