CORPUS CHRISTI – Freshman Anna Frida Groedem scored in the 96^th minute to give The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's soccer team the 2-1 overtime victory over the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders, as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, on Wednesday at Jack Dugan Soccer and Track & Field Stadium.
 
UTRGV's (1-0) lead over Corpus Christi (1-0) in the showdown standings is now 15-9.
 
Groedem took control of the loose ball after the Islanders misplayed a goal kick and found the back of the net for her first-career goal and the game-winner. 
 
The scoring started midway through the first half, junior Shentatious Knox connected with sophomore Anna Torslov outside of the box as Torslov knocked it passed Kennedy Stelling in the 24^th minute for the 1-0 lead. 
 
Corpus Christi got its lone goal from Maggie Murray in the 55^th minute, which tied the match at 1-1 before going into overtime. 
 
Redshirt junior Maile Lundardi (1-0) made four saves in the match to earn the win.
 
UTRGV outshot Corpus Christi 11-6 and 8-5 on goal.  
 
Stellling made six saves. 
 
UTRGV will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 7, when it heads to San Antonio to face Incarnate Word at 1 p.m. 
 
The next event in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, will be men's and women's tennis matches on Feb. 9 in Edinburg.

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