[Students] 11/16 WSOC: Lions' Women's Soccer Advances to Sweet 16

[Daniel Kambel]

Senior Melissa DoRemus scored and assisted on another goal as the Texas A&M
University-Commerce women's soccer team defeated host No. 9 Central
Missouri, 2-0, in the NCAA Second Round on Sunday afternoon in Warrensburg,
Mo.
 
"Melissa, being our only senior, played with incredible heart and delivered
with her actions," said teammate Meagan Lasley.
 
DoRemus settled the ball and flicked it to junior Whitney Hancock, who
knocked it in the 75th minute to put the Lions in front by a 1-0 margin.
 
The Mesquite, Texas native added an insurance goal in the 81st minute after
a pass from Lasley. She went from the left side just outside the box and
lofted a shot over CMU goalkeeper Lauren Bamvakais head to extend the margin
to 2-0.   
 
The Lions offensive attack out shot the Jennies by 12 to 9 margin, including
a 7 to 1 difference in shots on goal. The defense for the Lions was
inflexible against a Central Missouri attack that had outscored its
opponents by a 36-to-12 margin on the season.
 
A&M-Commerce junior goalkeeper Taylor Jordan recorded her sixth shutout of
the season and lowered her goals-against average to 0.71. The Argyle, Texas
native has allowed just one goal in the last 414:28.
 
The win raises the A&M-Commerce record to 16-3-3 in 2008 and the 16 wins
match the 1999 team, who was the last A&M-Commerce women's soccer team to
reach the Sweet 16, for the most wins in a single season.
 
The Lions advance to the Sweet 16 and will face Truman, who defeated
Washburn by a 1-0 margin in the other regional. The two teams will be joined
by the two advancing teams from the West Region for a pair of matches Friday
(Nov. 21) and the NCAA Quarterfinal on Sunday (Nov. 23). Official word
regarding site location and game times will be announced later today.
 
 
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