Midwestern State Women’s soccer had a successful weekend away with victories against Angelo State and Incarnate Word.
The Rambelles’ Maggie Schaffer opened the scoring in the 20th minute by chipping the ball over Goalkeeper Mallory Whitworth.
The goal was assisted with good work from Brandie DeBacker.
Schaffer had scored the only goal in the same fixture at the Mustangs soccer field but MSU worked hard to prevent a repeat.
Senior Forward Lindsay Pritchard tried to roll in an equalizer but she watched her shot sail off target.
MSU played a subdued first half but came out in the second half to outclass Angelo State.
Within the first ten minutes of play after the break, the Mustangs put pressure on the ASU back line. Pritchard, Kelsey Hill and Maddie Fraser kept the shots coming, forcing the Rambelles to play strict defense.
The hard work of the Mustangs paid off in the 58th minute when Defender Hanna Staley clinically finished an opportunity which came off a rebound.
Staley’s first goal of the season was assisted by Fraser, who displays great play making skills.
Midwestern kept making the game difficult for the Rambelles until the Mustangs were ready to take the lead as well as clinch the winner.
Fraser, again, was the architect of the winning goal.
The midfielder played a ball down the wing to Pritchard who crossed it in for Hill to head in her seventh goal of the season.
Despite helping assisting both goals, Fraser’s attempts on goal were unable to get past Goalkeeper Morgan Harrison.
Head Women’s Soccer Coach Jeff Trimble expressed his view of Friday’s game.
“We came out very flat in the first half of Friday’s game,” he said. “In the second half the girls really started to apply pressure and win 50-50 balls.”
The Mustangs traveled to Incarnate Word and extended their winning spree by defeating the hosts 1-0.
MSU did not waste time in putting the game aside as Pritchard came through in the third minute for a spectacular one-timer goal.
Hill sent her fellow forward a fine pass from the touch line and Pritchard did not hesitate to bury it past Goalkeeper Angelica Carrizales.
“The two wins this weekend helped us get closer to solidifying second place,” Trimble said. “Both Angelo and Incarnate are good teams, so it was nice to come away with two wins.”
The Mustangs had almost 90 minutes to prevent the Cardinals from coming back.
Although MSU had a defensive mind set after an early lead, the visitors accounted for 11 shots on Incarnate Word’s goal.
“I am proud that we got two road wins,” Trimble said.
Trimble praised the offensive efforts of Hill and Pritchard as well as the defensive hard work of Staley and Whitworth.
Midwestern will play back-to-back road games at Texas A&M-Commerce on Friday then Texas Women’s on Sunday.