PORTALES, NM – The Eastern New Mexico women's soccer team was handed a close 1-0 loss by Colorado Christian University on Sunday afternoon at Greyhound Stadium.

Throughout the first half of the contest, the Greyhounds pressured hard and outshot the Cougars, 11-5. However, Colorado Christian goalkeeper Keeley Kroogenburg came up with key saves to keep the score knotted at 0-0 through 45 minutes of play.

Cougar forward, Saige Stock sent the ball sailing past the outstretched hands of Whitney Dockweiler at the 57:52 mark of play in the second half to give her team the slim 1-0 advantage.

The Hounds continued to pressure and saw several good chances in the remainder of the contest, but it wasn't enough as Colorado Christian managed to hold on to the 1-0 victory.
 

NOTABLE STATS

• Eastern held a 19-8 shot advantage throughout the game. The Hounds also had seven shots on goal compared to Colorado Christian's one.
• Selena Casias paced ENMU in shots (5) and shots on goal (4). Nina Ballesteros was close behind with three shots and two shots on goal.
• Dockweiler falls to 1-1-0 on the season in net with the loss.
• Kroogenberg finished the game with seven saves to earn her first victory of the season in goal.

 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Greyhounds and the Cougars both move to 1-1-0 on the season after today's contest.
• Before today's game, the last time ENMU and Colorado Christian met was in 2009 when the Cougars notched a 1-0 win.
• The Hounds return to the pitch on Friday, September 10 for a 3 p.m. kickoff at Western Colorado University.