CANYON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Women's Soccer (1-4-2, 0-2-1 LSC) were defeated 2-0 against No. 16 Texas Woman's Wednesday night at The Pitch. The Lady Buffs were outshot 17-2 in the game.
The game opened as a tight defensive battle with neither team registering a shot through 14 minutes of play. The Pioneers would string together a corner kick and three shots (one on goal) over a four-minute stretch, but nothing came to fruition. The teams continued to scrap as the score remained tied, but TWU would be in control of possession for most of the half. Following a defensive misplay by the Lady Buffs right in front of their goal, Lauren Wade of Texas Woman's would capitalize on the chance by scoring off the turnover to give them a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute. That score would hold going into halftime with WT trailing 1-0 with no shots registered in the first half.
Moving into the second half, Texas Woman's continued to control possession and would turn that into scoring chances.
Franciezca Blancaflor made four saves in the opening 14 minutes of the second half to keep the game at a one goal deficit for the Lady Buffs. WT would register their first shot of the game in the 65th by
Bailee Ramirez, but it would be saved. As the Pioneers continued to churn out opportunities, they would ultimately strike again in the 68th minute as they doubled their lead to 2-0. West Texas A&M would only generate one more shot the remainder of the game as they were unable to find an offensive rhythm. The score would settle at 2-0 in favor of Texas Woman's as WT would be shutout for the second straight game.
Top Lady Buffs
- Mollie Ferro played all 90 minutes and landed on shot on goal. This was her second game playing all 90 minutes this season.
- Bailee Ramirez logged 58 minutes and fired one shot on goal.
- Ryann Davis played all 90 minutes on defense and extended her streak of consecutive games playing the full game to five straight. This was her sixth total game logging 90 minutes on the season.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 18-13-4 all-time against Texas Woman's and have lost four straight games.
- The Lady Buffs led the game in saves (9-2)
- Franciezca Blancaflor started in goal and compiled nine saves in all 90 minutes. This was a season-high in saves for Blancaflor.
- Rozlyn Rumsey played all 90 minutes on defense. This was her second game going the distance on the year.
- Jade Martinez, Sara Soto, and Charo Rodriguez Fortea each played 78+ minutes with 78, 78, and 79 minutes respectively.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Saturday, September 19 as they travel to Austin, Texas to take on St. Edward's. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
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