Shawnee, Okla - The Angelo State women's soccer team defeated Oklahoma Baptist 3-0 Thursday afternoon to open the 2024 season with a victory at the OBU Soccer Complex.
 
The Rambelles was pressuring the Bisons defense early with Sanai Stewart getting a shot off with in the first two minutes of action. In the 15th minute the Rambelles were able to get on the board as the transfer from Lubbock Christian Graycen Rasmussen scored her first goal as a Belle. The goal was assisted by the fifth-year senior Neleh Coleman.
 
Going into halftime the Blue and Gold had five shots and two on goal compared to the Bisons two shots. Amber Lockwood would get her only save of the game in this half when she was able to block a shot from Emma Teague inside the box. Lockwood recorded her 8th clean sheet as a Rambelle with the victory.
 
In the second half the Rambelles came out strong getting another shot off early in the second half with Emily Thames missing just high in the 48th minute. 
 
In the 84th minute the stalwart of the midfield Madison Maxey was able to open her final season in the Blue and Gold strong with her first goal of the season to give the Rambelles a 2-0 advantage. 
 
In the final minute of action, the Freshman Kailee Meyer was able to extend the lead for the Rambelles giving them a 3-0 victory to open the season. 
 
The Rambelles out shot the bison 18-5 with six on target compared to the one shot on target for the Bison.

The Rambelles will be back in action as they continue their road trip on Sept. 12th as they face Central Oklahoma with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.



From Travis McCorkle: "It was nice to see the transfer, Graycen Rasmussen, come in and make an instant impact with a great pass from Neleh Coleman. It was great to see Madison Maxey get her goal in the 84th minute; she's always trying to get forward, and it was great to see freshman Kailee Meyer keep with it after bouncing around in the box and putting it in the back of the net was nice to see."

"I can't believe the foul numbers were not double what they were. It was a great physical match. It was an ideal start to the season to get ready for two great teams in front of us: Central Oklahoma and East Oklahoma. Two days later, we will have hard competition with our home opener against MSU Denver and Regis. I am also proud of Amber Lockwood for keeping a clean sheet to start the season. The team played well overall."