Women's Soccer | 10/20/2016 12:15:00 PM

Thursday, October 20, 2016

PORTALES, N.M — This Friday, the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team will open a four-game home stand which will conclude the 2016 regular season. This weekend's matchups feature Lone Star Conference contests against Texas Woman's and Texas A&M-Commerce.

The Schedule
Friday, Oct. 21 vs Texas Woman's University (live statistics / video)
Sunday, Oct 23 vs Texas A&M-Commerce (live statistics / video)

In the Numbers
Eastern New Mexico University Website
ENMU Athletics
ENMU Women's Soccer
ENMU Roster
ENMU Schedule
ENMU Statistics

The Greyhounds are 2-3 at home this season with victories over University of the Southwest and University of Texas of the Permian Basin. In five home matches, ENMU has outscored the opposition by a 14-9 margin

Offensively, Anniah Galdean has been the team's top performer at Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium, with three goals and two assists. The freshman forward tallied the game-winning goal on a breakaway against UTPB. Mirka Zamarripa is right behind with three goals and an assist. She had two goals and an assist against USW.

Inside the Series
The Greyhounds have a 6-11-1 record against Texas Woman's and snapped a three-match skid in the series with a 2-0 win, last month. The victory marked the first road win against the Pioneers since the 2003 season. ENMU is 3-4-1 at home against Texas Woman's and is 1-1-1 in the last three home meetings. Today's match marks the first time the teams will meet on Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium.
Marissa Torres made eight saves in the Greyhounds' win over TWU. Tori Hendrickson netted the game-winning goal on a penalty kick, while Mirka Zamarripa tallied an insurance goal early in the second half.

The Greyhounds have a 0-17-1 record against Texas A&M-Commerce, which includes seven home matches. The teams played to a 1-1 tie in Commerce, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2011. Earlier in the season, Marissa Torres made 10 saves in a 2-0 setback at A&M-Commerce.

Head coach Omar Morales is in his third season at ENMU and has 16 wins with eight in conference play. In program history, he trails only Travis McCorkle (40-47-2) in terms of wins. Babak Abouzar is in his fourth season at Texas Woman's and boasts a 32-32-6 record. Neil Piper is in his 19^th season at Texas A&M-Commerce and has guided the Lions to a 222-120-32 record.
 
Around the Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference Website
LSC Women's Soccer
LSC Schedule
LSC Statistics
LSC Standings
LSC Scoreboard

Texas A&M-Commerce sits atop the LSC standings with a 7-1 conference mark and ranks 21^st in the nation. West Texas A&M and Angelo State are close behind with 6-2 and 6-3 records, with both teams in the regional top-ten. Midwestern State is fourth, while Texas Woman's is fifth in the standings. ENMU currently holds sixth place in the standings and is one game ahead of University of Texas of the Permian Basin for the final spot in the LSC Tournament.

A&M-Commerce leads the league with 1.929 goals per game and an .851 save percentage. Angelo State is giving up a league low 0.67 goals per game. ASU's Demi Tsambasis leads the LSC with 12 goals, while Texas A&M Commerce's Caitlin Duty has a LSC best .862 save percentage

About Texas Woman's
Texas Woman's Website
Pioneer Athletics
Pioneer Women's Soccer
Pioneer Roster
Pioneer Schedule
Pioneer Statistics

The Pioneers are 7-6-1 with a 3-5 mark in Lone Star Conference play. On Sunday, they earned a 1-0 win over Midwestern State to snap a two-game skid.

About Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Commerce Website
Lion Athletics
Lion Women's Soccer
Lion Roster
Lion Schedule
Lion Statistics

The Lions boast an 11-3 overall record with a 7-1 mark in LSC play. Texas A&M-Commerce has won six straight headed into Friday's game at West Texas A&M.

Up Next
The Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team will conclude the regular season next week with home matches against West Texas A&M and Midwestern State.