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LAREDO, Texas (September 29, 2017) – The Texas A&M International University women's soccer team travels to the Texas State Capital on Saturday, Sept. 30, for a showdown with Heartland Conference leaders #4 St. Edward's. Kickoffs is set for 2:30 p.m. at Lewis-Chen Family Field.
 
The Dustdevils (2-6-1, 1-5-0) head to Austin are in search of their first road win of the season after falling 1-0 to Dallas Baptist on Thursday night in a match where Cio Bargallo broke the school record for most career shots. The sophomore register six shots bringing her career total to 108 in just 26 appearances for TAMIU breaking Sol Medina's previous record of 105. The fourth-ranked Hilltoppers (6-0-3, 4-0-2) are coming off a 1-1 draw with St. Mary's as the Rattlers became the first team to score against SEU this season.
 
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A LOOK AT THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Saturday's match will be the 24^th all-time meeting with SEU holding a 22-1-0 advantage. The Dustdevils last defeated Hilttopers 2-1 on Oct. 29, 2015 in Austin as SEU was ranked 22^nd in the nation.
 
A LOOK AT THE HILLTOPPERS
Nick Cowell (181-34-19) is in his 12^th season in charge of the women's soccer program at SEU where he has turned the Hilttoppers into one of the top programs in the Heartland Conference. He is the all-time winningest coach in school history and ranks 17^th all-time in total wins across all division of NCAA. Cowell was named the conference coach of the year in 2016 as he led SEU to their eighth regular-season title, going undefeated in the conference at 13-0-1.
 
The Hilltoppers are led by their defense as they rank second nationally in goal-against average, shutout percentage and save percentage. Individually, Ocoee Wilson ranks third in goals-against average and save percentage while also ranking seventh in goalie minutes played. Wilson has been a breakout star in goal for SEU as the Steamboat Springs, Colo. product appeared in only two matches in 2016 as a freshman.
 
Viktoria Malmros is the leading goal scorer for the Hilttoppers as the senior has netted three goals while adding two more assists for a total of eight points. India Wentz is the only other SEU player to have registered two or more goals as seven others have one registered atleast one goal. Jenna Lipscomb leads the team in assists with four as she finished sixth last year as a freshman en route to earning D2CCA All-Region honors.
 
BARGALLO BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD
 Bargallo broke her second school record in five days during the Dustdevils match against DBU on Thursday night. She finished the match with six shots bringing her career total to 108 breaking Sol Medina's previous record of 105. They are the only two players in program history to have recorded 100 or more shots in a career.
 
UNDERCLASSMEN LEAD THE WAY
Freshman Tayler Schott and Sophomore Susanna Abrahamsson have played a team-high 824 minutes for the Dustdevils so far in 2017. Abrahamsson has played in all but 37 minutes during her two-year career as a center back from TAMIU. Schott has played in both the midfield and defense during her first season in Laredo making an immediate impact including an assist during their season opening win over Delta State. Fellow freshman Tamara Cafuta ranks third in minutes on the team with 824.
 
SALAZAR MAKES HER FIRST START FOR TAMIU
Junior Elaine Salazar made her first career start in goal for TAMIU on Thursday night after only making one appearance in the previous eight matches. The Brownsville, Texas got the nod against the second place Patriots and had an impressive performance making two saves on 13 shots faced.
 
LOOKING TO BREAK THE STREAK
 The Dustdevils have struggled to find the back of the net on the road as they are in the midst of a 625 minute 14 second scoreless streak. TAMIU last tallied an away goal on a strike from Bargallo at 16:45 in the first half against Newman on Oct. 22, 2016.
 
HEARTLAND IN THE RANKINGS
St. Edward's continued its rise in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's National Poll moving up two spots to fourth in the latest rankings released on Tuesday afternoon. The Hilltoppers also moved up to fifth in the Massey Ratings while DBU fell five spots to 30^th.
 
UP NEXT
The Dustdevils will play against No. 4 St. Edward's on Saturday, Sept. 30, in Austin. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. It will be TAMIU's first match against a top-five opponent since a 2-4 loss to #3 SEU on Oct. 6, 2012 in Laredo.