COMMERCE, Texas (Sept. 27, 2017) - Freshman Haley Ward scored a pair of goals for Texas Woman's University in a 3-2 loss at Texas A&M-Commerce Wednesday at Lion Soccer Field.
 
Ward notched the second goal of her TWU career in the 34^th minute by running past the Lion defense and sending a shot into the left side of the net for a 1-0 Pioneer advantage.
 
TAMUC (5-1-2, 2-1-0 LSC) countered seven minutes into the second half on a free kick from 20 yards out to tie the contest at 1-1. The Lions took the lead six minutes later on a cross from the left for a 2-1 A&M-Commerce lead.
 
In the 79^th minute, the Lions launched in a shot from the left side into the right side of the goal for a 3-1 lead. With 37 seconds remaining, Ward sent a shot in from the right side to close the score to within 3-2.
 
Head Coach Babak Abouzar, "We scored a great goal in the first half but took our foot off the pedal. You can't do that with a team like Commerce. Our team kept battling back and got one back, but we just ran out of time."
 
The Pioneers (3-4-2, 0-2-1 LSC) host Midwestern State Friday at 7 p.m.