CANYON, Texas (Nov. 1, 2017) - A golden goal by three-seed West Texas A&M in overtime sank sixth-seeded Texas Woman's University, 3-2, during the first round of the Lone Star Conference Championship Wednesday night on The Pitch to end the 2017 season for the Pioneers.
 
Chelsea Martin and Libby Murphy each notched goals for the Pioneers (6-9-4, 3-6-3 LSC) while Maddi Nolton, Jazmine Navarro and Martin each registered an assist while Maddie Vickroy tallied six saves. TWU tallied 12 shots with three on goal compared to 19 and nine from WT (8-6-5, 5-3-4 LSC).
 
The first goal of the evening occurred during the 67^th minute and began with a cross by Haley Ward. Nolton took the kick by way of a header towards Martin who sent it in for a 1-0 Pioneer advantage.
 
The Lady Buffs countered in the 73^rd minute with a goal to the right corner and then look the lead three minutes later on a header from a corner kick for a 2-1 WT lead.
 
With less than two minutes remaining, Navarro sent a cross and was helped out by Martin who found Murphy to knot the game at 2-2.
 
Eight minutes into overtime, WT took the first shot of the period and found success by sending a shot to the top left corner for the 3-2 victory.
 
The goal by Murphy was her first as a Pioneer. Martin will leave her TWU career ranking third in points with 39, fourth in goals with 14, and second in assists with 11. The seven assists by Navarro this season ranks second all-time in Pioneer history.
 
Head Coach Babak Abouzar said, "It was a roller coaster game, especially in the second half. From being up a goal to down a goal and scoring in the last few minutes of regulation we can see we have a resilient team. I want to thank Chelsea Martin and Jackie Bucy, our two seniors, for everything they have done for our program. They have put their stamp on our team. I look forward to our team continuing to develop in the offseason and going even further next season."