CANYON – A penalty kick scored in the 85^th minute by No. 21 ranked West Texas A&M broke the tie in the Lady Buffs 3-2 win over the Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team on Saturday afternoon at The Pitch. Karalie Morrison scored both goals for the Lions.
 
West Texas A&M took the lead in the 18^th minute on a goal by Reagan Matacale, which was assisted by Emily Avila. Matacale had three shots on goal, while Avila had four shots.
 
Morrison (North Richland Hills – Colleyville Heritage) tied the match in the 53^rd minute on an assist by Skylar Sorrell (Monroe, La.). Morrison had four shots for the Lions, including three on goal.
 
The Lady Buffs retook the lead in the 55^th minute with Asha James scoring on an assist from Maliyah Mendoza.
 
In the 83^rd minute, Morrison scored an assisted goal to tie it again, but Avila converted the penalty kick in the 85^th minute to take the lead.
 
The Lady Buffs put up 24 shots, including 13 on goal. The Lions had 14 shots, six on goal. Jen Peters (Allen) made 10 saves, while West Texas A&M's Reagan Heelan made six saves.
 
Sorrell and Cora Welch (Plano) were second on the team with three shots each. The Lions drop to 3-4-1 on the season and 1-2 in Lone Star Conference. The Lady Buffs are 2-1 in the conference and 6-2 overall.
 
UP NEXT
A&M-Commerce hosts UT Tyler on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. before heading back on the road at Lubbock Christian on Saturday, October 9 at 2 p.m.