PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico women's soccer fell to Oklahoma Christian, 2-0, Saturday afternoon at Al Whitehead Field at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium. Despite a scoreless opening half and several scoring opportunities throughout the contest, the Greyhounds were unable to find the back of the net as the Eagles scored twice in the second half to secure the victory.
The opening 45 minutes featured a tightly contested battle, with Oklahoma Christian holding a narrow 5-4 advantage in shots. Eastern New Mexico generated several opportunities late in the half, including shots on goal from
Isabel Ramirez,
Raylene Carillo, and
Sophia Jeffres. All three attempts were stopped by Eagles goalkeeper Breanna Wooten, sending the teams into halftime scoreless. ENMU goalkeeper
Aja Gonzales also recorded two first-half saves to keep the visitors off the scoreboard.
Oklahoma Christian broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute when Jenna Munson scored an unassisted goal to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage. The Greyhounds responded with offensive pressure, including shots on target from Ramirez in the 66th minute and
Megan Mukiibi in the 81st minute, but were unable to find the equalizer. Munson added her second goal of the afternoon in the 83rd minute, assisted by Macey McFarlane, to extend the Eagles' lead to 2-0.
Eastern New Mexico finished the contest with nine shots, placing six on target, while Oklahoma Christian recorded 12 shots with five on goal. Ramirez led the Greyhounds offensively with three shots, all on target, while Mukiibi and Carillo each contributed two attempts. Jeffres also recorded a shot on goal off the bench. Gonzales played all 90 minutes in goal for ENMU, finishing with three saves.
With the result, Eastern New Mexico moves to 1-10-1 overall and 0-8 in Lone Star Conference play, while Oklahoma Christian improves to 8-4-1 overall and 5-3-1 in conference action.
They Greyhounds will be back in action at home on Wednesday, October 14
th at 6 p.m, when they host Sul Ross State for Youth Night.
