COMMERCE, Texas (Nov. 2, 2016) – Texas Woman's University embarks on its postseason quest as the fifth seed at the 2016 Lone Star Conference Soccer Championship hosted by number-one seed Texas A&M-Commerce. The Pioneers will face No. 4 Angelo State in the first round Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on Lion Soccer Field.
 
No. 5 TEXAS WOMAN'S (9-8-1, 5-7-0 LSC) vs. ANGELO STATE (11-6-1, 7-5-0 LSC)
Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Lion Soccer Field (Commerce, Texas)

About the Pioneers
TWU finished up the Lone Star Conference schedule with a mark of 5-7-0. The Pioneers have scored 10 goals throughout the season in league play while giving up 14. Samantha Jimenez, the LSC Goalkeeper of the Year, ranks second within the conference in save percentage (0.850), saves per game (5.33), total saves (96), shutouts (8) and goalie minutes played (1,647). First team All-LSC selection Chelsea Martin is third in the LSC in total goals (7), fourth in goals per game (0.41), sixth in game-winning goals (2) and eighth in total points (14).
About ASU
The Belles recorded a 7-5-0 mark in LSC play while averaging 1.50 goals per game and giving up .83. Demi Tsambasis is first within the conference in game-winning goals (4), second in shots (52), points (17) and goals (7), and fifth in assists (3).
 
History between Texas Woman's and Angelo State
The squads will be meeting for the second time in seven days. TWU took a 1-0 win at home Oct. 28 to even the season series at 1-1. ASU holds an all-time 14-8-1 edge over the Pioneers, and the first game in TWU program history was versus ASU where the Belles took a 5-0 win on Aug. 30, 2002.
 
Last meeting of TWU and ASU
DENTON, Texas (Oct. 29, 2016) – Gaby Larson scored the game-winning goal against Angelo State by heading in a free kick on the right side from Aryana Maricle-Conroy in the 16th minute to defeat the Belles 1-0 Friday night on TWU Soccer Field.
 
Larson's goal was her second on the season while Maricle-Conroy's assist was recorded as her first point as a Pioneer. TWU (9-7-1, 5-6 LSC) sent off 12 shots compared to 14 by ASU (10-6-1, 6-5 LSC). The contest's two corner kicks were both taken by the Pioneers, while Samantha Jimenez notched her eighth shutout of the year with seven saves.
 
Seniors, Pioneers finish regular season slate
DENTON, Texas (Oct. 30, 2016) – Texas Woman's University was unable to secure a score against UT Permian Basin in a 1-0 loss during the final regular season game for the Pioneers Sunday afternoon on TWU Soccer Field.
 
TWU (9-8-1, 5-7-0 LSC) outshot the Falcons (2-13-1, 2-10-0 LSC) 12-to-5, however UTPB recorded five shots on goals compared to three by the Pioneers. The Falcons totaled four corner kicks to three from TWU, and Samantha Jimenez registered four saves while the Falcons had three.
 
The contest was the finale for the five Pioneer seniors - Alisa Velasquez, Nancy Chavez, Rachel Peters, Gaby Larson and Bobbie Gutierrez – who were honored in a pregame ceremony.
 
UTPB's Deonna Calhoun connected for the first and only goal of the game in the 56th minute after stealing the ball from a TWU defender and sending the ball into the right corner of the net.
 
Within 15 seconds in the 79th minute, Gutierrez and Cara Zwilling each attempted to tie the game but both shots were blocked by the Falcons. Aryana Maricle-Conroy fired an attempt five minutes later but the shot sailed wide, and Lucero Chavez had a look with less than four minutes remaining but UTPB's goalkeeper made the save. A final shot by Larson with 21 seconds on the clock went wide to conclude the match.
 
Jimenez, Pioneers recognized by LSC
COMMERCE, Texas (Nov. 2, 2016) – Samantha Jimenez highlighted a slew of awards for Texas Woman's University by being named the Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Year while five Pioneers were named to the All-Conference team and four earned All-Academic honors, announced by the league at the conference tournament banquet Wednesday night.
 
Jimenez ranks second in the LSC in save percentage (0.850), saves per game (5.33), total saves (96), shutouts (8) and goalie minutes played (1,647). This season, the Duncanville native recorded the most shutouts within a season in TWU history with eight and became the career leader in save percentage at .857. Jimenez was named the LSC Defender Player of the Week Sept. 7 after anchoring TWU in two wins against CSU-Pueblo and Regis by posting 12 saves and allowing just one goal.
 
Rachel Peters, Gaby Larson, Chelsea Martin and Pressley Bailey made up the bulk of the 11-person All-Academic team. Peters (4.0 GPA, Health Sciences major), Larson (3.98, Psychology), Martin (3.68, Child Development) and Bailey (3.97, Nutrition) were recognized for their efforts in the classroom as well as on the field. This marks the third time Larson has been awarded by the conference for her academic performance.
 
Martin and Jimenez were recognized as First Team All-Conference for TWU. Martin ranks third in the LSC in total goals (7), fourth in goals per game (0.41), sixth in game-winning goals (2) and eighth in total points (14).
 
Chavez was named to the second team after recording a goal and two assists on the season, and is TWU's only All-LSC returner from a year ago where she was also a member of the second team. Tivona Tinsley was acknowledged as an Honorable Mention selection for her defensive efforts for the Pioneers.