The women’s soccer squad downed Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMUSA) 4-1 on Saturday. The Saints improve to 6-3-1 overall and 5-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Jaguars drop to 3-3-1 overall and 3-5-1 in conference.
History
The Saints were 1-0-2 against the Jaguars prior to the game.
Game recap
The Saints started the scoring just six minutes into the contest. Ez Valles drew a penalty and proceeded to score on the penalty kick. OLLU unfortunately scored an own goal at the 16th minute to even the game.
Leah Tapia put the Saints ahead again at the 25th minute with an assist from Allison Kostoch. The Saints took a one-goal lead into the break.
The scoring stalled until the 85th minute when Vivianna Gutierrez put the Saints up by two goals. Angela Garcia added the fourth goal from far out that was placed perfectly over the goalkeeper’s head. The Saints won 4-1 backed by 19 total shots.
Samantha Valadez improved to 6-3-1 in net with four saves. Emerson Weiler and Dusty Van Huss were both shown yellow cards. The Saints have won five straight contests.
What’s next
OLLU plays at Xavier University of Louisiana on Thursday at 11 a.m. The Saints are in fifth place in the RRAC, while the Gold Nuggets top the standings at 8-3 overall and 7-0 in conference.