Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi soccer team clinched a berth in the Southland Conference Tournament with a 1-0 win over Northwestern State on Friday night in Natchitoches, La.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi improves to 8-5-1 overall and 5-1-1 in conference play. Northwestern falls to 7-7-1 and 4-2-1 in the Southland.
- The Islanders have qualified for the conference tournament for the second time in the last three seasons under head coach
Craig Shaw.
- A&M-Corpus Christi set a new program record with their fourth-straight win and tied the record for the longest unbeaten streak at six.
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Abby Deakin scored the lone goal of the match in the 8th minute of the first half.
Key Islander Statistics
- Deakin scored her team leading seventh goal of the season in the 8th minute of the match with the assist coming from
Shayla Spearman.
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi recorded three shots with one on goal compared to the Lady Demons 13 shots and three on goal.
- Deakin recorded two shots with one on goal along with
Madeleine Lozano who recorded one shot attempt.
- The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defense pitched another shut out with
Kyleigh Hall in goal, along with defenders
Jaedyn Johnson,
Alana Mangan, Spearman, and
Maddie Janolo,
- Hall recorded three saves in 90 minutes of action, collecting her seventh shut out in goal of 2019, tying the single season record.
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Up Next
- The Islanders conclude their weekend road trip when they take on Central Arkansas Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. in Conway, Ark.
