San Angelo, Texas - The Angelo State women's soccer team defeated DBU 2-1 in overtime to claim the Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Championship for the third time in program history.
 
With the win, the Rambelles claim an automatic bid to the South-Central Regionals. The Belles improve to 13-1-5 overall going into the NCCA Playoffs.
 
Kailee Meyer would get the first shot on target for the Rambelles as she would have a shot from just right outside the box saved by the diving DBU keeper Breanna Bowen.
 
DBU struck first in the match when McKenna Vela made a run from half-field into the box. She shot across the box from the left flank, getting it past Amber Lockwood, to give the Lady Patriots a 1-0 advantage in the 29th minute of action.
 
The Rambelles would go into the half recording ten shots with four of them being on goal compared to the four shots by DBU with one of their shots resulting in the goal.
 
In the second half, DBU came out in a very defensive formation parking the bus the whole half and giving much of the possession to the Rambelles. It took the Rambelles 42 minutes to break through until a returning Graycen Rasmussen who has been out the majority of the season scored the game-tying goal in the 87th minute when Sanai Stewart passed it from the right flank into the box where it would connect with the right foot of Rasmussen to send the LSC Championship match into overtime.
 
Going into overtime the Rambelles would have 18 shots compared to DBU's 10 shots. 
 
In the first overtime, the Belles recorded two shots from the dynamic duo Sanai Stewart and Madison Bourzikas with both being saved by the DBU keeper Breanna Bowen.
 
In the second overtime, the Rambelles would find the back of the net in the 103rd minute when Stewart cut into the box and delivered the ball to the right foot of Abby James where she sent it into the back of the net to win the LSC Tournament Championship for the Blue and Gold.
 
With the victory, Travis McCorkle earned his 200th win as the Head Coach of the Angelo State Rambelles and his 242nd overall in his illustrious career.
 
Amber Lockwood would be named the Player of the Tournament after she led the Rambelles to a Regular season and Tournament Title recording five saves in the tournament and giving up one goal for the Blue and Gold.
 
The Rambelles would also have Christiana Clark, Madison Maxey, Abby James, and Sanai Stewart named to the all-tournament team. 
 
Holding the No. 3 spot in the regional rankings heading into today's game, the Rambelles will await the NCAA Division ll Selection Show which is scheduled for tomorrow beginning at six p.m. on NCAA.com
 
From Travis McCorkle, Katelin Heise, and Abby James: Q: Thoughts on the match?
T: "Difficult we know they are a good team, they are so good on the ball they like to knock it around it is a very attractive style of play. When DBU got that first goal, we thought that we should have had one because we created so many chances. It was great to see Graycen come in and get us that tying goal, and Abby winning it for us in overtime. We practice that exact play a thousand times in practice, Abby is supposed to expect people to miss and they did then as cool as a cucumber she knocked it into the back of the goal to give us the win. Q: With Graycen being out most of the year and you subbing in her late and her getting that tying goal what did she bring to the field in that moment? T: Experience, Technical Ability you saw the team was so excited for her when she scored that goal she got the goal and she is going to be able to remember that forever. Q: What was the message at halftime when y'all were aggressive early on and the ball just wasn't going your way?  K: "We have been in this position before going down one zero and coming back in the second half there are 45 minutes left we can still do this. One of our quietest players came in and said we have it. Then Travis came in and said we got this we just need one to fall. This team responds well when we believe in something and when we have that excitement knowing that we can do it." Q Abby, you scored the game-winning goal down in Laredo earlier in the season and then you scored the winning goal here tonight is there something that you think about when these opportunities arise? A: "I just play it out and see what happens, I just do what I know how to do and just put it in the back of the net.