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Jennifer Martin
Jennifer Segura
1
Howard Payne HPUW (2-11-1, 2-7-1 ASC)
3
Winner LeTourneau LETU-W (11-4-1, 7-3-0 ASC)
Howard Payne HPUW
(2-11-1, 2-7-1 ASC)
1
Final
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LeTourneau LETU-W
(11-4-1, 7-3-0 ASC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Howard Payne HPUW 0 1 1
LeTourneau LETU-W 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Contact: Christy Garrett, Sports Information Assistant, ChristinaGarrett@letu.edu

LeTourneau Women's Soccer Wins 3-1 Over Howard Payne

LONGVIEW, Texas - In a late-season American Southwest Conference showdown, the LeTourneau University Women's Soccer team took down Howard Payne University with a 3-1 victory at the LETU soccer field on Thursday, October 25th.

With the win, LETU improved to 11-4-1 overall and a 7-3-1 record in the American Southwest Conference. HPU drops to 2-11-1 overall and 2-7-1 in ASC action.

How it Happened:
  • LETU wasted no time, firing off the first five shots of the game during the opening ten minutes of play followed by three corner kicks. Despite the offensive threat, LeTourneau would be unable to capitalize on the opportunities.
  • HPU would get a chance of their own with two shots in the 22nd minute that would be denied by freshman goalie, MacKenzie Wilbanks.
  • Just over nine minutes later in the 31st minute, LETU would manage to get on the board when a cross was sent in and deflected off an HPU defender resulting in an own goal to make the score 1-0.
  • The remainder of the first half would be scoreless as only two more shots were recorded in the final fourteen minutes of the period.
  • Wasting no time in the second period, junior Alexis Segura would find Jennifer Martin who sent a bullet in from the top of the box. After being slightly redirected by a leaping HPU defender, the ball found the corner of the net to give the YellowJackets a 2-0 lead.
  • Threatening again in the 70th minute, LeTourneau would earn a pair of corner kicks but come up empty as a header would be off target of goal.
  • LETU would get another opportunity just a few minutes later to add to their lead as Reagan Sandford would see her shot hit the crossbar and put right back in by teammate Kelli Sonnier to make the score 3-0 going into the final 16 minutes of play.
  • HPU wouldn't go without a fight however, earning a penalty kick in the 89th minute and scoring to break up the potential shutout for LeTourneau.
Key Stats:
  • LETU finished the match with a 25-13 advantage in shots and put up 17 shots on goal..
  • LeTourneau would also see a large advantage in corner kicks earning 11 of the 18 awarded during the 90 minutes of play.
  • Making seven saves in the match, Wilbanks earned her eighth win between the pipes on the year while helping LETU set a new single-season record for wins.
What's Next?
Returning to Longview for senior night, LeTourneau will play their final regular season match of the season against the University of Texas at Dallas in a 5 p.m. matchup on Saturday, October 27th. The Comets will enter Saturday's match on short rest as their match against East Texas Baptist University was pushed back on Thursday evening until Friday afternoon due to unplayable field conditions.
 
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