Women’s soccer drops hard-fought bout with Xavier (La.)

Xavier

10-3-1, 9-0-1

Houston-Victoria

9-4-0, 6-4-0

Final	1	2	T
Xavier (10-3-1, 9-0-1)	1	0	1
Houston-Victoria (9-4-0, 6-4-0)	0	0	0

UHV's Alva Klockare fights for a loose ball during a Red River Athletic Conference match against Xavier (La.) at The Cage on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Lily Standridge/UHV Athletics)

Scoring Summary

1st - 40:27 - Samira Roper (Xavier)

Game Leaders

Xavier

G: Samira Roper - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Crislyn Gregory - 3

Sv: Theresa Wiesiolek - 3

Houston-Victoria

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Estelle Flanagan - 4

Sv: Franciezca Blancaflor - 4

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Xavier	Houston-Victoria
Shots (on goal)	12 (5)	7 (3)
Saves	3	4
Fouls	9	12
Corner Kicks	3	0
Offsides	3	0

Full stats

October 24, 2024

One goal was all that separated the UHV women's soccer team and Xavier (La.) on Thursday.

The Jaguars fell 1-0 to the Gold Nuggets in a hard-fought Red River Athletic Conference contest at The Cage.

Samira Roper's goal in the 41^st minute proved to be the difference despite a few great looks at goal by UHV (9-4-0, 6-4-0).

Estelle Flanagan, Arantza Alva and Kyleigh Spree-Kolos forced Theresa Wielosek into three saves for Xavier (10-3-1, 9-0-1) which halted UHV's comeback bid.

Spree-Kolos had the best look with a left-footed shot in the 86^th minute that looked destined to level the game, but was met with a strong diving attempt by Wielosek to keep the Gold Nuggets in front.

Flanagan, making her 11^th start of the season, set new all-time records for career Games Played (72) and Games Started (65), surpassing Nisa Olivierre (2017-21) and Darby Price (2012-15) for those respective categories.

Sophomore goalkeeper Franciezca Blancaflor made four saves, improving her season total to 31 and setting a new career-high in a season for her.

UHV will look to bounce back on Saturday against North American for Senior Day. At halftime, the Jaguars will honor Flanagan, Spree-Kolos, Hayli Nichols, Nickole Stroman, Ana Maria Munoz, Arianna Rios, Kaitlyn Kongdara, Noa Txintxurreta and Chloe Spencer.