COMMERCE– The Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team lost 6-0 to Metro State on Thursday in both teams' season openers. The Lions fell behind early and could not stem the Roadrunner attack.
 
The loss brings the Lions' record to 0-1-0 while Metro State begins the season 1-0-0.
 
The Lions return to action on Saturday with a home match against Westminster. The match will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Lion Soccer Field.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions were outshot 15-2 in the first half. Both teams had eight shots in the second half.
- Sabrina Munguia, Leslie Campuzano and Michelle Kotlik all had shots on goal for the Lions,
- Lion goalie Caitlin Duty was bombarded throughout the match and made 10 saves on MSUD's 23 shots, including 16 shots on goal.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Duty recorded three saves in the first five minutes of the match before the Roadrunners scored their first goal in the seventh minute. The Roadrunners scored another goal in the 16th minute.
 
The Lions had their first shot in the 28th minute before the ball again went back into the Roadrunner zone. Another goal was scored by MSUD in the 30th minute. MSUD dominated the ball for the majority of the first half. In the 39th minute, a header by Kotlik was saved. It was the Lions' only shot on goal in the first half. MSUD went into halftime with a 3-0 lead.
 
The Lions began to control the ball a little bit more in the start of the second half. Two A&M-Commerce shots narrowly missed the goal. The Lion defense also looked to recover, not allowing a shot on goal for the first 20 minutes of the half.
 
The Roadrunners again went on the offensive after that, scoring a goal in the 65th minute to bring their lead to 4-0. They scored another goal 30 seconds later to push their lead to 5-0.
 
The Lions had two shots saved in the 85th minute, one by Campuzano and one by Munguia. MSUD added their final goal in the 87th minute.