RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's soccer fell to the Utah Valley University Wolverines 3-1 on Thursday at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
 
The Vaqueros (4-2-2, 1-2-1 WAC) trailed 1-0 toward the end of the first half when Wolverines (5-2-1, 4-1-0 WAC) goalkeeper Isabel Jones-Dawe (4-2-1) had control of the ball. Sophomore Jacqueline Zapata pressured the keeper, causing Jones-Dawe to boot the ball out of play. Shortly after the Vaqueros threw the ball in, they got a corner kick, which led to freshman Libby Beilfuss sending the ball to junior Brownsville Pace alum Kryssie Rivera who scored her first-career goal to tie the match.
 
Amber Tripp scored the game-winning goal for Wolverines in the 69^th minute off a feed by Nicole Ray.
 
Tripp added another goal in the 78^th minute off a pass by London Miller.
 
The Wolverines started the scoring in the 25^th minute when Ray stole a pass and shot from the right side of the box.
 
Sophomore Maile Lunardi (4-2-2) made seven saves.
 
The Wolverines outshot the Vaqueros 11-6, including 10-1 on goal.
 
UTRGV and Utah Valley complete the series on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. 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. For more information about game day, visit GoUTRGV.com/game-day.
 
The match will be broadcast for free at WACDigitalNetwork.com.

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