SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico women's soccer team scored in less than seven minutes into the game before St. Mary's rattled off three consecutive goals as the Hounds fell to the Rattlers 3-1 Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore midfielder Desiree Morgas was in the midst of a solid scoring chance in the first half before being aggressively fouled just a step outside the penalty box. Morgas would take the set piece at the 6:51 mark and sent it low and right of the wall before trickling into the bottom left corner of the net.

 St. Mary's would tie the match in the 24^th minute before taking the lead following a penalty kick goal ten minutes later. The Hounds would finish the half with three more shots than the home team but the Rattler's took a 2-1 advantage into the locker room.

The Hounds were the more potent offensive team, tallying 21 shots to StMU's 11 however both squads finished with five shots on goal apiece. Another costly penalty from the Hounds less than two minutes into the second half led to another Rattler goal as St. Mary's would hold on for a 3-1 victory.

Morgas finished with a game-high five shots with a pair making it on goal. The El Paso, Texas native is tied for the third most goals in the Lone Star with six. Senior midfielder Julia Tucker finished second on the team with four shots, her most in a single game this season.

Senior goalkeeper Kirsten Lane made her first start on the year between the pipes for the Green and Silver and finished with two saves on 11 shots faced.

The Hounds wrap-up their home schedule next week when they host Oklahoma Christian in a Halloween match before hosting Midwestern State on Saturday with both games being played inside Greyhound Stadium.