LAREDO, Texas – Texas A&M International women's soccer squared off against Lubbock Christian in its first Lone Star Conference home game, but it was the Lady Chaps (4-0-2, 1-0-1 LSC) toppling the Dustdevils (1-6-0, 0-2-0 LSC) 3-1.
 
Lubbock Christian opened the scoring just 11:18 into the contest to take the early lead, then added to the lead, making it 2-0 at 19:23 of the first half.
 
TAMIU cut the deficit in half when sophomore Leianna Jimenez knocked in a free kick off the foot of senior Valeria Macias who was awarded the assist.
 
In the first half, the Lady Chaps led the way in shots on goal by an 8-4 margin and put seven on net to the Dustdevils four.
 
At the 77-minute mark Lubbock Christian netted an insurance goal to take the lead of 3-1.
 
The Dustdevils trailed the Lady Chaps 18-7 in the shot counter and 10-5 in shots on goal. Corner kicks also faced Lubbock Christian, 7-4.
 
Senior Tritch Ann Grant and sophomore Krysan St. Louis led TAMIU with two shots each, while Grant put both on net and St. Louis put one on target.
 
The Dustdevils take to the road for a matchup against Angelo State on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Opening kick is scheduled for 5 p.m. from San Angelo.