PORTALES, N.M. – The A&M-Commerce soccer team came away with a 2-0 victory Friday evening, defeating Eastern New Mexico 2-0 in Lone Star Conference action. The Lions improve to 6-3-2 with the win, including a 2-0-2 mark in league play.

Quotable
- "We created a lot of chances and finally broke through in the second half. As uaual, it wasn't easy, but I feel the team played well." - Lion head coach Neil Piper. 

Turning Point
- The Lions finally broke through in the 50th minute, when Vicky Back turned a corner kick into her third goal of the season. Back took the corner herself, and the ball sailed straight in to the net off the far post. 
 
Summary
- Back's goal held up as the game winner, but Jade Bell went on to add another score 18 minutes later. Julia Hernandez earned the assist. 
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Lions are the only team in the LSC that has yet to suffer a conference loss this season.
- Vicky Back has scored in all but one of the team's wins this season – the September 15 season opener against Western State.  
- Back leads the conference in goals (9) and game winners (4).
- A&M-Commerce has last won their last three trips to Portales and the last six meetings overall against the Greyhounds.
- The Lions are now 4-1-0 in 2015 against teams from states other than Texas, outscoring them 14-2 and delivering three shutouts. A&M-Commerce will not see an out-of-state team for the rest of the regular season.
 
Upcoming
- The Lions return to action on Sunday, when they take on West Texas A&M in another LSC showdown. The match is set to begin at 1 pm from The Pitch in Canyon.
 
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