Three First Half Goals Lead A&M-Commerce Past Angelo State, 4-1

Three first half goals led the Texas A&M University-Commerce women's soccer team to a 4-1 win over Angelo State on Sunday afternoon at the A&M-Commerce Soccer Complex.

A&M-Commerce (12-2-1, 6-1 LSC) got on the board on its first shot of the contest when junior Meagan Lasley scored her team-leading 15th goal of the season when she picked up a loose ball from teammates Jordan McCarty and Chelsey Haight past the ASU goalkeeper.

Angelo State (10-5-3, 4-2-2 LSC) entered the contest, having giving up just three first half goals.  The Rambelles saw that total double against the Lions who have now outscored their opponents
by a 19-4 margin in the first half.

The Lions scored two more within 43 seconds of each other as Haight took a breakaway to the lower right of the goal on a pass from senior Melissa DoRemus in the 7th minute. Junior Whitney Hancock scored her second goal of the weekend when she converted on a corner kick from Sarah Reed in the 9th minute.

"We had a fast start," said head coach Neil Piper (pictured above), "when we get the lead, we are tough to beat."

The Rambelles got on the board in the 51st minute on a 28-yard free kick Megan Schafer after an A&M-Commerce to cut the Lions lead to 3-1.

A&M-Commerce extended its lead when Lasley beat the Angelo State defense and goalkeeper to the lower right of the goal for her second goal of the the contest in the 71st minute for the final margin.

For Lasley, it is her fifth multi-goal game of the season and Taylor Jordan made six saves for her ninth win of the season. 

Next, the Lions have three road matches in the next seven days beginning with a 4 pm tilt on Tuesday at Texas Woman's in Denton.