Hobbs, NM – The University of the Southwest Women's Soccer team (7-6-2, 5-4-2 RRAC) hosted Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) (15-1-1, 10-0-1 RRAC) for the final regular season game of the year. Texarkana came into the match looking to maintain their undefeated record on the road and was able to accomplish that with a 5-0 win over the Lady Mustangs.
 
The Eagles of Texarkana soon after the first whistle blew. In the 2^nd minute, Johanna Rodriguez found a goal to put her squad up 1-0 early. Just fourteen minutes later, Rodriguez added another one to the board to put Texarkana up 2-0. 
 
The Lady Mustangs' defense held their own the rest of the half as TAMUT went into the half with a 2-0 lead. 
 
USW kept Texarkana off the board early, but a penalty in the box in the 59^th minute gave them an opportunity to make it a 3-0 match. Italia Avila stepped up to the spot of the Eagle and buried it home. 
 
Texarkana continued the pressure late and drew another penalty opportunity in the 70^th minute of the second half. This time, Alyssa Daily would take it and find the back of the net for a 4-0 lead. 
 
TAMUT would add another in the 74^th minute courtesy of Karah Chappell, putting them up 5-0 and out of reach for a Lady Mustang comeback. 
 
Although it was a tough game, Coach Edgar Negrete had words for his seniors following their final game as a Lady Mustang. 
 
Unfortunately, our season came to an end today," said Coach Negrete. "I will be honest; my heart breaks for these girls. I feel like we face so many obstacles throughout the season. We started slowly today but picked it up in the second half. We created some chances that could have changed the game. Texarkana is a good team and all respect to them for winning the game and clinching first. I will miss the seniors that we had this year. They were tremendous players it will be hard to replace them, but I am forever grateful for their dedication to the program. I sit here and think about the beginning of the season, and man, what a ride it was. We faced so many obstacles, and we overcame so many of them. These girls were fighters, and they fought till the very end of the season. That's all I can ask for. I am super proud of the season the girls had. I'm grateful to be their coach, and honestly, it was a lot of work coaching both teams this year but working with the girls was a blessing. They taught me a lot, and all I can say is thank you to the women's soccer team because they helped me grow as a coach, and this experience will only help me be a better coach for them in the future. 
 
"To my seniors, I will miss them, but I'm thankful for their hard work, dedication, and leadership on and off the field. It was a pleasure coaching them in their final season. Also, we had numerous parents support us throughout the year, and I want to thank them for welcoming us into the women's program. We had many parents' support, so that was a great feeling. With the season over, we get to recruiting and work on rebuilding and making our team bigger and stronger."
 
The Lady Mustangs will look to bounce back and become a force within the RRAC when they return next season.