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Oct. 28, 2007
DALLAS (SMU) - Junior goalkeeper Ashley Gunter notched her second straight shutout - thanks in large part to her save of a second-half penalty kick - to lead the SMU women's soccer team to a 2-0 win Sunday afternoon over the Houston Cougars at Westcott Field.
The Mustangs were dominant from start to finish, outshooting the Cougars, 22-4. SMU improves to 7-7-1 on the season and 3-5-0 in Conference USA games, while UH slips to 4-10-2 overall and 0-6-1 in C-USA games.
Junior Marisa Schieda scored the game-winning goal for the Ponies when she charged forward and knocked in a corner kick by Brittainy Vice in the 32nd minute to give SMU a 1-0 lead that held up into the second half.
The Mustangs maintained that lead while peppering the UH goal with shots until an SMU hand ball gave Houston a penalty kick. Gunter dove to her right, turning away Christine Nieva's shot toward the corner to preserve the shutout.
SMU then got an insurance goal when senior forward Jena Lind threaded a long lead pass through the UH defense to freshman forward Lauren Shepherd, who beat Houston goalkeeper Shelby Scott inside the left post to ice the win for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs close out the regular season next weekend with home games Friday night against Tulsa and Sunday afternoon North Texas. For ticket information, log on to SMUMustangs.com.
