Oklahoma City (Sept. 14, 2022) – Throughout the years, one thing has remained constant for the Texas Woman's soccer team – defeating Oklahoma Christian.
 
In the five previous times the Pioneers and Eagles have met, the Pioneers won and scored four goals in each meeting. While the four goals did not come tonight in Oklahoma City, the win did.
 
TWU (1-4-1, 1-0) traveled to Oklahoma Christian to kick off Lone Star Conference action against OC (2-2-2, 0-1).
 
"Our team battled today and came out with a huge conference win on the road," TWU head coach Babak Abouzar said. "That is something that is not easy to do. It was a total team effort. I'm proud of how even though we bent at times we didn't break. We scored a nice goal and got the shutout."
 
Being on the road, TWU sought to capitalize on their opportunities and win their first match of 2022. On Wednesday afternoon, the Pioneers took advantage of one moment, which was all they needed to secure the win against the Eagles.
 
OC controlled the offensive attack to start the match, opening the first 30 minutes of action with six shots. Nevertheless, it was the Pioneers who connected and found the back of the net in the 34th minute of action.
 
In exciting fashion, TWU's first shot of the night was a goal.
 
The ball found its way to Bri Luna, who was making a run down the right side of the pitch. Luna crossed the ball into the box, and the ball was punched out to the top of the 18 by OC goalkeepers Gabby Goddard. Waiting at the top of the box was Keely Chapman. Chapman struck the ball off a volley with her left foot, sending the ball into the top right corner of the net for a goal.
 
The goal scored tonight marked the just the third goal of the season scored by the Pioneers. It was Chapman's 14^th goal of her career.
 
Following Chapman's goal, the Pioneers entered the second half leading 1-0.
 
Defensively, the Pioneers were anchored by Morgan Sherman who ended the night with four saves. The backline for the Pioneers was led by Celeste Beltran, who helped thwart the offensive attempts of the Eagles on multiple occasions, protecting the Pioneers 1-0 lead in the second half.
 
TWU finished the match with three shots, one each by Chapman, Abby Daniels and Mia Thaxton.
 
While the game was dynamic and hard fought, the foul count was even between the teams, both ending with six fouls.
 
The shutout for Sherman marked her first shutout of the season and first career shutout, when playing the full 90 minutes.
 
With the win, TWU starts the week 1-0 in LSC action.
 
After being on the road, the Pioneers return home to face Texas A&M International at Pioneer Soccer Park on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12 p.m. The Pioneers will be celebrating Senior Day and Pioneer Family Fun Day on Saturday afternoon.