SAN ANTONIO – Tied at 1-1 six minutes into the game, the St. Mary's Women's Soccer Team scored back-to-back goals in the final 10 minutes for the 3-1 win over Missouri Western State on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore
Eliza Merrion (Park City, Utah) put the Rattlers (2-0) on the scoreboard first, as she took a feed from senior
Juni Ejere (Weatherford, Texas) just one minute into the game. The Griffons evened the score five minutes later on a Jaden Skinner score.
The teams battled back-and-forth until the 79:30 mark when senior
Kylie Von Holle (Midland, Texas) headed in her first goal of the season on a pass by freshman
Shelby Paniagua (Cibolo, Texas).
Paniagua added her own score 7:30 later when she took the rebound off a blocked shot by freshman
Sydney Varela (El Paso, Texas) and found the back of the net.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Rebecca Difronzo (Bari, Italy) made one save in the first half as the Rattlers defense kept the Griffons from having any shots on goal in the second stanza.
The Rattlers remain at the friendly confines of Sigma Beta Chi Field, hosting Felician on Friday at 7 p.m. The team then heads to Canyon for a neutral battle against Fort Lewis on Sunday at 11 a.m.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER & TEAM NOTES
- The Rattlers are 2-0 for the first time since 2017. That team finished 6-10-2 overall and 3-9-2 in the Heartland Conference.
- The game-winning goal by Kylie Von Holle is the fourth of her career and the first since the 2020 season. It is the 11th goal of her career.
- This is the fourth time in the three seasons with Kevin Driggs as the head coach the Rattlers have scored seven or more goals in a two-game stretch.
- Senior Jackie Miller, senior Tori Permillion and junior Love' Tovar all played all 90 minutes of the game.
