MARSHALL, Texas – In their first American Southwest Conference match of the season, the East Texas Baptist University women's team hung on to a tight 2-1 win over the Concordia University-Texas Tornadoes. ETBU now has a three-match winning streak that has put their record at 4-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
"This was a huge win for our program. To start this new season with three points at home is phenomenal for us. We haven't beat Concordia since 2010. Our ladies showed a lot of character and a lot of class," said head coach
Erik Solberg.
The match begun with both teams trading a stretch where they kept possessions in the opposition's side of the field. After 35 scoreless minutes, ETBU finally broke through on a goal scored by
Heather Brady off the rebound. Concordia-Texas tried to equalize going into the half, but ETBU's defense prevented that from happening.
In the second half, ETBU's chances on goal continued as the pressure broke through again as
Chase Swann made it 2-0 with a goal from 18 yards out in the 62
nd minute. ETBU then fired on all cylinders to tack on more, but Concordia-Texas' Shelby Franco kept the game tight. Concordia-Texas would be rewarded with a penalty kick from Cayla Gonzalez in the 84
th minute cutting the lead to one. Fortunately, ETBU's defense made sure another shot didn't go off and won the game.
ETBU outshot Concordia-Texas, 16-6, including a 6-4 edge in shots on goal. Brady led the way with four shots while Swann and
Hannah Murin had three shots each. In goal,
Claire Montondon piled up three saves. For Concordia-Texas, Gonzalez, Alicia Pineda, Pamela Lasprilla, Skylar Larkin, Ana Sofia Elizondo, and Jordan Davis had a shot in the game while Franco tallied four saves all game.
ETBU returns to Cornish Field this Saturday looking to extend their winning streak as they host Mary Hardin-Baylor at 5:00 p.m.
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