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TWU
AND WEST TEXAS A&M BATTLE TO A TIE IN SOCCER
DENTON,
TX—Texas Woman’s
University (1-6-2, 0-1-1 LSC) played in their second consecutive
overtime game and third of the season, but this time a
winner could not be decided as they tied conference rival
West Texas A&M (5-3-1, 1-1-1), 1-1, after
two overtimes.
"This game was a complete turnaround from last year because West Texas beat
us 9-1 at their house. It was a very physical game and our team played great
throughout. They were winning balls in the air and the defense stalled a lot
of their offensive opportunities," head coach Fleur Benatar said. "We
matched West Texas’ intensity today, and I think that was the difference.
I am very happy with the tie because this is a good team."
West
Texas A&M controlled the ball for much of the first half.
They recorded nine shots in the period, five on goal, to
TWU’s two shots. Sarit Shenar
put the Lady Buffs on the board first in the 21st minute when she scored on
a breakaway 10 yards out with an assist from Roxy Sides. WTAM kept the pressure
on to close out the period, but starting goalkeeper Stephanie Stein
(Trophy Club, TX/Northwest H.S.) made five saves to keep the score
0-1.
The
TWU defense stepped up in the second half and allowed the
Lady Buffs just three shots. Julie Hosek (Keller,
TX/Keller H.S.) knotted
the game at 1-1 when scored her first goal of the season off a free kick
from 40 yards out in the 80th minute. Stein made two more saves in the
second half to push the game into overtime. In the first extra period,
the Pioneers had a good chance to win the game when Hosek sent a free kick
into the goal, which passed through the Lady Buffs’ goalkeeper’s
hands and was cleared by a defender. WTAM turned in five more shots during
both overtimes and TWU added two more, but none of them found the back
of the net and the game ended in a 1-1 tie after 110 minutes of play.
The
Pioneers recorded nine shots in the game with Hosek leading
the way with four and one goal scored. Mandy Lambert
(The Colony, Tex./The Colony H.S.) added two shots
with Natalie Reyes (Arlington, Tex./Lamar
H.S.), Breann Morris (Waxahachie, Tex./Waxahachie H.S.) and Emily
Meinen (Keller, Tex./Keller H.S.) each chipping in with one apiece.
Stein finished the game with a season-high eight saves and moved her record
to 0-2-2 with the tie.
Up
next, the Pioneers hit the road for two more games against
conference opponents. First, TWU plays Midwestern State University
on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 6:00
p.m. in Wichita Falls, then they travel to San Angelo on Saturday, Oct.
11 for a 3:00 p.m. game with the Rambelles.
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