LAREDO, Texas – A goal in each half for Texas A&M International drew a 2-0 setback for Eastern New Mexico Women's Soccer on Saturday evening at Dustdevil Field. With the loss, ENMU now have a 1-10-4 record this season, while sitting 0-8-1 in conference play. The home Dustdevils shift to 6-3-5 overall with a 4-2-3 standing in the LSC.
In the opening 20 minutes of the match, both teams fired a shot on goal with
Brianna Eye getting a sight of goal for ENMU. Midway through the period, the Dustdevils broke through the ENMU defense to open the scoring in the 24
th minute. Both teams continued to pressure as the half closed.
Mariana Zevallos,
Brooklyn Guajardo, and
Abby Ditzler each posted a shot on goal before the half ended.
Texas A&M International limited the Greyhounds chances in the second period, with Eastern finding just one shot in the second as
Kylie Drewett recorded a shot on goal. Texas A&M International picked up a second goal midway through the period, using quick transition play to catch ENMU off guard. The match ended in favor of TAMIU, 2-0
NOTABLE STATS
- Eastern finished the match with five shots on goal coming from five different individuals. Samantha Jeffries produced six saves in goal for Eastern New Mexico.
- Sammy Hecht and Louise Atkinson both scored during the match, with Sierra Clarke and Blanca Osorio adding an assist. Hecht paced the team with six shots, while Krysan St. Louis finished with three shots. Fabiana Solano kept a shutout in the match, making five saves.
- The Greyhounds were outshot 20-5, and TAMIU provided more shots on goal (8-5). Eastern finished with more fouls, 11-8, and picked up two yellow cards.
FROM THE SOURCE
"Today we faced a good team who capitalized on our mistakes," said Head Women's Soccer Coach Eric Belcher. "We learned a lot about ourselves, and we look forward to our next match,".
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Five Greyhounds played the full 90 minutes: Raegan Dash, Jeffries, Sarah Tate, Sofia Trejo, and Sierra Villanueva.
- Eastern New Mexico stay on the road for its next contest, heading to UT Permian Basin on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The evening kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (MST).