CANYON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Women's Soccer (3-5-3, 2-3-2 LSC) used a 14-minute hat trick by
Riley Sims to capture a 3-0 shutout victory against Angelo State Saturday afternoon at The Pitch. WT produced their first weekend sweep of the season with back-to-back wins.
The Lady Buffs wasted little time getting on the board as they scored in the 2nd minute. In their attacking zone,
Sara Soto broke down the defense and got by multiple defenders as she moved deep into the box. Soto would cross a beautiful ball to the outside post as
Riley Sims dove down and knocked it into the back of the net to give WT an early 1-0 lead. That lead did not stick for long as the Lady Buffs earned a close free kick in the 10th minute.
Sienna Hurrell took the kick and dropped a dime to the back post. Sims again dove down and made another great forceful shot with her head as she doubled the lead to 2-0. The party kept rolling in the 14th minute as it was Sims again who found the back of the net.
Mollie Ferro made a great pass into the box in the Lady Buffs attacking zone.
Braely Martinez made initial contact with the ball and had a shot blocked. Off the rebound, she would kick it out as the ball found the hot foot in Sims. She fired a shot off her left foot which looked to be saved by the keeper but was too much and rolled in for the hat trick. While the offense was superb, the defense also produced a tremendous half as they limited ASU to two shots (one on goal) and zero corner kicks. WT's lead held at 3-0 going into halftime.
Early into the second half, West Texas A&M nearly struck for the fourth time as Martinez had a breakaway which led to two shots with one landing on goal and being saved. WT continued to apply pressure with shots and chances throughout the second half as they had firm control on the game. They would not find a fourth goal but pushed the Rambelles back defensively. Another stout half of defense by the Lady Buffs kept Angelo State off the scoreboard as the game finalized at 3-0 with the shutout victory going to West Texas A&M.
Top Lady Buffs
- Riley Sims scored her second, third, and fourth goals of the season. She now leads the team in points with eight. This was the first hat trick for WT since Lawrencia Yeboah on October 18 of last season. Sims' 14-minute hat trick was the fastest hat trick in the game-by-game era (2011+) in program history. She added four shots, which all came on goal, in 48 minutes.
- Franciezca Blancaflor started in goal and made four saves to go with her fourth shutout. Blancaflor moved into ninth place all-time in career shutouts at WT with seven. She has made 4+ saves in nine games this season.
- Braely Martinez recorded her first career assist with two shots (one on goal) in 57 minutes. Martinez is up to seven points on the season, the second most on the team.
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Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Wednesday, October 7 as they host Midwestern State in Canyon, Texas. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at The Pitch.
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