EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's soccer team recorded its program record fifth-straight shutout to beat Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) 2-0 on Sunday in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, at Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer and Track & Field Stadium.
 
With the win, UTRGV (5-1-1) completes the season sweep of TAMUCC (0-7-0) while giving UTRGV an 8-5 lead in in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
 
UTRGV has now held its opponents off the board for a program record 470 consecutive minutes.
 
Freshman Kinga Szemik (3-0-0) recorded her third shutout in as many matches by making three saves.
 
Sophomore Weslaco alum Elvia Valdez stole the ball in the box and shot low to score her first-career goal and put UTRGV up 1-0 at 75:22.
 
Just over one minute later, junior Andreya Barrera scored her fourth goal of the season off a long pass from junior Hanna Spets that set up a breakaway.
 
Kendall Moody (0-1-0) made seven saves in the second half for TAMUCC after Tatum Hightower made one save in the first half.
 
UTRGV outshot TAMUCC 23-to-7, including 10-to-4 on goal.
 
UTRGV is back in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. when it visits UTEP.
 
The next events in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, are men's and women's cross country at TAMUCC on Friday at 6:15 p.m. Each event is worth two points.

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