BOX SCORE
SEASON STATS
THE BASICSScore: Texas Woman's 2 West Texas A&M 1
Records: Texas Woman's (9-5-2, 4-3-1 LSC) West Texas A&M (6-9-1, 3-5-1 LSC)
Location: Denton, Texas
DENTON, Texas – After nearly five days on the road and two postponed matches, the Lady Buffs long weekend came to an end on Monday afternoon in a 2-1 loss to Texas Woman's. WT stretched TWU's defense repeatedly during the match but struggled to convert in front of the net.
Lucy Chalgren scored the lone goal for the Lady Buffs in the 20
th minute on an assist from Khadidtra Debesette in the loss.
Karyn Forbes nearly put the Lady Buffs ahead in the first ten minutes but her shot was denied by Arianna Morrison. The Lady Pioneers responded quickly on the counter attack as Natalia Diaz scored her sixth of the season. Diaz's found space just outside the box and placed the ball in the left corner of the goal. The Lady Buffs wasted no time tying the match up at 1-1 as Chalgren scored her first goal of the season in 20
th minute. Chalgren pounced on a rebound in front of the net and pushed it past Morrision. With the match tied, TWU responded with shots from Diaz and Ryleigh Spivey but
Courtney Dippel made the saves in the latter stages of the first half. After the first 45 minutes, the Lady Buffs held a 7-6 advantage in shots forcing Morrison to make five saves.
Dippel made key saves in the 47
th and 56
th minute to keep the match level but TWU would find pay dirt in the 69
th minute. Rachel Peters got on the end of Nancy Chavez's cross to give the Pioneers a 2-1 advantage. After allowing the goal, the Lady Buffs pushed more players forward which resulted in more chances on goal.
Kaitlin Steele's head off a corner in the 78
th minute sailed high while both
Aryn Douroudian and
Rachel Herring nearly equalized in the 86
th minute but were denied by Morrison.
The loss drops the Lady Buffs record to 6-9-1 and 3-5-1 in conference play.
TURNING POINTRachel Peters goal in the 69
th minute off a cross from Nancy Chavez was the difference in the match.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS-
Karyn Forbes had a match-high five shots, three on goal.
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Courtney Dippel made four saves while facing 14 shots. That is the second consecutive match with four saves.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE- The Lady Buffs scored in the first half in five of their last seven matches.
- Lucy Chaldgren picked up her first points of the season with her goal in the 20
th minute.
- On the season, the Lady Buffs have been outscored 8-1 in the second half in conference matches.
NEWS & NOTES- The Lady Buffs hold a 14-4-2 advantage in the all-time series against TWU.
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Chad Webb sits one win short of 50 for his career, 49-52-12.
UP NEXTThe Lady Buffs will host Lubbock Christian on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at The Pitch at 7 p.m. After hosting the Lady Chaps, WT will play Eastern New Mexico on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7p.m.