{"id":448877,"date":"2026-09-26T23:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T23:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448877\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T23:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T23:56:10","slug":"patriots-get-back-in-the-win-column-after-impressive-senior-day-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448877\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots get back in the win column after impressive Senior Day win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790466970_376_St-Edwards.png\" alt=\"St. Edward's\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> St. Edward&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>9\/30\/2026 | 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Sep. 30 (Wed) \/ 5 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790466970_376_St-Edwards.png\" alt=\"St. Edward's\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0St. Edward&#8217;s&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/opponent-history\/st-edward-s\/161\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    It was a successful Senior Day for the UT Tyler Women&#8217;s Soccer Program getting back in the win column after taking down Lubbock Christian, 3-1, at Citizens First Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex Saturday afternoon. The Patriots move to 4-2-1 overall and 3-1-0 in Lone Star Conference play, as they returned to their dominant offensive ways, taking a season high 24 shots against the Lady Chaps.<\/p>\n<p>After being kept out of the net earlier in the week, UT Tyler didn&#8217;t waste any time getting on the scoreboard, taking the lead in just the 2nd minute of the contest. <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/ava-harris\/6508\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6508\" target=\"_blank\">Ava Harris<\/a> would take advantage of a great cross from <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/celine-diaz\/7221\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7221\" target=\"_blank\">Celine Diaz<\/a>, as the sophomore found the back of the net, putting the Patriots up 1-0; energizing the home crowd. The goal was Harris&#8217; second of the season while Diaz collected her fourth assist of the year.<\/p>\n<p>UT Tyler continued to apply the offensive pressure throughout the opening half, out shooting the Lady Chaps nine to five overall and three to 0 on goal.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Patriots determination paid off again in the 27th minute when <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/samantha-white\/6518\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6518\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha White<\/a> scored her first goal of the year off a header after the corner kick bounced around in the box and landed right in front of the Patriot defender. The goal proved to be the eventual game-winner and gave the Patriots a two-to-nothing advantage heading into the half.<\/p>\n<p>UT Tyler&#8217;s attack remained aggressive after the break, adding 15 more shots to the score sheet as they repeatedly tested the Lubbock Christian goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots depth continued to be the difference in the match as <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/lily-moreno\/7207\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7207\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Moreno<\/a> extended the Patriots lead to three after coming in as a substitution in the 60th minute. The freshman didn&#8217;t need much time to find the back of the net as she drilled a shot with her left foot to the top right corner just past the goalkeepers&#8217; reach. It was her second goal of the season and` Lone Star Conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Christian broke up the shutout bid in the 85th minute, but the Patriots settled back down and closed out the final minutes to secure the 3-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Defensively UT Tyler continued to play well, as <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/arianna-johnson\/6513\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6513\" target=\"_blank\">Arianna Johnson<\/a> led the team with 80 minutes played, helping the Patriots backline of <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/savanna-clark\/6523\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6523\" target=\"_blank\">Savanna Clark<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/audrey-varney\/6527\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6527\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Varney<\/a> limit Lubbock Christian to just 5 shots a half.<\/p>\n<p>On the offensive side, <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/ella-anderson\/6498\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6498\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Anderson<\/a> led all players on the pitch with six shots, while Moreno added three shots and a goal. White and Harris were efficient in their attempts with each scoring on their lone shots of the afternoon. <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/paige-kees\/7219\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7219\" target=\"_blank\">Paige Kees<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/katie-wong\/6500\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6500\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Wong<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/taylor-thibodeau\/6507\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6507\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Thibodeau<\/a> each added two shots to build onto the offensive pressure the Patriots created throughout the match. 14 different players got a shot off for UT Tyler as they continued to show their impressive depth.<\/p>\n<p>In goal, <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/robbi-curry\/6494\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6494\" target=\"_blank\">Robbi Curry<\/a> earned the victory, her fourth of the season. The senior also kept her scoreless streak alive, making two saves on the day. She was replaced by <a href=\"https:\/\/uttylerpatriots.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/peyton-roberts\/6496\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6496\" target=\"_blank\">Peyton Roberts<\/a>, in the 67th minute, who helped the Patriots hold on for the win.<\/p>\n<p>With the victory, UT Tyler improved to 4-2-1 overall and 3-1-0 in Lone Star Conference play while Lubbock Christian dropped to 5-2-3 on the year and 2-1-3 in league action.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots are back at Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex next Wednesday at 5 p.m. when they host St. Edwards for International Student Night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: St. Edward&#8217;s 9\/30\/2026 | 5 p.m. &#13; Sep. 30 (Wed) \/ 5 p.m.&#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448878,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-448877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}