SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Oct. 19, 2024) – The Texas Woman's soccer team finishes out on top in San Antonio with a 1-0 road win over St Mary's on Saturday. A phenomenal corner kick score by Celeste Beltran for her second goal of the year secured the big conference win for the Pioneers.
TWU (7-2-3, 3-1-3) came out on top on Saturday against StMU (5-5-3, 3-3-2) after not getting a win in San Antonio since 2019. The Rattlers had a 14-12 shot advantage, but Amanda Farris were able to hold her ground in the next and deny eight on target shots to give TWU the victory.
IMPACT PLAYERS
KEY MOMENTS
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In the first 20 minutes of play, The Pioneers tested the Rattler goalkeeper early with three shots, two on goal, from Alyssa Striker and Abby Powers.
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'41: After four more TWU shot attempts, Celeste Beltran scored in the go-ahead goal from a corner kick unassisted for her second career goal.
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'57: Amanda Farris stood her ground in the net to start the second half as she picked up four saves in just 12 minutes.
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StMU stayed on the attack to finish games with 12 second half shots but could not find the back of the net as Farris made a late game save in the 87th to will the Pioneers to victory.
FROM HEAD COACH BABAK ABOUZAR
"That was a big conference win on the road for us," Head Coach Babak Abouzar said. "We played a really good first half and were able to possess and run at their backline. Credit to Celeste for bending that corner kick in. St. Mary's had to chase the game in the second half which put us under pressure, but I'm happy for the most part with how we responded. Amanda came up big with some huge saves for us down the stretch to preserve the 1-0 win."
NEXT UP
TWU will head back north to take on No. 11 Dallas Baptist in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.
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