A goal by the University of Central Oklahoma’s Jenny Racicot in the 106th minute of the Lone Star Conference Tournament semifinals led the host Bronchos past Texas A&M University-Commerce, 4-3 on Friday afternoon.
The goal spoiled the upset bid for the No. 5 seeded Lions, who had rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead in the 68th minute.
The loss ends the season for the Lions, who posted a 9-10-2 overall mark. After falling behind early 2-0 in the first six minutes, the Lions refused to concede. Junior Melissa DoRemus cut the UCO lead to one, 2-1, when she converted on a penalty kick in the 20th minute.
Senior Cheryl Canavan got the equalizer for the Lions when she capitalized on a deflected cross from sophomore Meagan Lasley in the 35th minute as the two teams went into the intermission tied at 2.
In the second half, DoRemus put A&M-Commerce in front on her second goal of the contest. The Mesquite, Texas native again capitalized on a cross from senior Bailey Geels from about 10 yards out in the 68th minute. The Bronchos came back to tie it when Carmen Davis scored on a breakaway in the 80th minute.
With the game tied at 3, the two teams went into overtime. UCO held the Lions without a shot in the extra period. Racicot got the game-winning goal in the second extra period on a shot from 20 yards out to the upper corner for the goal.
A&M-Commerce sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Alvarado matched a season-high with 10 saves in the loss. DoRemus led a Lions attack that was out shot, 32-to-12, with a team-high four shots.
Lions defeat TWU
Sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Alvarado made a save on the fifth and final penalty kick attempt and came down the field and converted the final attempt for the Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s soccer to lead the Lions to a quarterfinal win over Texas Woman’s in the Lone Star Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon. The match officially goes down as a 1-1 tie, but A&M-Commerce prevailed 5-4 in penalty kicks.
The Southlake native made two saves in the 110-minute match, but her biggest save was the stop of a Jacqueline Horner on the fifth shot of the penalty kick shootout.
A&M-Commerce sophomore Meagan Lasley picked up the rebound on a shot by Bailey Geels in the fourth minute to put the Lions in front 1-0. The Lions held a 1-0 lead until TWU’s Sue Cribbes found the back of the net in the 71st minute on a rebound shot of her own that ricochet off the post.
For the season, the Lions are now 9-9-2 and Texas Woman’s ends its season with an 8-9-3 mark. A&M-Commerce out shot Texas Woman’s, 18-to-9 in the win as Lasley led the attack with five shots, including four on goal.