Thursday, September 14, 2017

ADA, OKLA.— Ariel Lopez became the fifth member of the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team (0-3-2) to find the back of the net this season. Her goal cut the Greyhound deficit in half, but East Central (2-3) withstood a late surge and held on for a 2-1 win, Thursday afternoon at Tiger Field.

The Greyhounds will conclude their road trip on Saturday at Southern Nazarene. The contest will start at 11 a.m. MT.

In the Series

• The loss dropped the Hounds to 2-4-1 in the series against ECU
• The game was the first meeting with the Tigers since they departed the Lone Star Conference
• The last meeting was a 1-0 win in Portales during the 2010 season

Inside the Numbers

• Eastern held a 6-5 edge in shots on goal
• Alejandra Camarillo made three saves for ENMU
• Each team had four corner kicks, with two in each half
• Chloe Hull made five saves for ECU

 
Key Plays

• The Hounds had two corner kicks over the last 2:49 of play
• The contest came within inches of being the fifth straight overtime contest for the Hounds, as a Lopez shot at the 51:28 mark hit the post on the ECU goal
• Several minutes later, a Tiger defender was called for a foul in the goalkeeper's box to set up Lopez's goal on a penalty kick
• Kendall Cook staked ECU to the lead 26:28 into the game after a deflection
• Late in the half, ECU had a corner kick and the ball deflected off a Greyhound defender into the net to give the Tigers a 2-0 halftime lead

Beyond the Box Score

• Eastern's 10 goals over its first five games is just over the halfway mark to last season's 19 for the season