SAN ANGELO, Texas – Coming off their first loss of the season, the Angelo State women's soccer team bounced back Saturday afternoon, taking down first ranked DBU in San Angelo, 2-0.
The Rambelles improve to 10-1-1 overall and 5-1-1 in Lone Star Conference play. The Patriots suffered their first defeat of the 2022 campaign, falling to 7-1-1 and 3-1-1 in LSC action.
90 MINUTE RUNDOWN
- Angelo State would get the action underway, as Madison Stokes registered the first shot on goal, forcing a save from DBU keeper Adrianna Schroeder.
- DBU's Michelle Gonzales had the best chance in the first half hour as she attempted to chip Belles goalie Kira Miller in the 25th minute, missing wide right.
- Miller would make her first save in the 32nd minute, she made two saves in the first half, and five total.
- Freshman Hadley Coronado would bring some energy off the bench. She hit the woodwork in the 40th minute before scoring with just two seconds remaining in the first half, giving the Belles the 1-0 advantage.
- Miller would be forced into the action early in the second frame, making a save in the 47th minute.
- Reagan Urbany would be shown the first of six yellow cards that were handed out in the second half in the 52nd minute. The Belles received four, DBU two.
- Gonzales would take two more shots for DBU, both saved by Miller.
- Mia Czarnecki would double the Belles lead in the 80th minute after clinically striking a ball into the top of the net, courtesy of a Mariah Griffin assist.
- Late yellow cards by a DBU player and Breanne Bittick would serve as the last action in the contest.
GAME NOTES
- Miller earned her eighth clean sheet of the season, she is the conference leader by three shutouts, and now has 36 in her career.
- This is the Belles second victory over DBU when the Patriots were the country's top-ranked team.
- Czarnecki opened her account for the 2022 season, scoring her first goal in the 80th minute.
- Coronado now has two goals in her first season with the Belles.
- Griffin recorded her third assist of the season, she is now tied for second most on the team and ninth most in the LSC.
- The Belles avenge their 3-2 loss to the Patriots in the second round of the NCAA tournament from a year ago, and sit in sole possession of first in the conference to this point.
- The Belles now have at least ten wins in each season, dating back to the 2011 season.
COACHES TAKE
"I've been on edge with this team, in our previous outings, I feel like we have had more that we are capable of doing in our performances, but today's performance was gritty it was everything you would expect in this game," said Belles Head Coach
Travis McCorkle. "Hadley finds a way to get the ball, cut a player, and get the shot off and get a goal with just seconds left then Mia comes in and gets a goal shortly after she got on the field. Not players that play 70, or 80 minutes a game but they come in and make the most of the minutes they have. They are great players that help us in the right moments, I was very proud of them today. It was a really nice event, we had a great crowd they really did a great job, the crowd was giving the girls a lot of energy there towards the end of the game, it was awesome. Now we are going to turn around and get right back after it with WT."
NEXT UP
The Belles head to Canyon for another matchup with a ranked opponent, ready to battle the Lady Buffs on Wednesday, Oct. 5
th at 7 p.m.