DENTON, TEXAS – Emma Hafenbrak's goal in the 75 minute was enough for Eastern New Mexico Women's Soccer to beat Texas Woman's 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Pioneer Soccer Park. The Greyhounds move to 3-5 overall, with a 1-2 LSC record. TWU fall to 1-5-2, with a 1-1-1 standing in conference play.

The match got out to a quick start with the Pioneers finding a shot on goal within the first six minutes. From then, Eastern tested the TWU net-minder with Caroline Jensen and Hannah Grady registering a shot on goal shortly after. As the half continued, each team battled for possession as each team would head to the locker room at 0-0.
 
Eastern was quick out of the break, with Kelsey Medina finding an early shot on target within the first minute. Shortly after, Haley Huff forced the Texas Woman's goalie into a diving save as the Greyhounds were getting closer to finding the opening goal. The opening goal did go to the Greyhounds as Hafenbrak scored in the 75^th minute. With the Pioneers goalie looking to clear the ball, Hafenbrak closed down the keeper with the ball ricocheting into the bottom corner to take a 1-0 advantage.
 
With the Pioneers trailing, they tested Samantha Jeffries into three more saves in the final ten minutes of action. The Hounds held on to match, taking a 1-0 win over Texas Woman's.

NOTABLE STATS

• Jeffries kept a clean sheet, making five saves during the match.
• Morgan Sherman made five stops in the Texas Woman's net.
• Hafenbrak scored the only goal of the match.
• Huff, Medina, Jensen, and Sierra Villanueva each found shots during the game, while six different Greyhounds had a shot on goal.
• The Greyhounds and Pioneers were close with shots (11-13), with ENMU providing six shots on goal compared to TWU's five shots on goal.
• Texas Woman's finished the match with five corners to Eastern's two corners.

FROM THE SOURCE

"I was very impressed with our grit, grind, and guts today," said Head Women's Soccer Coach Eric Belcher. "We braved the elements and got a result today,".

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Hafenbrak scored their first goal with the Greyhounds, and their first career game winning goal.
• The Greyhounds posted their third shutout of the season, while posting their most shots during a game this season.
• Four Greyhounds played the entire 90 minutes: Jeffries, Grady, Kinsie Mitchell, and Selena Casias during the clean sheet.
• The Greyhounds bested Texas Woman's for the first time since 2017, when ENMU beat the Pioneers 2-0. This also marks the Hounds first win over TWU in Denton, Texas since 2014, and the first time in 90 minutes.
• Next up, Eastern welcome #25 Angelo State University on Saturday, Sept. 24. Both teams will meet up on Thursday, Sept. 8, with kick-off set for 6 p.m.