2012 A&M-COMMERCE SOCCER

December 27, 2012
2012 A&M-COMMERCE SOCCER SEASON RECAP
The 2012 Lion soccer season started off promising with an opening night win over Ouachita Baptist and a road win at eventual conference champ West Texas A&M. But some key injuries and inconsistent offense prevented the Lions from stringing together victories to move up in the conference standings. Unfortunately the season ended with four straight losses leading the Lions to miss the conference tournament for the first time since 2002.

December 6, 2012
BRUTTO, MINDE NAMED NSCAA THIRD TEAM ALL-REGION SELECTIONS
COMMERCE, Texas -- A&M-Commerce juniors Eva Brutto and Brionna Minde have been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Central Region third team, announced by the organization.

November 1, 2012
CALLIE ANNETT NAMED CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SELECTION
COMMERCE, Texas – A&M-Commerce sophomore defender Callie Annett has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District VI first team, announced today by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

October 31, 2012
BRIONNA MINDE NAMED LSC SOCCER ACADEMIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CANYON, Texas – The Lone Star Conference has released its 2012 postseason awards with a quartet of Lions pulling in All-Conference honors.

October 27, 2012
LIONS TRAVEL TO TEXAS WOMAN’S TO CLOSE OUT 2012
Lions close out season in Denton to take on Texas Woman’s trying to avoid a 10 loss season first the since 2007.

October 27, 2012
LIONS FALL TO PIONEERS IN SEASON FINALE, 1-0
Denton, Texas – A Late first half goal was all the Pioneers needed as they toke down the Lions in the season finale for the Lions.

October 21, 2012
SECOND HALF SURGE LIFTS MUSTANGS PAST LIONS, 3-0
Wichita Falls, Texas – Back-to-Back goals early in the second half push Midwestern State past the Lions 3-0 in Wichita Falls.

October 19, 2012
LIONS TRAVEL TO ABILENE CHRISTIAN AND MIDWESTERN STATE
The Lions travel to Abilene and Midwestern to try to get back into the top half of the Lone Star Conference standings

October 19, 2012
EARLY OFFENSE PUSHES WILDCATS PAST LIONS, 2-1
ABILENE, Texas – Two first half goals prove enough as Abilene Christian holds off A&M-Commerce by the score of 2-1 at the Wildcat Soccer Pitch Friday afternoon.

October 14, 2012
SOCCER'S MATCH AGAINST WEST TEXAS A&M PUSHED BACK TO 3 P.M.
COMMERCE, Texas -- Due to the heavy rains that moved through the Commerce area overnight, today's soccer match between A&M-Commerce and West Texas A&M has been pushed back to a 3 p.m. start to allow Lion Soccer Field a little extra time to dry out.

October 12, 2012
LIONS FINISH HOME SLATE WITH EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS
Lions will host Eastern New Mexico and West Texas to try to stop two game skid and close their home schedule with two wins.

October 12, 2012
EARLY OFFENSE POWERS LIONS PAST ZIAS, 3-0
Commerce, Texas – The Lions made sure late game heroics were not needed by either side with Anitra Wright and Cadie Annett scored within the first 10 minutes and Callie Annett added one in the second half to give the Lions a 3-0 victory over Eastern New Mexico.

October 7, 2012
EARLY LIONS’ GOAL NOT ENOUGH FALLING AT ANGELO STATE 3-1
San Angelo, Texas- Unlike their last game against Incarnate Word the Lions struggled to get the offense going but that was not case early when Kate Hyde connected on a shot in the 10th minute that was set up Anitra Wright after a corner kick.

October 5, 2012
PENALTY KICK GOAL LEADS CARDINALS PAST LIONS, 1-0
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – An Amber Guenther penalty kick goal, in the 69th minutes, was all the Cardinals needed to beat the Lions on Friday night in San Antonio.

October 5, 2012
LIONS LOOK TO KEEP WINNING AT INCARNATE WORD, ANGELO STATE
Lions travel to Incarnate Word and Angelo State over the weekend and try to continue climbing back into conference race.

October 3, 2012
LIONS SQUARE OFF WITH TEXAS WOMAN'S ON WEDNESDAY
Lions host second place Texas Woman's on Wednesday to try to pull within two of conference lead.

October 3, 2012
ANNETT COMBINATION DOOMS PIONEERS, 3-2, IN OVERTIME
Commerce, Texas- Cadie and Callie Annett proved that things do come better in pairs when Cadie got a feed from her twin sister, Callie, and fired a shot past Pioneer goalkeeper, Lindsey Sisco, for the game winner in the first over time period.

October 1, 2012
NEELY'S GOAL LIFTS LIONS TO A 1-0 VICTORY OVER WILDCATS
COMMERCE, Texas -- It took an extra day for A&M-Commerce to finally take the field against Abilene Christian, but it proved to be worth the wait. Sophomore Stephanie Neely notched her first goal of the season in the 28th minute and the Lions kept the reigning conference champions off the board to take a 1-0 decision at Lion Soccer Field.

September 30, 2012
SOCCER vs. ABILENE CHRISTIAN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY AT 3 P.M.
COMMERCE, Texas -- Due to the amount of rain that has fallen over the area the past two days, the decision was made earlier this morning that Lion Soccer Field was unplayable. Therefore, the game against Abilene Christian has been pushed back to Monday, October 1, beginning at 3 p.m.

September 29, 2012
MUSTANGS LAST MINUTE GOAL CLIPS LIONS, 1-0, IN DOUBLE OVERTIME
Commerce, Texas – Dayton Frookes goal with just under two minutes to play in the second overtime period to lift the Mustangs to a 1-0 victory over the Lions at a rain soaked Lion Soccer Field on Saturday September 29. The game was postponed from due to rain on Friday night was pushed back to Saturday

September 28, 2012
LIONS SET TO HOST MUSTANGS AND WILDCATS FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
Lions continue home-stand with matches against Midwestern State and Abilene Christian over weekend.

September 28, 2012
SOCCER'S GAME AGAINST MUSTANGS MOVED TO SATURDAY AT 3 P.M.
Due to heavy rains and lightning in the Commerce area, A&M-Commerce's soccer game against Midwestern State has been postponed until Saturday at 3 p.m.

September 23, 2012
SECOND HALF SURGE LIFTS CARDINALS PAST LIONS, 4-1
Commerce, Texas – Incarnate Word took control in the second and was able to score three times in half to power past the Lions, 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Lion Soccer Field. Sarah Parker tallied two and Katie Miller added another to put give the Cardinals the victory.

September 21, 2012
LIONS RETURN HOME TO FACE ANGELO STATE AND INCARNATE WORD
The Lions return home for five straight games. First up is Angelo State and Incarnate Word on Friday and Sunday.

September 21, 2012
PAIR OF LATE ANGELO STATE GOALS SINKS A&M-COMMERCE, 2-1
Commerce, Texas – Lions drop opener of five game home stand, 2-1, to Angelo State. A&M-Commerce found themselves on the short end of a three-goal spurt by both teams late in the second half and could not pull even in the final nine minutes.

September 16, 2012
ZIAS SLIDE PAST LIONS, 1-0
Portales, N.M. – Lions fall in second game of road trip and fall to .500 in conference play after a 1-0 defeat to Eastern New Mexico. Sophomore defender Victoria Perez headed in the only goal off a free kick on the 37th minute. With the loss the Lions fall back under .500 as they return home for the next five games on the schedule

September 14, 2012
WOMENS SOCCER TRAVELS TO WEST TEXAS, EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Lions head west to take on West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico over weekend to open up Lone Star Conference play.

September 14, 2012
LIONS OPEN UP CONFERENCE PLAY WITH 2-1 VICTORY AT WEST TEXAS A&M
Lions able to open up Lone Star Conference with a road victory over the Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M by a score of 2-1.

September 7, 2012
MOTHER NATURE WASHES OUT LIONS' MATCH AT HARDING FRIDAY
A&M-Commerce looked solid early in its match against host Harding Friday evening, but mother nature had other plans as strong thunderstorms and lightning moved through the Searcy area, canceling the game in the 31st minute.

September 5, 2012
LIONS SUFFER ROAD LOSS TO NO. 9 DALLAS BAPTIST
Dallas, Texas- Facing the second top ten team is as many games, the Lions were unable to muster much offense versus the Patriots of Dallas Baptist falling 2-0 in Dallas.

September 4, 2012
LIONS HIT THE ROAD TO TAKE ON DALLAS BAPTIST AND HARDING
The A&M-Commerce Lions travel to Dallas, Texas for tough road against the Patriots of Dallas Baptist University and Searcy, Arkansas for a date with the Lady Buffs of Harding University.

September 2, 2012
TENTH-RANKED SKYHAWKS TAME LIONS, 4-2
Fort Lewis showed why the nations coaches hold in such high regard, coming back from an early 2-1 deficit to beat the Lions by a score of 4-2.

August 30, 2012
A&M-COMMERCE TAKES SEASON OPENER OVER OUACHITA BAPTIST, 2-0
In front of a standing room only crowd at Lion Soccer Field the A&M-Commerce Lions defeated the Ouachita Baptist Tigers by a score of 2-0. With the victory the Lions improve on the unblemished record over the Tigers improving to 8-0 all-time.

August 29, 2012
LIONS OPEN 2012 SEASON FACING OUACHITA BAPTIST, NO. 10 FORT LEWIS
The Lions will hope to rebound from an 8-9-3 campaign a season ago with leading scorer Brionna Minde, 10 goals along with 6 assists, and reigning Lone Star Conference Freshmen of the Year Jade Bell, seven goals along with 18 points. Solid contributions should continue from sophomores Cadie Annett and Stephanie Neeley. Fellow returning starters include Callie Annett, Tareyn Blanton, Eva Brutto and Brittni Ong.

August 13, 2012
A&M-COMMERCE SOCCER SUMMER WORKOUTS ARE UNDERWAY
A&M-Commerce soccer opened its summer preseason workouts Monday morning as the Lions welcomed a nice mixture of both returning veterans and talented newcomers to the newly resodded field at Lion Soccer Field.

August 1, 2012
DEVON HERRMAN NAMED LSC'S 2012 NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR HONOREE
Former Lion soccer standout Devon Herrman has been named the Lone Star Conference’s honoree for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year award, announced today. Each school is eligible to submit one nominee for the award, with the conference picking one honoree to become eligible for the national competition.

May 16, 2012
A&M-COMMERCE RELEASES 2012 LION SOCCER SCHEDULE
A&M-Commerce has announced its 2012 soccer schedule as the Lions will face a challenging slate that includes four NCAA tournament teams from 2011 as well as eight home matches at Lion Soccer Field.