COMMERCE - Texas A&M University-Commerce senior Savannah Grasser scored two second half goals to lead the 15th-ranked Lions to a 2-0 win over visiting West Texas A&M University on Monday afternoon.

With the win, the Lions have now shut out their last three opponents and move to 5-2-0 overall and 2-0-0 (6 points) in the Lone Star Conference. The Lady Buffs are now 3-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 (3 points) in LSC action.

The Lions play their next four matches on the road, starting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Texas Woman's.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Grasser's goals bring her season total to five and her career total to 37.
- Goalkeeper Caitlin Duty made two saves and earned her third consecutive shutout.
- The Lions outshot WT 13-9 in the match.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The match struggled to find rhythm in a scoreless first half. Duty pushed a long range shot over the bar just before halftime to keep the game knotted at 0-0. A&M-Commerce had a 4-3 advantage in shots after the opening half of play.

Lion forward Sophie Haywood set up the opening goal, as she was streaking towards the goal and was fouled in the penalty area in the 58th minute. Grasser stepped up to the spot and smashed the penalty kick home for the 1-0 A&M-Commerce lead.

In the 77th minute, Grasser provided the insurance goal. Michelle Kotlik put in a corner kick that was headed onwards by Vicky Back. Grasser then headed the ball back against the flow of play, finding the net to the goalkeeper's left to seal the win.

Despite added pressure from the Lady Buffs in an effort to claw back into the game, the guests only managed one shot in the match's final 23 minutes of play.