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LAREDO, Texas (October 13, 2017) – The Texas A&M International University women's soccer team will finish their five match road trip on Saturday, Oct. 14, against Oklahoma Christian in Edmond, Okla. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
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The Dustdevils (2-8-1, 1-7-1 HC) have their sights set on returning back to the win column having gone 0-5-1 since defeating OC on Sept. 21 on a golden goal from
Cio Bargallo. The Eagles (2-11-0, 1-8-0 HC) picked up their first Heartland Conference win of the season on Thursday evening as Chelsea Key scored in the 88
th minute in a 2-1 victory over St. Mary's.
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A link of live stats can be found at GoDustdevils.com under the women's soccer schedule page. Follow the Dustdevils on Instagram and Twitter for an in-depth look into the program and the latest scores and updates.
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A LOOK AT THE ALL-TIME SERIES
The Dustdevils and Eagles will meet for the second time in 2017 and seventh time overall. TAMIU leads the all-time series 6-1-0 and 2-1-0 in matches in Edmond.
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THE LAST TIME AROUND
Bargallo scored both goals as the Dustdevils defeated OC 2-1 in overtime on Sept. 21 at Dustdevil Soccer Field. The win snapped a five-match winless streak for TAMIU giving them their first conference win of the season.
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TAMIU went up 1-0 at 27:22 in the first half when Bargallo got behind the OC defense on a long ball from Susanna Abrhamsson before beating the keeper at the far post. The Eagles equalized in the 69
th minute through Darrian Palacios on a shot in the penalty area. Bargallo scored her first career golden goal just two minutes into the first overtime chipping the keeper after her first shot on a break way was saved.
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A LOOK AT THE EAGLES
Meagan Anderson (2-11-0) led the Eagles to their second win of the 2017 season on Thursday ending a 12 match winless streak. It was their first conference win of the season bringing them within one point of the Dustdevils in seventh place.
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Courtney Nixon has a team-high three goals and seven points while freshman Brianna Concienne leads the team in assists (4) and ranks second in points (6). Â Dakota Milner ranks second on the team in assists (2) with one of those coming on Chelsea Key's game-winner on Thursday.
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Addison Milner has started every match in goal for the Eagles in 2017 logging 1021:42 minutes. The sophomore ranks fifth in the nation in total saves (96) and 18
th in saves per game (7.38). The Corinth, Texas native also ranks sixth in the conference in save percentage (.711) and shutouts per game (.077).
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STATS WATCH
The Dustdevils are 0-7-1 overall and 0-6-0 in conference play when the opponent scores first including a 2-0 setback to LCU on Thursday.
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The Dustdevils are winless in their last 18 road matches with a record of 0-15-3.
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Bargallo ranks first in the Heartland Conference in shots per game (4.00), points (26) and goals (13) while
Monica Castro ranks third in the conference in assists (4).
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Bargallo's 26 shots on-goal this season tie a personal-best as the sophomore forward is one short of tying Mary Smith, Stephanie Webb and Erika Alcaraz's school record.
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BARGALLO HONORED FOR THE THIRD TIME
Bargallo became the first player in program history to earn Heartland Conference weekly honors three times in a single season as she was named the Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after registering her fifth-multi goal match of the season in a 2-2 draw on the road against St. Mary's on Saturday.Â
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HEARTLAND IN THE RANKINGS
St. Edward's dropped out of the United Soccer Coaches Women's Division II National Poll after losing twice last weekend. The Hilltoppers are still receiving votes in the poll while only three other South Central Region teams (Colorado School of Mines, Regis and Midwestern State) remain in the Top 25. In other rankings, Dallas Baptist dropped nine spots in the Massey Ratings to 36
th while SEU fell 25 spots to 42
nd.
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UP NEXT
The Dustdevils will return home for the final four matches of the season starting with a showdown against Rogers State on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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