Alyssa Simien celebrates with teammates (photo by Bryce Hayes)
Alyssa Simien celebrates with teammates (photo by Bryce Hayes)

TLU Women's Soccer Falls to Chapman

SEGUIN, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran women's soccer team (0-2-1) fell 2-1 to the Chapman University Panthers (2-2-0) Friday night at Gustafson Field.

The Panthers scored the first two goals - one in the 25th minute and later in the 80th minute. The Bulldogs would finally break through scoring in the 84th minute with Alyssa Simien (San Antonio/Warren) netting her second goal in as many matches.

The Panthers controlled possession for 55 percent of the allotted time.

Chapman held a tight 14-11 advantage in shots but Texas Lutheran would hold the advantage in shots on goal, 8-6, and corners, 4-3.

Charleigh Phipps (Dripping Springs/Dripping Springs) made three saves in-goal for the Bulldogs while Elena Rivera (New Braunfels/Canyon) made one save - each would allow one goal on the night.

The Bulldogs' homestand continues on Sunday as they host the Crusaders of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 1 PM. All streaming and live stream links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

For all updates on Texas Lutheran Women's Soccer, follow @tluwsoc on Twitter and Instagram and as always you can find updates on all Texas Lutheran athletics on tlubulldogs.com and all official TLU social media channels (@tluathletics on Twitter, @tlu_athletics on Instagram and TikTok, and @tlubulldogs on Facebook).