WICHITA FALLS– The Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team lost 1-0 to No. 24 Midwestern State on Friday. The Lions outshot MSU 31-8, but only 11 shots found their way on goal and none could find the net.
 
The loss brings the Lions to 8-3-3 on the season and 4-3-1 in the Lone Star Conference. The Mustangs improve to 9-3-1 and 4-2-1 in conference action.
 
The Lions will next take the field on Friday against West Texas A&M. The match will begin at 7 p.m. at the Lion Soccer Field.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions had 31 shots in the game compared to just eight for MSU. 11 of those shots found their way on goal.
- Sophie Haywood had four shots on goal. Sabrina Munguia and Leslie Campuzano both had two shots on goal while Michelle Kotlik, Tori Smith and Delaney Bunselmeyer all had one shot on goal.
- Caitlin Duty made two saves in the match.
- MSU's Raven Powell scored the lone goal of the match in the 14th minute
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Campuzano had a shot on goal early in the match that was saved. She again had a shot on goal in the seventh minute as the Lions continued to pressure early in the match. However, it was the Mustangs who struck first.
 
A pass into the middle of the field was taken by Powell, who shot from just outside the box into the net, giving MSU a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute.
 
Munguia had a shot on goal in the17th minute as the Lions looked to get the equalizing goal. However, the shot was saved. MSU then had a shot on goal that was saved by Duty in the 20th minute.
 
Defense was tight as neither team could get off a shot for the next 10 minutes before Haywood had a shot on goal in the 30th minute. However, it was saved to keep MSU in the lead. Haywood had another shot saved in the 37th minute. Smith also had a shot saved in the 41st minute as the Lions continued to apply pressure late in the half.
 
Kotlik had a header that was saved in the 44th minute. The Mustang defense held true and took their 1-0 lead into halftime. The Lions had 16 shots in the first half while MSU took only five. Seven of the Lions shots were on goal.
 
Haywood had a shot saved early in the second half as the Lions continued to dominate shots. Jessika Coronado had three shots miss the mark as the Lions had six shots in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Duty made a save on MSU's lone shot in the early part of the half.
 
Bunselmeyer had a shot on goal in the 74th minute as the Lions continued to dominate in the shooting column. But the Lions could not find the goal. A&M-Commerce had a scare as MSU had a shot go off the crossbar in the 75th minute. But the ball was turned aside.
 
Haywood had a shot saved in the 81st minute as the Lions looked for one final opportunity. Munguia had a chance late for a goal in the 88th minute but her shot was saved and the Lions fell 1-0.