1 Noel Pena
Noel Pena
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    SR
  • Hometown:
    Houston, Texas
  • High School:
    Cy-Falls
  • Position:
    GK
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • gp
    6
  • gs
    6
  • min
    540:00
  • ga
    3
  • gaa
    0.50
  • sv
    13

Bio

Career Accolades

  • All-SCAC Second Team (2023)
  • SCAC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021)
  • 2x SCAC Defensive Player of the Week (3/24/21; 9/11/23)

Record Book

  • Lowest Single-Season Goal Against Average (0.32, 2022)
  • Lowest Career Goals Against Average (0.62, 2020-present)
  • Record Holder for Most Shutouts in a Single-Season (9.5, 2023)
  • Ranks second in program history in career shutouts (18)
  • Ranks fifth in program history in career goalkeeper wins (21)

2023 Highlights

  • Played in and started 15 games during the 2023 season. He played a total of 1323:22 minutes.
  • Finished the season with a share of 10 shutouts - including nine individual shutouts - while allowing six goals in 15 games.
  • His 9.5 shutouts made for a single-season program record
  • Finished season with 13-1 record in-goal, the second most wins in a season in program history.
  • Led the SCAC in save percentage (.864) and goals against average (0.41) - ranking fourth nationally in goals against average and 12th in save percentage. 
  • Corralled a season-high six saves in an upset victory over Trinity (10/1).

2022 Highlights

  • Played in 17 games during the 2022 season. He played a total of 722:13 minutes.
  • Finished the season with a share of eight shutouts while allowing 11 goals in 17 games.
  • Finished season with 1-3-3 record in-goal.

2021 Highlights

  • Played and started in seven games during the 2021 season. He played a total of 560 minutes.
  • Led SCAC in fewest goals against (2) and goals against average (0.32).
  • Finished the season with three individual shutouts and a share of one shutout while allowing two goals in seven games.
  • Finished season with 5-0-1 record in-goal.


2020-21 Highlights

  • Played and started in three games as a freshman during the Spring 2021 season. He played a total of 135:40 minutes.
  • Finished the season with a share of two shutouts while allowing no goals in three games, finishing a perfect 11-for-11 on save opportuunities.
  • Capped the season with a 0.00 Goals Against Average and 2-0 record.
  • Made his first career start against Austin College (3/19/21).

Prior to TLU

  • Played at Cy-Falls High School under Coach Napier and was a First Team All-District and Academic All-District selection his senior year.
  • Played for the Houston Dynamo Youth Academy while attending Cy-Falls.

Personal

  • Son of Josue and Janet Peña.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Sep 6 at Capital W, 1-0
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 2-1
Sep 10 Lions FC
Sep 13 at Hardin-Simmons W, 1-0
Sep 27 at Southwestern (Tex.) T, 0-0
Oct 4 at Dallas W, 5-0
  Overall Conf
Games played 6 1
Games started 6 1
Minutes 540:00 90:00
Goals against 3 0
Goals-against average 0.50 0.00
Saves 13 1
Save pct .813 1.000
Wins 4 0
Losses 0 0
Ties 2 1
Shutouts 3/0 1/0
Date Opponent Score gs min ga gaa sv sv%
Aug 18 San Antonio FC   - - - - - -
Aug 20 Mary Hardin-Baylor   - - - - - -
Aug 22 Houston-Victoria   - - - - - -
Aug 26 Our Lady of the Lake   - - - - - -
Aug 26 Our Lady of the Lake   - - - - - -
Aug 30 Texas-Dallas T, 1-1 1 90:00 1 1.00 2 .667
Sep 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 2-1 1 90:00 1 1.00 2 .667
Sep 3 Huston-Tillotson   - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Capital W, 1-0 1 90:00 0 0.00 1 1.000
Sep 8 at Otterbein W, 2-1 1 90:00 1 1.00 4 .800
Sep 10 Lions FC   - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Hardin-Simmons W, 1-0 1 90:00 0 0.00 3 1.000
Sep 27 at Southwestern (Tex.) T, 0-0 1 90:00 0 0.00 1 1.000
Oct 4 at Dallas W, 5-0 - - - - - -
Oct 6 Austin   - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mary Hardin-Baylor   - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Trinity (Tex.)   - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Schreiner   - - - - - -
Oct 15 University of Texas (Club)   - - - - - -
Oct 18 St. Thomas (Tex.)   - - - - - -
Oct 20 Colorado Col.   - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Ozarks (Ark.)   - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Centenary (La.)   - - - - - -
Nov 1 McMurry   - - - - - -
Nov 3 Concordia (Texas)   - - - - - -
Nov 8 vs. SCAC Championship Tournament   - - - - - -

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
2020-21 3 3 45:13 .00 0.00 3.67 1.000
2021-22 7 7 80:00 .29 0.32 1.29 .818
2022-23 17 0 42:29 .65 1.37 1.18 .645
2023-24 15 15 88:13 .40 0.41 2.53 .864
2024-25 6 6 90:00 .50 0.50 2.17 .813
Total 48 31 68:22 .46 0.60 1.90 .805

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
2020-21 3 3 135:40 0 0.00 11 1.000 2 0 0 0/2
2021-22 7 7 560:00 2 0.32 9 .818 5 0 1 3/1
2022-23 17 0 722:13 11 1.37 20 .645 1 3 3 0/8
2023-24 15 15 1323:22 6 0.41 38 .864 13 1 0 9/1
2024-25 6 6 540:00 3 0.50 13 .813 4 0 2 3/0
Total 48 31 3281:15 22 0.60 91 .805 25 4 6 15/12

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
Event Total 6 6 90:00 .50 0.50 2.17 .813
Conference 1 1 90:00 .00 0.00 1.00 1.000
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - -
Location Home 2 2 90:00 1.00 1.00 2.00 .667
Away 4 4 90:00 .25 0.25 2.25 .900
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - -
Result Wins 4 4 90:00 .50 0.50 2.50 .833
Losses - - 0:00 - - - -
Month August 1 1 90:00 1.00 1.00 2.00 .667
September 5 5 90:00 .40 0.40 2.20 .846

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
Event Total 6 6 540:00 3 0.50 13 .813 4 0 2 3/0
Conference 1 1 90:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 1 1/0
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - - - - 0/0
Location Home 2 2 180:00 2 1.00 4 .667 1 0 1 0/0
Away 4 4 360:00 1 0.25 9 .900 3 0 1 3/0
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - - - - - 0/0
Result Wins 4 4 360:00 2 0.50 10 .833 4 0 0 2/0
Losses - - 0:00 - - - - - - - 0/0
Month August 1 1 90:00 1 1.00 2 .667 0 0 1 0/0
September 5 5 450:00 2 0.40 11 .846 4 0 1 3/0

Photos

Noel Pena action photo 1
  • Texas-Dallas vs. Texas Lutheran
Noel Pena action photo 2
  • Texas-Dallas vs. Texas Lutheran
Noel Pena action photo 3
  • Texas-Dallas vs. Texas Lutheran
Noel Pena action photo 4
  • Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Texas Lutheran