Odessa, Texas – Three goals were not enough for the Texas A&M International University Women’s Soccer Team, as the Dustdevils fell in double overtime to U.T. Permian Basin Friday night 4-3.
After starting out to a 2-0 lead, thanks to an own goal by UTPB and a rocket off the foot of Alyssa Flores, TAMIU allowed three consecutive goals giving the Falcons a 3-2 advantage. In the 83rd minute Jessica Garcia was able to equalize with a brilliant strike from 40 yards out, forcing the game into overtime. In the 111th minute, Kourtnye Chandler tallied the golden goal, rifling a shot past TAMIU keeper Noemy Salazar from just outside the box.
The Dustdevils slip to 2-10-1 overall, 1-4 in conference play. They have one game remaining on their road trip traveling to Wichita, Kansas October 23rd to battle Newman University, before returning home to battle Dallas Baptist October 27th.
(TAMIU Sports Information Director, Michael Blake may be contacted at michael.blake@tamiu.edu)