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Team News > September 28
PIONEERS
DROP THIRD STRAIGHT IN SOCCER
SAN
ANTONIO, TX—Texas Woman’s
University (1-5-1) held St. Mary’s (3-5)
scoreless through 75 minutes of play, but Kelly Felts broke
the tie in the 76th minute with one of her two goals and
led the Rattlers to a 2-0 win over the Pioneers.
"The team played a lot better today than they had in a couple of weeks.
We actually dominated the game and played very physical, but our shots didn’t
find the goal," head coach Fleur Benatar said. "Everybody played pretty
well, we just lost the game. St. Mary’s got two goals late in the game
and we could not answer back. We had a tough time getting through their defense."
St.
Mary’s and TWU went scoreless in the first half of
play, thanks to some great defense by both teams. The Rattlers
recorded seven shots in the
first frame, but Sara Weaver (Prosper, TX/Prosper H.S.) made
two saves to keep the score knotted at 0-0. The Pioneers offense finally got
rolling in the second period as Stephanie McCool (Midlothian, TX/Midlothian
H.S.) turned in three shots, one on goal, but the St. Mary’s
goalkeeper, Jennifer O’Connor, made her only save of the game and kept
TWU off the board. Felts broke the tie when she scored in the 76th minute on
an assist from Natalie Moore. Twelve and a half minutes later, Felts answered
with her second goal of the game at the 88:30 mark and the Rattlers held on
for the win.
TWU
totaled four shots in the game with the other coming from Julie
Hosek (Keller, TX/Keller H.S.). The Pioneers held St. Mary’s
to just four shots in the second half, but two got through for scores. Weaver
moved her record to 1-3 on the season after the loss, but made three saves.
The Pioneers were flagged for 19 fouls and did not record a corner kick.
Up
next, the Pioneers open up Lone Star Conference play at home
on Friday, Oct. 3 as they host conference newcomer Eastern
New Mexico at 2:00 p.m.
Then on Sunday, Oct. 5, they face West Texas A&M at 12:00 p.m. at Pioneer
Soccer Field.
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