BROOKINGS, SD – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's soccer team fell 3-1 to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in their season opener on Sunday at Fishback Soccer Park.
The Jackrabbits (2-0-0) jumped out to the early1-0 lead as Cece Limongi scored the match's first goal in the ninth minute.
Minutes later, Eden Brooker made it 2-0 Jackrabbits with a goal in the 15
th minute as she knocked it in off the crossbar.
The Vaqueros (0-1-0) quickly answered back as freshman
Libby Beilfuss delivered a cross into the box and found junior
Shentatious Knox, who flicked into the left corner of the goal to cut the Jackrabbits' lead 2-1.
The Jackrabbits added another goal in the second half as Maya Hansen snuck one into the goal in the 59
th minute to put the match out of reach for the Vaqueros.
UTRGV was outshot 13 to 12 by South Dakota State with both teams posting six shots on goal.
Graduate student
Maile Lunardi (0-1) made three saves in the match while Jackrabbits' goalie Jocelyn Tanner (2-0) made five saves on the afternoon.
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Friday, August 27, when they host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, as part of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, at 7 p.m. at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
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