PORTALES, N.M. – The Eastern New Mexico Women's Soccer played out a back and forth 0-0 draw with Texas A&M International on Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Stadium. The Greyhound shift to 4-7-1 on the season (2-4-1 in LSC play), while TAMIU move to 4-5-5 overall (0-3-5 in conference action).

The Dustdevils had the game's first chance in the 22^nd minute. A combination play sent Krysan St. Louis on goal, with Samantha Jeffries racing off their goal line to smother the goal bound shot. A few minutes later ENMU had a great chance to go in front. A flicked ball from Kelsey Medina played Abby Ditzler down the left wing, Ditzler than crossed to on onrushing Karlee Scott, but couldn't direct their effort on goal. Hannah Grady forced a late save from the TAMIU keeper, with both teams at 0-0 at the half.
 
In a frantic start to the second half, St. Louis weaved into a shooting position to aim at the Eastern net. Jeffries supplied a stop and quickly sent the ball forward to Ditzler, who was taken down just outside the penalty area. The resulting free kick from Grady was blocked by the Dustdevils. With 15 minutes to play, both teams had great chances to find the opening goal. First TAMIU had one great shot beaten away by Jeffries, and Ditzler saw their shot on goal knocked away out of play. As the final whistle blew, both teams settled for a point in a 0-0 draw.

NOTABLE STATS

• Jeffries made seven saves during the shutout
• Fabiana Solano made two stops during the 90 minutes.
• Caroline Jensen finished with a team high three shots in the match, with Scott providing two shots in the match. Ditzler and Grady both found a shot in goal in the match.
• The Dustdevils finished with 12 shots, compared to the Hounds nine shots. TAMIU collected seven shots on goal, with ENMU finding two shots on target.
• ENMU committed 17 fouls during the match, compared to the Dustdevils eight.

FROM THE SOURCE

"It was an entertaining end to end match. We were unfortunate to not capitalize on our chances, but a good showing to end the week," said Head Women's Soccer Coach Eric Belcher.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Jeffries has recorded their fifth shutout of the season, which stands third for a single season record.
• ENMU played out their first draw of the season, and the first draw in 90 minutes.
• Five Greyhounds played the entire 90 minutes: Jeffries, Grady, Kinsie Mitchell, Selena Casias, and Sierra Villanueva during the clean sheet.
• The Greyhounds stay in Portales for its next match, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, when UT Permian clashes with the Greyhounds. The match is set to begin at 5 p.m.