COMMERCE – Cora Welch and
Karalie Morrison scored two goals each for the Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer team, who defeated UT Tyler, by a score of 6-0 on Wednesday night at the Lion Soccer Field.
The Lions scored three goals each in both halves and move to an even 2-2 record in the Lone Star Conference. A&M-Commerce is 4-4-1 overall and drops UT Tyler to an overall record of 4-4 and a conference record of 2-3.
Morrison (North Richland Hills – Colleyville Heritage) has scored seven goals in the last three matches for the Lions and opened up the scoring on Wednesday night.
Skylar Sorrell (Monroe, La.) passed a ball into the box to
Lydia Myers (Colbert, Wash.), who headed it towards Morrison, who kicked it in. Morrison had five of the 19 shots for the Lions.
The second goal came in the 24
th minute by Sorrell. She broke away from the Patriots' defense and put it in the back of the net. Morrison added another one in the 26
th minute, scoring on a pass from Welch (Plano).
Welch entered the night with just one goal, but scored two goals in a span of four minutes on Wednesday. The first goal came on a long pass from
Leslie Campuzano (Garland – Lakeview Centennial) and Welch beat the Patriots' goalkeeper Camri Cecil. Campuzano had five shots in the match as well.
The senior midfielder's second goal was scored an assist by
Naomi Sink (Plano – Plano East). Sink's pass landed perfectly for Welch, who once again kicked beyond the reach of Cecil.
The last goal of the match was scored by
McKenna Keeley (Frisco – Memorial), her second of her freshman campaign. Morrison kicked a corner kick into the box and Keeley headed it in.
The Lions have scored six or more goals in their last two matches at home.
The Patriots were held to just one shot in the first half, but had 17 in the second half.
Jen Peters (Allen) faced one shot in the first half, which she saved, while
Lauren Banning (Pflugerville) saved four in the second half for a combined shutout.
Victoria Turner played the first half in goal for UT Tyler and she had three saves. Cecil had two saves in the second half. Faith Adje had four shots off the bench for the Patriots.
A&M-Commerce had the 7-2 edge in corner kicks, while UT Tyler committed 12 fouls compared to six committed by A&M-Commerce. Campuzano, Sorrell, and
Kara Blasingame picked up yellow cards for the Lions.
UP NEXT
The Lions are on the road for their next two matches before returning home to face Angelo State as part of homecoming weekend. A&M-Commerce heads to Lubbock to face Lubbock Christian on Saturday at 2 p.m. and takes on Texas Woman's in Denton on Wednesday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
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