Women's Soccer | 11/1/2016 1:13:00 PM
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
PORTALES, N.M — After closing out the regular season with a four-game home stand, the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team will head to Commerce, Texas, for the Lone Star Conference Tournament. The Greyhounds enter the bracket as the sixth seed and will face third-seeded Midwestern State on Thursday evening. The contest will be a rematch of the
regular-season finale.
The Schedule
Thursday, Nov 3 at 4 p.m. MT, vs Midwestern State (
live statistics /
video)
The winner will face second-seeded West Texas A&M on Friday evening
In the Numbers
Eastern New Mexico University Website
ENMU Athletics
ENMU Women's Soccer
ENMU Roster
ENMU Schedule
ENMU Statistics
Eastern enters the tournament looking to snap a nine-match skid. Of those contests, the Hounds dropped five by a single goal, with three coming by a 1-0 score.
Offensively,
Anniah Galdean and
Mirka Zamarripa lead Eastern with four goals apiece. Galdean also has a team-best three assists.
Marissa Torres has a 1.73 goals against average with two shutouts.
At the Lone Star Conference Tournament
Lone Star Conference Website
LSC Women's Soccer
LSC Schedule
LSC Statistics
LSC Standings
LSC Scoreboard
Thursday's contest marks Eastern's fifth trip to the LSC Championships. ENMU first qualified for the postseason in 2006, when Nicole Bregler scored in a 4-1 loss against Texas A&M-Commerce.
Jenna Sievers scored in the 2014 contest against 20
th-ranked Angelo State. The only other time ENMU faced the same opponent in the regular-season finale and tournament opener, came in the 2006 season.
The Greyhounds split two games in Commerce this season. In late September, ENMU dropped a 2-0 decision to Texas A&M-Commerce. They bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Texas Woman's in a game which had to be relocated from Denton, Texas, due to weather conditions.
Tori Hendrickson tallied the game-winning goal on a penalty kick, while
Mirka Zamarripa added an insurance goal.
| Nov 3, 2016 |
Vs Midwestern State |
Commerce, Texas |
4 p.m. MT |
| Nov 5, 2015 |
Vs Texas Woman's |
San Angelo, Texas |
L, 0-1 |
| Nov 7, 2014 |
Vs Angelo State |
Commerce, Texas |
L, 1-3 |
| Nov 3, 2011 |
Vs West Texas A&M |
Abilene, Texas |
L, 0-1 |
| Oct 26, 2006 |
Vs Texas A&M-Commerce |
Edmond, Okla. |
L, 1-4 |
Inside the Series
The Greyhounds have a 2-14-2 record against Midwestern State, which includes a
home victory in the 2005 season. Eastern's last win over the Mustangs came
by a 1-0 score on the road in the 2014 season.
Carolyn Armijo tallied her first goal of the season with just under 15 minutes left in regulation after she took a pass from
Morgan Fairbanks. Fabienne Wilson made seven saves to collect her sixth win of the season.
In 2005, Jessica Rosas overtime goal was assisted by Megan Dozier and Nicole Bregler to lift ENMU to a 1-0 win. Stephanie Sanchez made five saves to earn the shutout.
The first meeting between the programs occurred on October 17, 2003 and was a 3-1 win by Midwestern State.
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. Damian Clarke is in his third season with the Mustangs and has a record of 27-18-10.
About Midwestern State
Midwestern State University Website
Mustang Athletics
Mustang Women's Soccer
Mustang Roster
Mustang Schedule
Mustang Statistics
The Mustangs closed the season with four straight wins after a 1-0 setback to Texas Woman's.
