Western Wins in Neutral Site Match versus TMCC

Photos from Stacie Simmons

On Thursday in Salt Lake the Mustangs played against Truckee Meadows Community College from Reno Nevada in their first ever meeting.  The Lady Lizards play in Region 18 of the NJCAA.

The Mustangs wasted little time as the scored in the 18th minute of play when Lexi Chenoweth found the back of the net with an assist from Hayden Rupe.  Just one minute later Kylee Manning doubled the Western Wyo lead when she scored from a Graisy Greener assist.  Just when it seemed to be all roses for the Mustangs, the second own goal on the season happened against the Mustangs.  At the end of the first half of play the score was WWCC 2 and TMCC 1.

The second half was fairly evenly played until the 67th minute of play.  Taya Merrell scored her first goal of the season off of a pass from Lizzy Clark.  This third goal cemented the lead for the Mustangs and broke the spirit of the Lizards.  The final score was WWCC 3 and TMCC 1.  This non region victory improves the 2019 overall record to 9 - 6 - 1.  The victory ensures that the Mustangs will have a winning record for the third consecutive year, a first in Western Wyo Women's Soccer history.

Mustang Valuable Player: Kylee Manning for a beautiful goal which would turn out to be the game winner.

Mustang Facts: Shots - WWCC 19; Assists - WWCC 3; Saves - WWCC 5; Corner Kicks - WWCC 2; Fouls - WWCC 6; Cards - WWCC 0

Up Next for the Mustangs: Saturday October 19th versus Laramie County Community College (Region IX) in Cheyenne WY at 4:00pm- Last Regular Season Match