COMMERCE– The Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team lost 2-1 to Angelo State on Sunday afternoon.
 
The loss brings the Lions to 4-4-0 on the season and 1-3-0 in the Lone Star Conference. The Rambelles improve to 5-4-1 and 3-1-0 in conference play.
 
The Lions will head out on the road for a Wednesday match against Texas Woman's. The match will be played at 7 p.m. at the TWU Soccer Field in Denton.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Cora Welch (Plano) scored the Lions' goal in the 80th minute. It was her first goal of the season.
- Michelle Kotlik (Grapevine), Izzy Ward (McKinney – Boyd) and Leslie Campuzano (Garland – Lakeview Centennial) also had shots on goal.
- Caitlin Duty (Crandall) made eight saves in the match.
- ASU scored goals in the 62nd and 82nd minutes.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions held control of the ball early, taking three early shots that missed the mark. The Rambelles had the first chance for a goal in the match. In the 17th minute, Duty was there to make the save and keep the game scoreless.
 
Kotlik had a shot blocked on a good opportunity in the 26th minute. Campuzano then had a shot that was just wide in the 31st minute. The latter half of the half was a defensive affair, with neither team controlling the ball for long periods of time. Campuzano had a late shot on goal that was saved and ASU had a shot high in the final seconds.
 
The Lions had a shot on goal in the second half as Kotlik was able to head a shot off of a corner kick, but the shot was saved. Ward also had a shot on goal in the 56th minute. ASU then got on the board in the 62nd minute with a goal off a long pass.
 
Kotlik had another shot that went off the cross bar in the 69th minute and two Campuzano shots were blocked in a row to keep the Lions off the board. After a save from Duty, the Lions equalized the game in the 80th minute. Campuzano took a corner kick which was shot by Delaney Bunselmeyer. The ball went off the cross bar but fell at the feet of Welch, who fired the ball into the net.
 
The tie was short-lived as ASU scored the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute. Duty made three saves late to keep the Lions in striking distance but a Lion goal could not be scored.