Wednesday, October 04, 2017

PORTALES, NM — Ariel Lopez and Bailey Hampton each had a shot for the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team (2-6-3; LSC 1-3-1) in Wednesday evening's Lone Star Conference match. The contest marked the sixth overtime game this season for ENMU, which resulted in a scoreless double-overtime tie against West Texas A&M (4-2-4; LSC 2-0-3) at Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium.

The shutout marked the first time the Hounds posted back-to-back shutouts at home since the 2014 season. Eastern defeated eighth-ranked Angelo State 2-0 on October 12, 2014, and followed with a 1-0 overtime win over WT.

Spence Said it

• "Shutouts are the biggest stat I look for"
• "The girls scrapped today and played together. We played with heart and knew what we wanted to do"
• "(Ariel) Lopez's pressure up the field was great. She was a spark going forward for us"

 

In the Numbers

• WT held a 6-4 edge in shots
• Eastern took the only two shots of the first overtime, with Lopez nearly scoring after faking a defender to the inside
• Alejandra Camarillo made five saves for Eastern

Up Next

• The Greyhounds will host Midwestern State on Sunday
• The contest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. MT