DENTON, Texas (Oct. 26, 2024) - The Texas Woman's soccer team secured a key conference win at home on Saturday against Texas Permian Basin. Dani Pruitt led the Pioneers to victory after a second half goal from the sophomore forward to earn her first goal this season and second career goal.
TWU (8-3-3, 4-2-3) got back to their core and led the attack to start the game versus UTPB (4-6-3, 2-5-2) and displayed a well-rounded bounce back game. Texas Woman's led the way in shot attempts with a 10-7 advantage and 5-1 in corner kicks as Amanda Farris secured three saves on seven Falcon shots.Â
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IMPACT PLAYERS
KEY MOMENTS
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'9: Freshman forward Bella Alfaro got the Pioneers started with an early attack on the Falcons defense for the first Pioneer shot.
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'26: TWU reached deep into Falcon territory twice, as Alyssa Valdez's shot was saved just before the goal line, as well as Alfaro's chance at the goalkeeper.
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'61: The pace of the game slowed for each team in the transition between the first and second half, but Celeste Beltran kickstarted the late surge by the Pioneers with a deep shot that hit the crossbar. Â
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The attack by Celeste opened up scoring opportunities for the Pioneers as Dani Pruitt capitalized on a cross for the game winning score.Â
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Early game saves by Farris and the second half momentum change in favor of TWU led to the 1-0 home victory to improve their conference record to four wins.
FROM HEAD COACH BABAK ABOUZAR
"We're very happy to get this win on senior day, a day that we were able to honor our seniors who have given so much to TWU and this program," Head Coach Babak Abouzar said. "There is no easy win in this conference so to bounce back and get 3 points after Wednesday's result is huge. I'm proud of Dani and how she has been competing in practice and how she came in and got the goal for us."Â
NEXT UP
TWU is off to Alpine, Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 29 for a matchup with Sul Ross State at noon.
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