HOUSTON – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women's soccer team played to a 3-3 draw with the Texas Southern University Tigers on Sunday at Alexander Durley Stadium to close out their non-conference slate.
The Vaqueros (3-4-1) fell behind early as the Tigers (1-5-3) got a goal to take the lead in the opening minutes on a goal by Kaia Butler.
UTRGV answered back minutes later as junior
Yiselle Bernal took a corner kick and found freshman
Sienna Church, who scored her second goal of the season to tie the match at 1-1.
In the second half, the Vaqueros grabbed the lead in the 63
rd minute when graduate senior
Sam Maudsley found a streaking graduate student
Savannah Frisby, who had a one-on-one with the goal and scored her fourth goal of the season to make it 2-1.
After the Tigers tied the match on a goal by Emeyda Cruz, the Vaqueros answered with another goal in the 80
th minute. Bernal sent a cross into the box and connected with sophomore
Lisa Elowsson and snuck her shot past the goalie for her team-leading fifth goal of the season giving UTRGV the 3-2 lead.
The Tigers got a goal late in the match after a foul was called in the box setting up a penalty kick, which Cruz converted to tie the match.
UTRGV outshot Texas Southern 14 to 11 and 9 to 7 on goal.
The Vaqueros will be back in action on Sep. 18 when they host Northwester State at 6:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex for the Southland Conference opener.
Attendance is free but fans will need a digital pass to gain entrance. Fans can sign up for the UTRGV Soccer Pass at
GoUTRGV.com/SoccerPass. A clear bag policy is in place at the facility.
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