Dallas, Texas – A&M-Comemrce, the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament's South Central Regional, will open tournament play with No. 6 seed Colorado Mines Thursday at 6 p.m. on the campus of Dallas Baptist, the No. 2 seed in the regional.
The Series - The Orediggers and Lions have only met one time previous, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen, with the game technically ending in a tie, but Colorado Mines advance on penalty kicks.
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Anitra Wright, who is sitting out the 2015 season after suffering an injury last spring, scored the Lions goal ten minutes into the contest.
About the Lions- The Lions enter play at 13-5-2, including a 7-1-2 mark in Lone Star Conference action, which placed the Lions second in the league.
- The Lions claimed the Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship for the second straight season. A&M-Commerce opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over Texas Woman's before trumping West Texas 4-0 in the championship game. The 4-0 margin of victory was the largest margin in the championship final in tournament history.
- A&M-Commerce has won six straight and seven of their last eight matches.
- The Lions are led by
Neil Piper, who is in his 18th season and carries a career record of 211-116-33.
Lion Leaderboard- Shots: Bell, 77
- Goals:
Vicky Back, 15
- Points:
Vicky Back, 34
- Assists:
Jade Bell, 8
- Saves:
Courtnie Northern, 98
About the Orediggers- The Orediggers enter play at 14-4-2, including an 8-1-2 mark in Rocky Mountain Conference action to win the league's title and conference tournament.
- Colorado Mines have won six straight matches including wins over MSU Denver, 2-1, and Fort Lewis, 1-0, in the RMAC Tournament.
- Kevin Fickes is in his sixth season at the helm of the Orediggers program.
Oredigger Leaderboard- Shots: Acacia Ortiz, 49
- Goals: Haley Cole, 7
- Points: Haley Cole, 16
- Assists: Acacia Ortiz, 7
- Saves: Sam Zumbro, 46
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