MARSHALL, Texas – Looking back at the top 10 moments for East Texas Baptist University athletics in the 2021-22 season, this week we come to the #9 moment in Claire Montondon for the women's soccer team. She recorded a career-high 14 saves against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for the first American Southwest Conference win of the year.
Entering their first ASC game of the season with a 4-1-1 record, ETBU hosted the Crusaders in one of the bigger defensive battles of the season. Montondon recorded nine of her 14 saves on 23 shots faced in the first half. This was the second most saves in her career as she had a career high 15 saves in 2017 vs. Texas Tyler in the 2017 ASC Championship Tournament. Both teams battled to a 0-0 tie at the half. In the second half, Montondon had saves in the 50th, 51st, 66th, and 81st minutes. UMHB scored in the 83rd minute to pull within one goal but the defense stopped two more shots in the final five minutes for the win.
Montondon would go on to win the ASC Goalie of the Week award and then was named the ASC Goalkeeper of the Year. ETBU finished 9-5-3 on the year qualifying for the ASC Tournament.
