COMMERCE – A ticket to the postseason was punched on Thursday night at the Lion Soccer Field as the East Texas A&M University soccer team played SFA to a 2-2 tie Thursday at Lion Soccer Field. The tie helped the Lions clinch a berth into the Southland Conference Tournament.
Following a regular season overall record of 4-7-7 overall and 3-3-4 against Southland Conference opponents, the Lions finished in a tie for seventh place in the standings and via a head-to-head win over Southeastern, ET will be the seventh seed in next week's Southland Tournament.
This year's conference tournament is set to place from November 10-15 right here in Commerce. The Lions play HCU at 7 p.m. on Tuesday to begin their conference tournament. The Lumberjacks needed a win on Thursday to be in contention for a postseason berth, they end their season with a record of 6-12-1 overall and 3-6-1 in conference play.
The Lions finished with a 27-6 shot advantage, including 10 shots on goal to SFA's three. ET opened the scoring in the first half at 2:33 on a team goal after
Allyson Reed played a ball across goal and a clearance bounced off the keeper and in. The Lions continued to create chances, including multiple shot-heavy stretches and three first-half corners, but SFA tied it on Lucie Platt's penalty kick at 39:39. The half ended 1-1.
The Lions took a 2-1 lead in the second half when
Allyson Reed (Cleburne) scored at 63:15, assisted by
Addisen Ramirez (Waxahachie) and
Kristen Sueltz (The Colony). The Lions kept pressing after the goal with five shots and a corner between 65:53 and 72:15. SFA tied it at 84:44, and the match finished 2-2.
Reed scored and led the Lions with eight shots, putting three on goal.
Judith Nandwa (Mumias, Kenya) added five shots, including three on frame. Sueltz recorded an assist and placed all three of her shots on goal. Ramirez also tallied an assist and attempted two shots.
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The Lions and the Huskies face other in the third match of the tournament on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Lion Soccer Field. Tickets can be found
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