Sunday, October 15, 2017

PORTALES, NM — With just 5:09 to play, Ariel Lopez fired a picture-perfect through pass to Mirka Zamarripa, who beat UT Permian Basin goalkeeper Chenoa Crites from five yards out. The goal was all the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team (3-7-4; LSC 2-4-2) would need in a 1-0 Lone Star Conference win, Sunday afternoon at Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium.

"Lopez played hard," Head Coach Ryan Spence said. "She's got vision that a lot of people don't have. For about 20 minutes (late in the second half) it was physical and back and forth, but the red card opened it up for us. It was our first goal in six games."

Senior defender Erin McAnarney was honored before the game. McAnarney has been a valuable defender on the soccer team since 2014. She has played in 48 games and was a key member of the 2014 team which won nine matches and allowed just 1.52 goals per game. Erin made her Greyhound debut on September 4, 2014 against Western State and scored the first goal of her career in 2015 in a win over Texas A&M-International.
 
In the Series

• The win snapped a two-game skid in the series and moved ENMU to 7-4 against UT Permian Basin
• Eastern is 5-0 at home against the Falcons
• The last four meetings have been decided by a single goal, with three straight 1-0 contests

 
The Key Plays

• UTPB's Hannah Saylor was issued a red card with 6:32 remaining, which gave the Hounds a one-player advantage the rest of the way
• About a minute and a half later, Zamarripa snapped the scoreless tie with her second goal of the season

 
Beyond the Numbers

• The Greyhounds have allowed just one goal in their last five home matches to post a 2-1-2 record with a miniscule 0.18 goals-against average on those games
• The Hounds took a season-high 10 corners for a season-best nine-corner differential
• Zamarripa tallied the second game-winning goal of her career
• Alejandra Camarillo registered her fourth shutout of the season and is tied for third on the ENMU single-season list

 
In the Numbers

• The Hounds held a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal

 
Up Next

• The Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team will open the final road swing of the regular season at Texas Woman's
• Friday's contest will start at 6 p.m. MT