DENTON, Texas — Midwestern State (14-3-3, 10-2-2) lost to Colo. Sch. of Mines (15-3-4, 8-2-2) 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA DII Women's Soccer Tournament on Friday at Pioneer Soccer Park. The Mustangs finished with a 17-14 shot advantage and put seven shots on goal, including 11 shots in the second half. Midwestern State concludes the season with a 14-3-3 overall record, the most wins by the program since 2011.
The Orediggers created the first chances, with Bella Campos missing left, a corner kick and
Lauren Short saving Allyson Townsend's shot in the opening 2:08 before MSU answered with a corner at 2:46 and
Sloane Sullivan's shot at 7:13. The Mustangs had their longest attacking stretch midway through the half, earning corners at 17:26 and 21:28 and getting shots from
Lexi Gonzales,
Madison Brinkley and Gonzales again, with Emma Thomas saving the last two attempts. Short stopped Caelan DeBolt's shot at 24:04, but Campos converted a penalty kick at 41:18, and CSM took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Short added another save and
Jimena Rodriguez missed wide late.
Trailing 1-0 as the second half opened, the Mustangs pressed early with a corner at 46:25 and six shots by 53:17, including saved attempts from Brinkley,
Taryn Sueltz and Gonzales. Short recorded saves on Lindsay Jeans at 47:55 and Bella Campos at 54:33, and the half moved through five fouls between 49:53 and 59:20 without a goal. MSU continued to create chances through
Binky Mendez,
Sophie Ferro and Gonzales before CSM put together a stretch from 66:44 through 70:09 that included shots from Caelan DeBolt, Gaby Guerrero and Bella Torres and three corner kicks. Neither side scored in the half, and the Orediggers finished off a 1-0 final after a late Mendez shot at 82:08 and yellow cards to
Bella Rose and Ferro in the closing minutes.
Brinkley and Gonzales both finished with a team high four shots, while Gonzales put three shots on goal and Brinkley steered two shots towards net. Seven Mustangs played the full 90 minutes, while Short made five saves in net for MSU. Campos scored the games lone goal from the penalty spot in the 42nd, as the forward paced the Orediggers with three shots on goal, while DeBolt led the team with five shots overall. CSM keeper, Emma Thomas made seven saves on the 17 shots the MSU created.
