RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas women's soccer team's offense sparked bright for a 5-0 victory over LeTourneau Saturday evening at the UTD Soccer Field.
The game was the second shutout of the week for the Comets (6-5) and third of the season, as they limited the YellowJackets (1-10-1) to just four shots and one on goal. The home took 33 shots, 13 on goal. They also led 5-1 in corner kicks.
The first goal of the game came in the 25th minute off the foot of freshman
Jules Chavez. She shot from right to left after a touch by
Amelia Griffin. Junior
Chelsea Vilca made it 2-0 in the 39th minute on a left side corner kick that went through the keeper's hands.
Starting in the 81st minute, UTD scored three times in just under a five-minute span. Griffin rebounded her own shot and scored from the top of the box to make it 3-0. Just 26 seconds later, freshman
Natalie Garcia spun around a defender off a deflection to post her first Comet goal. Sophomore
Madison Carney found Chavez who blasted the ball in for the final goal in the 86th minute.
UT Dallas Notes
- Chavez recorded her second multiple-goal game of the year and now leads the team with six goals.
- Vilca recorded her fifth goal of the season.
- Griffin posted her second goal of the year and first assist.
- Garcia's goal was the first in her career.
- Carney had an assist in her first game as a Comet.
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Jade Press recorded one save and had her 21st career shutout.
- Sophomore defender
Maddie Meyer played all 90 minutes.
LeTourneau Notes
- Natalie Alverado took two shots, one on goal.
- Michelle Olivas and Chanel Kemball-Cook each recorded a shot.
- Kelauna Cruz had four saves in goal in 70 minutes. Abi King had three saves in the final 20 minutes.
- Jaye Dugan and Clarissa Martinez played all 90 minutes.
Up Next
The Comets will host Mary Hardin-Baylor at 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 19.
