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Texas Woman's TWU (6-5-2, 2-3-1 LSC)
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Winner A&M-Commerce TAMUC (7-4-2, 3-1-2 LSC)
Texas Woman's TWU
(6-5-2, 2-3-1 LSC)
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Final
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A&M-Commerce TAMUC
(7-4-2, 3-1-2 LSC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Texas Woman's TWU 0 1 1
A&M-Commerce TAMUC 3 1 4

Game Recap: Soccer | | by Jordan Herrod, Sports Information Assistant

Grasser's first career hat trick leads Lions past Pioneers

COMMERCE, Texas – In a pivotal LSC contest, the Lion soccer team defeated Texas Woman's 4-1 at Lion Soccer Field on Thursday night. With the win, A&M-Commerce stands at 7-4-2 overall, including a 3-1-2 mark in Lone Star Conference play.
 
Quotable – The Game
- "We just kept doing what we've done all year. We have created early chances before. Some days it goes in, and it did today. Honestly, once we hit the third goal, I didn't think it was going to stop. We let them back into the game with a silly goal in the second half, but our fourth goal finished it off. Savannah is still not 100%, but maybe tonight was the turning point for her. She scored some terrific goals tonight." – Lion head coach Neil Piper
 
Turning Point
- Jade Bell set up Savannah Grasser perfectly, and Grasser was able to start the scoring less than nine minutes into the game.
 
Summary
- Ashley Phillips found the net for the first time this season, with Grasser earning the assist.
- Grasser struck again in the 22nd minute after rebounding a shot from Madison Cordts.
- TWU was much more aggressive in the second half, with Brittany Jones scoring the first goal of after the break.
- After teammate Jade Bell was fouled inside the box, Grasser took advantage of a penalty kick that put the Lions up 4-1.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Lions never trailed on Thursday night after playing TWU to a 2-2 tie  in Denton two weeks earlier.
- Though Grasser had six previous games in which she scored multiple goals, Thursday marked the first time in her Lion career that she went for a hat trick.
- Grasser's hat trick is the second this season. Vicky Back scored four goals earlier this year in a 10-0 rout of Oklahoma Baptist.
- A&M-Commerce has now won two games this season in which Back has not scored.
- The Lions are now 5-1-1 at home this season, outscoring opponents 21-4 at Lion Soccer Field.
- The Blue and Gold now claim a 14-2-6 all-time advantage in the series, including an 8-1-0 mark in Commerce and five of the last six meetings.
 
Upcoming
- The Lions head to Austin this weekend to take on 18th-ranked St. Edward's in a South Central regional clash. The match is set to begin at 7 pm.
 
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