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Soccer Becca Walters (bwalters2@twu.edu)

Preview: Pioneers at No. 24 Midwestern State Sunday

DENTON, Texas (Oct. 14, 2017) - Texas Woman's University soccer travels to Midwestern State Sunday for a 1 p.m. contest.
 
Texas Woman's (4-6-3, 1-4-2 LSC) at No. 24 Midwestern State (9-3-1, 4-2-1 LSC)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas (Stang Park)
           
About the Pioneers
TWU picked up its first LSC win Oct. 6 with a 3-0 win over UT Permian Basin and have since been defeated, 3-1, by Angelo State Oct. 8 and tied, 1-1, with Texas A&M-Commerce Wednesday. Freshman midfielder Jazmine Navarro ranks second in the Lone Star Conference in assists with five, while senior midfielder Chelsea Martin has two game-winning goals on the year to sit second in the league and leads the Pioneers with four goals to rank fourth in the LSC.
 
About Midwestern State
The Mustangs, ranked 24th in the nation, have collected four conference wins on the season, tied for the most alongside West Texas A&M, Angelo State and Texas A&M-Commerce. Destinee Williamson leads the LSC in assists with seven to rank eighth in the country, and is also tops in game-winning goals with three and fourth in goals with four. Courtney Burnette is first in save percentage at .870 while averaging a league-leading .615 shutouts per contest.
 
History between TWU and MSU
The Mustangs hold a 13-6-3 advantage over the Pioneers dating to the 2002 season. In TWU's 2-1 win on Sept. 25, 2015, against the Mustangs, Madison Purdy set a program record for quickest goal to begin a game when she scored on an assist by Natalia Diaz 46 seconds into the contest.
 
Last meeting of the Pioneers and Mustangs
DENTON, Texas (Sept. 29, 2017) - Texas Woman's University suffered a 1-0 loss to Midwestern State Friday night at TWU Soccer Field despite outshooting the Mustangs 24-to-10.
The Pioneers (3-5-2, 0-3-1 LSC) totaled 24 shots on the evening, just one short of tying a season-high, while the Mustangs (6-2, 2-1 LSC) recorded 10. TWU attempted eight shots in the first half and doubled their efforts after halftime. Chelsea Martin and Haley Ward each fired off seven tries with Martin tallying a team-high four on-goal attempts.
 
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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Martin

#2 Chelsea Martin

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Senior
Jazmine Navarro

#17 Jazmine Navarro

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Freshman
Haley Ward

#25 Haley Ward

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Freshman
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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Martin

#2 Chelsea Martin

Senior
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Jazmine Navarro

#17 Jazmine Navarro

Freshman
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Haley Ward

#25 Haley Ward

Freshman
Solar Chelsea Elite
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