Lions and Texas Woman's Play to 0-0 Tie

The No. 24 Texas A&M University-Commerce women's soccer team battled to a 0-0 tie against host Texas Woman's on Tuesday afternoon in Denton.  

The Lions (12-2-2) outshot the Pioneers by a 17-to-7 margin, including a decisive 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. A&M-Commerce freshman Jordan McCarty (pictured) led the attack with five shots, including three on goal.  

"We worked hard but we could not finish in the final third of the field," said Lions' head coach Neil Piper. "They (TWU) played real tough defense and were looking for a point and they got it."  

McCarty and Lions' teammates Lacy Alexander and Whitney Hancock each got off shots in the first half that forced the TWU defense to rise to the occasion. After a 7-3 advantage in shots in the first 45 minutes, the Lions outshot the Pioneers by a 10-4 count for the remainder of the contest. In addition to the advantage in shots, the Lions had 10 corner kicks compared to none for the Pioneers.

Texas Woman's goalkeeper Aly Vincent-Evans made nine saves and her A&M-Commerce counterpart Taylor Jordan made three as both played the entire 110:00.

Earlier in the day marked the debut of the Lions in the NSCAA/adidas national rankings at the No. 22 spot. A&M-Commerce moved into the No. 3 spot in the South Central regional rankings.

The Lions will close out the regular season on Thursday at Northeastern State at 3 p.m. in Tahlequah, Okla. and on Sunday at East Central in Ada, Oklahoma at 2 p.m.