Friday, November 07, 2014
                                                                                                         
COMMERCE, TEXAS —  20^th-ranked Angelo State (15-3-1) struck early against the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team (9-8) at the Lone Star Conference Championship tournament, but sophomore forward Jenna Sievers (Portales, N.M./Clovis HS) tallied the equalizer with less than 10 minutes left in the opening half. The Rambelles took the lead back just before halftime and went on to a 3-1 victory at Lion Soccer Field to advance to the tournament finals.
 
Sievers' goal was the second in a LSC tournament game in the history of the Zia program and the first since Nicole Bregler scored against Texas A&M-Commerce in the opening round of the 2006 championships. The Rambelles have posted 11 shutouts this season, which includes six in conference play. ENMU is the only team to score in more than one meeting with Angelo State and has four goals against the Rambelles over three games, more than any other opponent. With the win, ASU improved to 15-0 this season, when not being shutout.
 
The Rambelles got off to a quick start and had the first 10 shots of the contest. The performance paid off as Sierra Anderson netted her 12^th goal of the season, to give Angelo State a 1-0 lead, 10:52 into the contest.
 
At the 36:16 mark, Sievers took a hard shot from the top of the box, which just snuck inside the goalpost, for her second goal of the season. After Shantel Wittke made a save on a shot from Alysia Carrasco (Sr., F, Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva HS), the Rambelles had four shots in the final minute of the half and took a 2-1 lead on Anderson's second goal of the game, coming with five seconds on the clock.
 
Anderson completed her hat trick to seal the game with 5:42 left in the game, after taking a pass from Haley Mendel. Angelo Stat held a 22-15 advantage in shots, although each team had nine shots on goal. The Rambelles finished with a 5-3 lead in corner kicks.
 
Fabienne Wilson (Sr., GK, Alamogordo, N.M./Alamogordo HS/Garden City CC) made five saves in net for the Zias, while Wittke made eight for ASU. Victoria Perez (Sr., D, Rio Rancho HS/Rio Rancho HS), Carrasco and Sievers each had two shots on goal for Eastern.
 
The Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team posted the second-most wins in team history (9) during the season and matched the team mark for LSC victories (6). Coming off a four-win season in 2013, the Zias reached the postseason for the third time in program history.