COMMERCE – The 15th-ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team earned its second consecutive shutout Friday night, opening Lone Star Conference play with a 2-0 win over Eastern New Mexico.
 
The Lions move to 4-2-0 overall with a 1-0-0 record and 3 points in the LSC standings. ENMU is 1-5-1 and 0-0-1 in the league with no points.
 
A&M-Commerce hosts West Texas A&M at 1 p.m. Sunday to wrap up a four-match homestand.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions dominated in every statistical category. A&M-Commerce launched 31 shots compared to four shots taken by the Greyhounds.
- A&M-Commerce spent plenty of time in the attacking third, taking 13 corner kicks.
- Caitlin Duty made two saves for her second shutout of the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Even with the disparity in shots taken, it took until the 32nd minute for the Lions to find the opening goal. ENMU goalkeeper Marissa Torres made five saves before Anitra Wright hit a hot shot from the left side to open the scoring. The goal was Wright's second goal of the season.
 
In the 41st minute, Savannah Grasser settled a long ball after the Greyhound goalie punched the ball out and smashed a rocket high into the net for her third goal of the season.
 
After the 2-0 halftime lead, the Lions continued to push for insurance goals, but were unable to find the net. A shot by Vicky Back thundered off of the right post in the 88th minute and narrowly missed bouncing into the goal.