LUBBOCK, Texas (October 15, 2022) – A goal is a goal. A result is a result. Both statements that rang blatantly true for the Texas Woman's soccer team on Saturday afternoon against Lubbock Christian.
 
TWU (1-7-6, 1-3-5) recorded their sixth tie of the season and fifth tie in Lone Star Conference action in a 1-1 result with LCU (6-2-6, 3-2-3) on Saturday afternoon at LCU Soccer Complex.
 
The Pioneers took an early 1-0 lead in the ninth minute off an own goal by the Lady Chaps. TWU took control in the midfield and hit a long ball down the left side of the pitch, aiming for a running Bri Luna. The ball overshot Luna and found the foot of the Lady Chaps outside back, who sent it back the keeper. However, the keeper mistimed the ball, and it went into the back corner of the net for a TWU goal.
 
With a 1-0 cushion, the Pioneers aimed to play tight defense to try to earn the result in conference action.
 
The Lady Chaps threatened to turn the tides and rewrite their errors in the first half, getting called offsides on two scoring attempts.
 
Nevertheless, LCU did find the equalizer in the 39th minute.
 
In the second half, the Pioneers defended well and thwarted 10 attempts from the Lady Chaps.
 
While TWU looked for attempts on frame, they neglected to record one shot on frame in the game. The Pioneers did finish the game with four shots.
 
TWU's keeper Morgan Sherman finished the game with seven saves on the day.
 
With the tie, the Pioneers increase to eight points in conference action and are currently tied with Texas A&M International in ninth place.
 
"This team is so resilient," TWU Head Coach Babak Abouzar said. "This season hasn't been kind to us when it comes to the injury department, but our team just keeps battling and battling. As a coach, that's what you want to see. We have three important games left in the season, and it's going to be very important that we continue to dig in as a unit and focus on the details, so we can start getting three points out of these games. It's going to be tough, but I know our team is up for the challenge."
 
TWU will not play until next Saturday, October 22. They will go on the road to face RV Angelo State at 1 p.m. at ASU Soccer Field.