The Rambelles (8-3-1, 4-1-0 LSC), who completed the first half of LSC play last weekend, will play at 4 p.m. on Friday against TWU (4-7-2, 1-3-1 LSC) before hosting A&M-Commerce (7-3-1, 2-2-1 LSC) at 1 p.m. on Sunday. ASU, which will wear pink uniforms on Sunday in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is coming off a 2-1 overtime win last Friday against West Texas A&M and a 1-0 double-overtime victory over Eastern New Mexico last Sunday.

ASU is 4-2 at home this season with its only losses coming in double-overtime. The Rambelles are ranked fourth in the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women's South Central regional rankings coming into the weekend. ASU has outscored teams18-8 and outshot opponents 157-101 through the first 12 games of the season.


RAMBELLE PLAYER SUMMARIES
Sierra Anderson had herself a weekend with two golden goals last weekend against WT and ENMU and was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career. Anderson struck first with a close-range shot after gathering in a deflected shot by Jordan Benfield to score against WT before taking a pass from Brianne Brown to score 26 seconds into the second overtime last Sunday against ENMU. Anderson, a sophomore from Wichita Falls now leads the Rambelles with five goals this season and has eight goals in her career. Three of her eight career goals have come after the 90 minutes of regulation. She is currently second in the conference in goals and shots (33).

Selena Alvarez is second on the team with four goals in her sophomore season. Alvarez has scored two of her goals on headers and has five goals in her career. She is only two goals behind MSU's Ashley Cottrell and A&M-Commerce's Savannah Henderson who lead the conference with six goals.

Maggie Schaffer is second on the team with 25 shots and has one goal – coming against Colorado Mesa. The senior has 11 goals in her three seasons at ASU and also recorded an assist this season at Oklahoma Christian. Sophomore Brittany Martinez has a goal and assists this season, while freshman Cynthia Andrews scored her first goal of the season with a first-half goal last Friday against West Texas A&M. Jenny Kotowych and Kathleen Keoughan have scored two goals each in their freshmen seasons at ASU. Kotowych scored both of her goals in the first half of ASU's win over Wayland Baptist, while Keoughan scored her first goal just three minutes into the season-opener at New Mexico Highlands and then her second against WBU to cap a 3-0 Angelo State win. Fellow freshman Kelli Regan has two assists along with Conaway. Brianne Brown has one goal (against Colorado Mesa) in her junior season, while Chloe Contreras has one assists in her first year at ASU.

Dani Edwards continues to lead the Angelo State defense in goal and has five shutouts and 37 saves. She ranks first in the conference in saves and with a .488 goal against average. She was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week on Thursday for her performances last weekend against WT and ENMU. Edwards has started 11 of the 12 games played this season and is coming off winning the LSC Goalkeeper of the Year award last season.

The Rambelle defense continues to be one of the stingiest in the conference and is being led by Caitlyn Conaway, Jordan Benfield,  Martinez, Trisha Killen and Lauren Perry. Conaway, who was the LSC's Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year, also has two assists this season.


COACH QUOTES

Head coach Travis McCorkle (58-42-15 record in 6th year at ASU, 98 overall career wins)

On playing against Texas Woman's on Friday:
"Defending has been our strength this season, but we didn't play strong defense the first time against them. We didn't play with composure or deal with shots they sent into the penalty area. We will have to do better. We'll also have to find ways to score against them. Our attackers are working hard in training."

On playing against Texas A&M-Commerce on Sunday:
"Commerce is always a dangerous team and is similar to Texas Woman's in that they play a direct style. They have the ability to cause a lot of problems for us, but at the same time we have the ability to be sound in our defending. If we can deal with them like we're capable of then we should put ourselves into position to earn points."
 

Angelo State vs. Texas Woman's Pioneers (4 p.m. on Friday)

TWU handed the Rambelles their lone LSC loss in the first half of conference play with a  2-1 win over ASU on Sunday, Oct. 6 in Denton. The Rambelles struck first on a corner kick from Brittany Martinez, but the Pioneers responded with two second-half goals to earn the win.

Alisa Velasquez leads TWU this season with four goals and has also provided three assists. She has scored her four goals on only 11 shots. Emily Davila and Gabrielle Larson have scored three goals this season, while Tori Crook is in a three-way tie for the conference lead with five assists. Lindsey Sisco has recorded 44 saves as the Pioneers' primary goalkeeper and has two shutouts.

TWU is 0-6-1 on the road this season coming into the weekend and is coming off a 0-2 loss to A&M-Commerce last weekend. ASU went 2-1-0 last season against TWU, including taking a 1-0 opening-round win in the Lone Star Conference tournament in Canyon.

ASU owns a 9-6-1 advantage in the all-time series against TWU after the Pioneers won the first meeting this season. The first ever match resulted in a 5-0 win for ASU in 2002. The Rambelles dropped a 1-2 decision last season in Denton in the regular season before claiming a 1-0 win in San Angelo. The Pioneers are coming off a 2012 season where it went 7-10-2 overall and 6-7-1 in conference play. TWU will be under the direction of first-year head coach Babak Abouzar who took over for Fleur Benatar who had coached the program since its inception 11 years ago. Abouzar was the team's assistant coach last season. Sarah Deeb earned second-team all-LSC honors as a freshman and returns for her sophomore season to help bolster the TWU defense.


 Angelo State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (1 p.m. on Sunday)

ASU earned a 1-0 win in the first meeting between the two teams with Alvarez scoring the game's lone goal in the 43rd minute of play off an assist from Martinez. Edwards recorded two saves for ASU in goal with Anderson having two shots.

The Lions have scored 23 goals and have limited opponents to six goals this season through their first 11 games. They are 2-2 in their previous four games after losses to ASU and Midwestern State and then two wins over Texas Woman's and Oklahoma Christian.

Savannah Henderson leads A&M-Commerce with six goals and five assists this season, while Jade Bell and Anitra Wright have three goals. Brionne Minde has five assists and two goals. Callie Ballard has 37 saves and four shutouts in goal for the Lions.

The Rambelles and Lions have played each other every season since the ASU program was started in 1995. A&M-Commerce owns a 13-7-5 all-time advantage over the Rambelles after ASU took the first meeting this season. ASU's first win over the Lions came in a 1-0 win in 1996 in the fourth meeting. A&M-Commerce is coming off a 5-12-0 overall record and 4-10-0 conference mark last season. They did not make the conference tournament after dropping their final four games of the regular season. Neil Piper leads the Lions for the 15th season as the program's head coach. Wright is a sophomore who earned second-team honors at forward as a freshman.
 

 UP NEXT: Angelo State will return to the road next weekend with games at Eastern New Mexico (Friday, Oct. 25) and West Texas A&M (Sunday, Oct. 27) before returning home for their final regular-season home game against Midwestern State (Friday, Nov. 1).