Sunday, September 25, 2016
COMMERCE, TEXAS — After it was decided that the field at Texas Woman's University was unplayable for Sunday's Lone Star Conference match, the Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team (2-4-1; LSC 1-1) played its second straight contest at Lion Field.
Tori Hendrickson connected on a penalty kick for the game-winning goal, 28:34 into play to lift the Greyhounds to a 2-0 victory over the Pioneers (4-3; LSC 0-2).
The win moved Eastern to 6-10-1 overall against TWU and snapped a three-game skid in the series. It also was the second time the teams met on a neutral field. The previous time was at last year's Lone Star Conference Championships, in San Angelo, Texas.
In the Numbers
- Hendrickson's goal was the fifth of her career and third of the season
- Hendrickson's last game-winning goal came in a 2-1 win at Texas A&M-International, last season
- The last time a penalty kick resulted in a game-winning goal for ENMU came rom Danielle Caro on October 17, 2014, against West Texas A&M
- Mirka Zamarripa netted an insurance goal 9:21 into the second half
- Marissa Torres made eight saves for Eastern
- Samantha Jimenez made five saves for the Pioneers
- Texas Woman's held a 9-7 edge in shots on goal and an 11-2 lead in corner kicks
In Net
- The shutout was Torres' second of the season
- The last ENMU goalkeeper to post multiple shutouts in a season was Fabienne Wilson (4) in 2014
The Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team will return to action on Friday, to host University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. MT.
