PLAINVIEW, Texas — Texas Wesleyan (4-7-3, 1-3-2 SAC) lost to Wayland Baptist (TX) (8-4-1, 5-1-0 SAC) 1-0 on Saturday. Texas Wesleyan's goalkeeper made 11 saves as Wayland Baptist finished with a 31-3 shot advantage.
Texas Wesleyan kept Wayland Baptist (TX) off the board through a high-volume first half, with
Adriaa Hardy making six saves and
Jimena Aguilar and
Nicole Gomez each recording defensive saves as the teams went to halftime tied 0-0. Earlier, Texas Wesleyan tested Ashley Lopez twice in the opening 11 minutes, as
Sahara Gipson and Aguilar each put shots on goal. Wayland Baptist (TX) followed with extended pressure, but Hardy stopped attempts in the 12th, 27th and 28th minutes, and Aguilar cleared Camila Zavala's shot with a defensive save. Texas Wesleyan absorbed another late push that included two corner kicks and five shots in the final 7:16, with Hardy making saves at 43:49 and 44:45 around Gomez's defensive save to preserve the scoreless half.
Wayland Baptist (TX) broke through early in the second half, scoring in the 49th minute, and Texas Wesleyan spent the rest of the half working from a 1-0 deficit. Hardy kept Texas Wesleyan within reach with saves in the 52nd and 57th minutes as Wayland Baptist (TX) continued to press, while
Maribel Vargas had Texas Wesleyan's shot of the half in the 76th minute. Hardy added three more saves in the final minutes, and
Heaven Villegas made a defensive save at 90:00 as Texas Wesleyan withstood a late push. Texas Wesleyan did not concede again, but the half ended with Wayland Baptist (TX) in front, 1-0.
Hardy recorded 11 saves over 90 minutes in goal, with six saves in the first half and five in the second. Aguilar put her lone shot on goal and added a defensive save. Gomez recorded a defensive save while starting for Texas Wesleyan. Villegas also recorded a defensive save.
The Rams come home next week as they host University of Science & Arts on October 20 at 5pm.
