PUEBLO, COLO. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Soccer started the season on the right note with a 1-0 win over CSU-Pueblo, on Thursday evening at Art and Lorraine Gonzales Stadium. The Hounds move to 1-0-0 on the year, while the Thunderwolves stand at 0-1-0.
The Greyhounds asserted themselves in the opening stages of the first half recording the first shot just inside the first few minutes. Not long after,
Tori Galindo opened the scoring with a flicked header at the near post to put Eastern in front.
The counterattacking goal started from a CSU-Pueblo turnover, with the ball falling
Caroline Jensen. Jensen played a through ball to
Kelsey Medina on the left wing, with Galindo heading the cross past the Thunderwolves keeper. The Hounds went into the locker room ahead 1-0, holding the home team to no shots on goal in the first 45 minutes.
Eastern had a chance to double its lead with
Hannah Grady's long-range effort being denied by the Nicole Genis in the Pueblo net. Up to this point, ENMU netminder
Samantha Jeffries wasn't tested much, making their first save at the 62
nd minute. However, the Thunderwolves turned up the pressure, put six more shots onto Jeffries net in the final 25 minutes.
The Eastern defense withstood the Thunderwolves attack for the final minutes, picking up a 1-0 win on the road over CSU-Pueblo.
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NOTABLE STATS
- Jeffries stopped all seven shots they faced in the Eastern net.
- In the CSU-Pueblo net, Genis recorded four saves with one goal allowed.
- Galindo found the net for the Hounds, with Medina providing the assist.
- Grady led the team in shots (2) and shots on goal (2).
- The Thunderwolves held a 13-5 advantage for shots, with a 7-5 edge for shots on goal.
- In the game, CSU-Pueblo accumulated all seven corners during the contest.
FROM THE SOURCE
"Today was a hard fought battle, the girsl showed resiliency for 90 minutes and got the reward with a win," said Head Women's Soccer Coach Eric Belcher. "I'm very proud of the performance tonight, with a ton to build off of heading into Sunday."
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- ENMU now leads the series 3-2 after the win and have won its last two meetings with CSU-Pueblo.
- Six Hounds played the entire 90 minutes: Jeffries, Grady, Sierra Villanueva, Kinsie Mitchell, Selena Casias, and Elita Casias during the clean sheet.
- Five Greyhounds made their collegiate debuts: Jeffries, Jensen, Ashley Sexton, Brianna Eye, Abby Ditzler, Sofia Trejo, and Sydney Saxon, while Grady made played their first game for Eastern.
- Galindo's goal was their first in a ENMU jersey. Meanwhile, Belcher picked his first win on the ENMU sidelines.
- Eastern conclude its Colorado trip with a meeting against Colorado Christian on Sunday, Aug. 28. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m.
