TEXARKANA– The Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team got a 2-0 shutout win over Ouachita Baptist on Wednesday afternoon. The Lions scored their first goal in the seventh minute and added a late insurance goal to get the win.
 
The win brings the Lions to 3-1-0 on the season, as the blue and gold pick up their first shutout of the year. The Tigers fall to 2-3 on the season.
 
A&M-Commerce will return to action on Saturday with a home match against Harding. The match will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Lion Soccer Field.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Michelle Kotlik (Grapevine) netted her first goal of the season, scoring in the seventh minute. She had two shots on goal in the match.
- Leslie Campuzano (Garland - Lakeview Centennial) scored her second goal of the year in the 83rd minute. Three of her four shots in the match were on goal.
- Sabrina Munguia (Baytown - Sterling) had three of her five shots on goal in the match and also assisted on Campuzano's goal, her first assist of the season.
- Caitlin Duty (Crandall) and the Lion defense produced their first shutout of the season. Duty made six saves in the match while the Lion defenders blocked six more OBU shots.
- Cora Welch (Plano) had both of her shots go on goal and Delaney Bunselmeyer (Denton - Ryan) had a shot on goal as well.
- 11 of the Lions' 14 shots were on goal. OBU took 23 shots in the match but had only six shots on goal.
- Two yellow cards were issued late in the match, one on each team.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions had the first opportunity of the match as Campuzano had an early shot on goal that was saved in the second minute. The Lion attack kept coming as in the seventh minute, Kotlik as able to find the back of the net. The Lions led 1-0.
 
OBU countered back in the 16th minute with a shot that was saved by Duty. The attack also drew a corner kick but the Lions sent it away without a shot.
 
The Lion offense again was on the attack in the 18th minute. Munguia had a shot that was saved. The Lions then drew two corner kicks in a matter of seconds and the second allowed Kotlik to get another shot on goal. OBU keeper Erin Webster was there to make the save, keeping it a one-score game.
 
The Lions survived a scare in the 28th minute as a shot from OBU's Katie Crouse went off the post of the goal. The Tigers had another shot that went high in the 30th minute. Duty was also there to make a save in the 32nd minute to keep OBU off the board.
 
The Lion offense again went on the attack as Munguia had another shot on goal in the 34th minute. The shot was saved and knocked out of bounds. Welch also had a shot on goal in the 37th minute but Webster was there again to make the save. Duty made a save in the 43rd minute and a OBU shot late in the half was wide. The Lions took their 1-0 lead into the half.
 
All six of the Lions' shots in the first half were on goal. The Lions were very physical as well in the half, drawing eight fouls. OBU took eight shots, with three on goal.
 
The Lions had two early shots in the first minute of the second half, but both were wide of the goal. OBU had two early shots blocked by the Lion defense before Duty made another save in the 63rd minute.
 
Munguia had her third shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the shot was saved. OBU then had another good chance in the 68th minute, but Meagan North's shot hit off the post and the Lions were able to get the ball out of the zone.
 
Welch had her second shot of the day on goal in the 75th minute, but Webster was there to make the save. Campuzano also had her second shot of the day saved by OBU in the 77th minute. Campuzano would not quit however as she was able to score a goal in the 83rd minute off of an assist from Munguia.
 
Duty made a save on a OBU header off a corner kick in the 88th minute and Bunselmeyer had a late shot on goal saved.