DENTON, Texas (Oct. 6, 2016) – Texas Woman's University resumes Lone Star Conference play Friday with a match against Texas-Permian Basin at 7 p.m. on UTPB Turf Field.
 
TEXAS WOMAN'S (5-1, 1-3-1 LSC) vs. TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN (0-7-1, 0-4-0 LSC)
Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
UTPB Turf Field (Odessa, Texas)
 
About the Pioneers
TWU recorded the biggest upset in program history Sept. 28 with a 3-0 win against No. 11 Texas A&M-Commerce to earn its first Lone Star victory on the season and is looking for win number two in LSC play. Goalkeeper Samantha Jimenez leads the conference in saves per game (6.10) and total saves (61), while Chelsea Martin sits second in total points (12) and total goals (9).
 
About UTPB
The Falcons enter Friday's game eager to earn its first win on the season as the squad sits at 0-7-1. This year marks the first for the Falcons in the Lone Star Conference after their departure from the Heartland Conference. 
 
History between Texas Woman's and Texas-Permian Basin
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
 
Soccer recognized by NSCAA for academic achievement
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 6, 2016) – Texas Woman's University earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team during the 2015-16 academic year by recording an overall grade point average of 3.36.
 
To qualify for the award, the team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player's GPA, then dividing by the number of players. A total of 892 soccer teams (315 men, 577 women) from throughout the United States were recognized for their efforts.
 
Extra periods unable to determine winner between TWU and LCU
DENTON, Texas (Oct. 4, 2016) – Two overtimes were not enough to decide a winner between Texas Woman's University and Lubbock Christian as the teams ended in a 1-1 draw after 110 minutes of play Tuesday afternoon at TWU Soccer Field.
 
LCU (6-2-2, 4-2-1 HC) recorded 20 shots compared to a dozen by TWU (5-4-1, 1-3-0 LSC), and the Lady Chaps totaled nine shots on goal to five from the Pioneers. Lone Star Conference saves leader, Samantha Jimenez, totaled eight on the day as LCU compiled four. TWU's record in double overtime contests now stands at 2-4-25.
 
All of the scoring action was completed within the first 10 minutes of the contest. The Lady Chaps struck first as Jamie Boone scored on a penalty kick two-and-a-half minutes in after the Pioneers were charged with a foul for pushing in the back.
 
Alisa Velasquez tried to tie things up on a shot minutes later but the try went wide right. A corner kick in the 10th minute for TWU proved rewarding as Nancy Chavez found Chelsea Martin in the box for a Pioneer goal.
 
Tivona Tinsley directed two free kicks at the goal 10 minutes into the second half as each bounced into the box but neither found their way into the goal. LCU had a decent look in the 89th minute before the teams headed into overtime.
 
The Lady Chap defense was forced to make a significant substitution at goal when the starting keeper went down with one minute remaining in the extra period. No shots were taken by either team during the final 59 seconds to send the game into double overtime.
 
LCU sent two shots towards the goal but was stopped by Jimenez on the first and the second sailed wide. The Pioneers attempted the final shot of the game with less than a minute remaining, but the ball sailed high to conclude the game in a tie.