SAN ANGELO, Texas. (Nov. 15, 2024) – The Texas Woman's soccer team's run in the Lone Star Conference Championships ended on Friday night. TWU (11-4-4, 7-2-3) fell 2-1 to DBU (15-1-3, 10-1-2) in the semifinal run of the LSC tournament. The loss marked the second loss to the Patriots this year for the Pioneers.
An early first half score by Giselle Gutierrez for her sixth goal of the year was not enough to hang onto the 1-0 lead as DBU scored two unanswered goals in the second half to advance to the LSC Championship match.
IMPACT PLAYERS
KEY MOMENTS
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'17: Gutierrez picked up the first goal of the match after cleaning up a distanced shot attempt from Valdez that hit the crossbar.
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'26: Faith Graves secured her second save of the first half in a crucial moment of the match to keep the Patriots scoreless.
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The Pioneers found themselves with a few chances at the goal late in the match as a strike from Bella Alfaro for the equalizer in the 88th minute was saved by the Patriot goalkeeper to seal the win for DBU.
FROM HEAD COACH BABAK ABOUZAR
"Not the result we wanted, but very proud of how our team battled for 90 minutes today against DBU, one of the top teams in the country," Head Coach Babak Abouzar said. "We had them rattled in the first half and scored a great goal because of it. In the second half, they made some adjustments that got them two goals. Even being down, our team battled and created some quality chances to make it a game to the last whistle. I'm very proud of this team. We have a great group of seniors, who led no matter what their role was this season. They have grown tremendously and have left this program in a better place than they found it. I can't wait to see how they will impact the world.
Hear more from Coach Abouzar, Alyssa Valdez, and Abby Powers Postgame
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