ABILENE, Texas — Refusing to back down in the American Southwest Conference Tournament Semi-Final match against No. 2 seed University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, East Texas Baptist University (6-11-2) battled back with a second half equalizer to force double overtime before ultimately coming up short in a 2-1 loss to the Crusaders (10-5-4) on Thursday night at HSU Soccer Complex. ETBU made 17 saves while facing 39 shots, including 19 on goal.
Hannah Wainwright's goal was the Tigers' lone finish from 11 shots, five of which were on frame.
Wainwright scored for ETBU, converting her lone penalty attempt and finishing with two shots.
Taylor Lauster recorded 17 saves while playing 100:58 in goal.
Ava Trevino added two shots, putting one on frame.
Hannah Warren also finished with two shots, including one on goal.
The Tigers created the first attacking push of the first half with a corner kick and an
Ava Trevino shot saved in the opening six minutes. Lauster kept UMHB off the board with four saves, including three in the first 12 minutes. ETBU added late pressure with a 40:37 corner, a Trevino shot wide and a Warren shot saved before the half ended scoreless.
ETBU's key response came in the 80th minute, when Wainwright converted a penalty kick at 79:45 to equalize at 1-1. Earlier, UMHB had gone in front 1-0 in the 54th minute, and the Tigers put together three shots in a 48-second span shortly before Wainwright's equalizer. Lauster helped see out the half with five saves after the goal, and ETBU reached the end of regulation tied 1-1.
The Tigers spent much of the first overtime defending and kept Mary Hardin-Baylor off the board, with Lauster saving shots at 91:53, 93:13 and 97:02. UMHB finished the first overtime with five shots, but the teams remained tied 1-1.
ETBU's second overtime ended less than a minute in when UMHB scored at 100:58.
Giselle Laredo had the Tigers' lone recorded chance in the opening minute, sending a shot left at 100:28, before UMHB had the golden goal 30 seconds later.
This was ETBU's fifth time to the ASC Tournament Semi-Finals and second time in three years under head coach Joey Petrich.
ETBU Top Performers
Taylor Lauster
- 17 saves
- 100:58 in goal
Hannah Wainwright
- one goal
- two points
- two shots, one on goal
- one penalty-kick goal on one attempt
