TEXAS WOMAN'S (0-0-0) at CSU-PUEBLO (0-0-0)
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. CST
Gonzales Soccer Stadium (Pueblo, Colo.)
All-time series: CSU-P leads 1-0-0
 
Soccer opens 2016 season at CSU-Pueblo
Texas Woman's soccer travels to CSU-Pueblo to take on the Thunderwolves Thursday at Gonzales Soccer Stadium at 8 p.m. CST for the first competition of the 2016-17 TWU campaign. The Pioneers concluded the 2015 season in the Lone Star Conference Championship semifinals with an overall record of 11-7-2 and a 5-4-1 mark in league play.
 
Last meeting between Pioneers and ThunderWolves
PUEBLO, Colo. (Sept. 11, 2015) – The TWU soccer team suffered its first loss of the season at Colorado State-Pueblo Friday night at Gonzales Stadium.  The ThunderWolves captured a 1-0 win with a second half goal.
 
In the first 45 minutes, the Pioneer created scoring opportunities by outshooting the host 8-3 including 5-0 on goal but could not find the net.  After both teams traded shots that went wide early in the game, TWU picked up its intensity and got of seven shots in the final 25 minutes including five on the net but none crossed the goal line as they settled for a 0-0 tie at the break. In the second half CSUP regrouped and matched the Pioneers shot for shot.  The ThunderWolves put seven of their nine shots in the second half on net.  CSUP was held without a corner kick until the 75th minute but when they got one the ThunderWolves took advantage.  CSUP's Jessica Westhoff found the net on a header off the corner kick to give them a 1-0 lead.  TWU got off a pair of shots in the final minutes but could not find the net.
 
The Pioneers finished the game with a 16-12 advantage in shots and 3-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Senior Ariana Morrison played all 90 minutes in the net and made six saves while taking the loss.  Senior Natalia Diaz led the team on offense with four shots.
 
TWU Soccer Picked Third in LSC Preseason Poll
DENTON, Texas (Aug. 18, 2016) – After a record-setting 2015 campaign, TWU Soccer has been picked to finish third in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) Preseason Poll as voted on by the league's head coaches, sports information directors and various media representatives throughout the region.
 
The Pioneers garnered 77 votes, finishing behind defending LSC Tournament Champion Texas A&M-Commerce which just edged out LSC regular season winner Angelo State, 115 votes to 112, respectively. In just his third year as head coach, Babak Abouzar led the Pioneers to a school-record 11 victories and a berth in the conference tournament for the fifth time in program history.  The Pioneers knocked off Eastern New Mexico, 1-0, before falling to eventual champion TAMU-Commerce.
 
Returning All-LSC honorees Nancy Chavez and Megan Coppedge lead a roster that features 12 returners and 13 newcomers on the 2016 squad.
 
Early Six-Game Homestand Highlights TWU Soccer Schedule
DENTON, Texas (June 10, 2016) – A trip to Mile-High City to start the season followed by a six-game homestand highlight the 2016 TWU soccer schedule.  The Pioneers will play a total of 18 regular season games including 10 at home and eight on the road.
 
TWU will travel to Colorado to start the season on Thursday, Sept. 1.  The Pioneers will play their season opener at Colorado State-Pueblo on Thursday and then take on Regis on Saturday, Sept. 3 in Denver, CO.
TWU then returns to Denton to host a six-game homestand from Sept. 10-28.  The Pioneers' home opener is schedule for Saturday, Sept. 10 against Dallas Baptist, who advanced to the Elite Eight in 2015.
 
TWU opens the Lone Star Conference scheduled against West Texas A&M at home on Sept. 23.  The Pioneers will play home-and-home with the six LSC teams (Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Commerce, UT Permian Basin and West Texas A&M) during the season.
TWU's remaining non-conference games are against East Central, Oklahoma Baptist and Lubbock Christian.  All three games are played at TWU Soccer Field. Angelo State and Texas A&M-Commerce also advanced to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
 
The top six teams in the final conference standings will earn a berth in the 2016 LSC Women's Soccer championship.  The tournament will be played at the top seed on Nov. 3-6.