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PIONEERS
RECORD FIRST CONFERENCE VICTORY IN PROGRAM’S
SHORT HISTORY
WEATHERFORD,
OK—Freshman forward Emily
Meinen (Keller, TX/Keller H.S.) headed the winning
score into the goal seven minutes into the first overtime,
giving Texas Woman’s University (2-8-2, 1-3-1 LSC)
a 2-1 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma
(2-11-2, 0-4-0 LSC). The win ended a seven-game losing
streak and gave the Pioneers their first Lone Star Conference
victory in the program’s two-year history.
"We clearly dominated the first half of play, but they made some adjustments
at halftime and outplayed us in the second period. The second half and overtime
was a real battle because their fans were getting involved and Southwestern played
a lot better," head coach Fleur Benatar said. "I changed the lineup
around to get my players motivated and I guess it worked. It feels good to win
our first conference game and hopefully we can build some momentum heading into
the last part of our season."
Luci
Romberg (Foxfield, CO/Cherry Creek H.S.) put
the Pioneers on the board first in the 15th minute when
she directed a corner kick from Jackie Leka (Carrollton,
TX/Warner Southern College) into the goal. Starting
goalkeeper Sara Weaver (Prosper, TX/Prosper H.S.) kept
the Lady Bulldogs off the board for the remainder of the
first half by making seven saves on nine shots faced. In
the second period, TWU actually out-shot SWOSU six to three,
but Katherine DeWitt knotted the game up at 1-1 in the
67th minute with her second goal of the season.
Weaver
made one more save in the period to send the game into
overtime. Playing in their fourth overtime game of the season,
the
Pioneers poured on the pressure with four shots while the
defense kept the Lady Bulldogs from ever pulling the trigger.
Meinen scored her first game-winning goal of the season
in the 97th minute when she headed the ball into the goal
off
a free kick from Julie Hosek (Keller, TX/Keller
H.S.).
TWU
totaled 18 shots in the game, 14 on goal, while SWOSU turned
in 12. Weaver recorded her second win of the season with
the 2-1 victory, moving her
record to 2-4. She finished with eight saves and one goal allowed from
nine shots faced. Hosek led the team with five shots during the contest,
all five on goal. Romberg and Meinen both finished with two points apiece
and two shots to go along with their two goals. The Pioneers were flagged
for a season-low eight fouls and recorded four corner kicks.
Collette
Parker (Denton, TX/Denton H.S.), Erica Butler (Burleson,
TX/Burleson H.S.) and Leka
all had two shots apiece while Lacey Steinkamp
(Sugarland, TX/ Clements H.S.), Mandy Lambert (The Colony,
TX/The Colony H.S.) and Stephanie Richardson
(Duncanville, TX/Duncanville H.S.) each recorded
one shot.
Up
next, the Pioneers return home on Friday and Sunday as they
host Northeastern State at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 17 and East
Central at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 19.
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