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THE RUNDOWN
COMMERCE, Texas – Midwestern State's historic NCAA Tournament run came to end Sunday afternoon as the No. 6 seed Mustangs fell to No. 2 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 in a South Central Region semifinal matchup at Lion Soccer Field.
 
A Sophie Haywood header off a corner kick from Savannah Grasser proved to be the difference in the contest with Texas A&M-Commerce (15-5-1) grabbing a 1-0 advantage in the 34th minute.
 
The Lions held Midwestern State (13-6-5) to a season-low two shots on goal for the second time this season while earning a narrow 1-0 victory for the third time in 2016.
 
A&M-Commerce came close to taking a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute with Vicky Back's shot attempt sailing just high of the net and hitting the crossbar. Imani Morlock tallied MSU's first shot on goal in the 36th minute following TAMUC's eventual game-winning goal three minutes prior.
 
Taylor Robinson fired the lone shot on goal for the Mustangs in the second half with a shot in the 52nd minute only to be collected by keeper Caitlin Duty.
 
NOTES
- Midwestern State made just its second appearance in the NCAA regional semifinals Sunday, also advancing to the second round in 2011
- Seniors Abbey Barnum, Haley Britton, Nicole Coetzer, Lauren Fambrough, Katie Huff, Liz Navarette, Kayla Ramos and Aly Wade played their final games wearing the Maroon and Gold Sunday
- Texas A&M-Commerce finished 3-0-1 against MSU in 2016 with the Mustangs claiming the Lone Star Conference Tournament title over the Lions on penalty kicks last weekend in Commerce, 5-4
- The Lions led 17-11 in shots with a 6-2 edge in shots on goal
- A&M-Commerce held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks
- Aly Wade led the Mustangs with three shots
- In goal, Courtney Burnette made five saves
 
STAT OF THE GAME
2 - Midwestern State matched a season-low two shots on goal in the loss to Texas A&M-Commerce
 
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Congratulations to Texas A&M-Commerce. It was a very tough game between two good programs. I'm so proud of this team, and will always be grateful to the senior class and its leadership. They leave this program in a wonderful position to keep growing in the years to come. I am also proud of my assistants – Amanda Snodgrass, Hope Siffert and Hayley Hollenga." – Head coach Damian Clarke