The University of the Southwest Women's Soccer Team took on Paul Quinn University on Saturday morning. The game had to be moved to Hobbs High School due to the recent weather in the area and had an early 10:00 AM kick-off time. USW came into the conference match-up with a record of 4-2-1 and was 2-0 in conference play. Paul Quinn came into the contest 4-2 and 1-0 in conference play. USW controlled most of the contest and earned the victory 3-0, for their fifth consecutive victory. The Mustangs got on the board in the blink of an eye with a goal just 16 seconds into the contest, and they added one more goal before the half. In the second half, they did a good job of possessing the ball against tough defense by Paul Quinn before adding a third goal in the closing minutes of the contest. The Mustangs are now 3-0 in Red River Athletic Conference matchups and are half a game back of first place in the conference behind RRAC newcomer Louisiana College.
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Head Coach
D'Angelo Garcia was happy they secured the victory but didn't think they played their best, saying "Today was a good win however it could've been much better. We started off great finding the net early on however it was hard to break down Paul Quinn's backline. Our team was very frustrated trying to attack a very defensive formation however we had a decent amount of chances that we should've capitalized on. We possessed the ball very well and maintained possession for the majority of the game but possession doesn't win games, goals do. A win is a win and we will take it before we hit the road next week to take on our rivals at OLLU."
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The Mustangs had goals scored by three different players in the contest. Senior
Priscilla Garcia scored first on an assist by
Mayeli Torres, making that 7 goals in her last three contests. Senior
Kimberly Nevarez was able to net the second goal of the contest on an assist by
Jennifer Schroeder. Sophomore
Maya Sanchez scorched one past the goalkeeper in the closing minutes off of an assist by
Makenzie Kleinsteuber.Â
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The Mustangs will put their winning streak to the test this week against the 2020-2021 regular-season conference champs in Our Lady of the Lake University. They will take on OLLU Thursday in San Antonio at noon MST. They will stay in San Antonio to take on Texas A & M University-San Antonio on Saturday at noon MST.
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