DENTON, Texas (Sept. 2, 2017) - Texas Woman's University soccer hosts in-region opponent Regis Sunday evening at 7 p.m. on TWU Soccer Field.
 
Texas Woman's vs. No. 6 Colorado School of Mines
Sunday, Sept 3 at 7 p.m.
Denton, Texas (TWU Soccer Field)
 
About the Pioneers
TWU pulled off the largest upset in program history Friday with a 1-0 win over Colorado School of Mines. The Pioneer goal, scored by senior midfielder Chelsea Martin, was the eighth of her career. In 2016, Martin was chose as a Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Women's Soccer All-South Central Region First Teamer.
 
About Regis
The Rangers dropped a 1-0 decision at Midwestern State Friday. RU was picked to finish second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference this season, and three players were named Preseason All-RMAC in seniors Maggie Saras and Akina Fujimoto, along with reigning conference Freshman of the Year, Tori Rinsem.
 
History between TWU and RU
Last season marked the first meeting between the two squads, with the Pioneers securing a 2-1 win.
 
Last meeting of the Pioneers and Rangers
DENVER, Colo. (Sept. 3, 2016) – Goals by Nancy Chavez and Lauren Bradford guided Texas Woman's University to a 2-1 win over Regis Saturday afternoon at Regis Match Pitch, allowing the Pioneers to open the season at 2-0 and escape Colorado with two wins this week over regional opponents within the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference following the 2-0 defeat of Colorado State-Pueblo on Thursday.
 
Pioneers to help Hurricane Harvey victims
The student-athletes at Texas Woman's University will be accepting monetary donations and supplies on behalf of TWU for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, including those affected on the TWU Houston campus. Donations will be collected at the Pioneer soccer games Friday, Sept.1 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. by TWU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
Martin's goal supplies TWU with largest upset in program history
DENTON, Texas (Sept. 1, 2017) - Texas Woman's University soccer took down its highest ranked opponent in the program's 15-year history with a 1-0 victory over sixth-ranked Colorado School of Mines Friday evening at TWU Soccer Field in the 2017 season opener for both teams.
The lone goal of the game came in the third minute on a header by Chelsea Martin on an assist by Jazmine Navarro from a corner kick.
Head Coach Babak Abouzar stated, "We caught them off guard in the first few minutes and scored a great goal. We defended well against a team who is consistently on the national stage and made things difficult for them and it paid off. Credit to our team for having an all-in mentality."
The defense of the Pioneers (1-0) allowed just two shots on goal by the Orediggers (0-1). Colorado Mines outshot TWU, 10 to eight, with seven Orediggers each tallying an attempt. Martin and Haley Ward each compiled three tries for the Pioneers, while Megan Coppedge recorded two. Maddie Vickroy kept a clean slate in her Pioneer goalie debut with a pair of saves.
Martin's goal came after her first try was blocked just minutes earlier. Coppedge took two deep shots with the first saved by CSM goalie Shannon Mooney and the second sailing a bit high. The Orediggers managed just two of their 10 shots in the first half.
Colorado Mines went on the offensive 10 minutes into the second half by sending in five tries within 15 minutes, two of which were blocked, two that were high and the last going wide left.
Vickroy made a diving save with 12 minutes to play, and two more Oredigger attempts were off with under 10 to play to hand the Pioneers a 1-0 start to the season.