SAN ANTONIO – Senior Gina Steiner converted on a penalty kick in the ninth minute to help The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's soccer team defeat the Incarnate Word Cardinals 1-0 on Sunday at Gayle & Tom Bentson Stadium.
 
Steiner converted on her first-career penalty kick for her first goal of the season. 
 
The UTRGV (2-0) defense made Steiner's goal count as it kept Incarnate Word at bay the rest of the way. 
 
Redshirt junior Maile Lunardi (2-0) tied a career-high with six saves as she recorded her third career shutout. 
 
The Cardinals (1-1) outshot the Vaqueros 16 to 6 and 7 to 4 on shots on goal. 
 
Cailey Croson made three saves in the match. 
 
UTRGV will be back in action on Wed, Feb. 10, when it hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, at 6 p.m. at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex in its home opener.
 
A limited number of seats are available as UTRGV Athletics is capping capacity at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex at 150 fans. Tickets are not required as admission is complimentary and granted on a first-come, first-served basis. UTRGV students are asked to sit in the designated student section.
 
The UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex has capacity for 1,250 spectators. Limiting capacity to 150 allows for proper social distancing among fans, staff and student-athletes.
 
For more information about game day, visit GoUTRGV.com/game-day.

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