The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 1 – St. Thomas 0
Record: ORU (6-5-2), (1-0-1) – UST (4-5-2), (0-1-1)
Location: South Field (St. Paul, Minnesota)

ST. PAUL, MN. – Samantha Guzman's third goal of Summit League play helped the Oral Roberts women's soccer team defeat St. Thomas, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in Minnesota.
 
The Golden Eagles opened the match facing an aggressive Tommies squad. St. Thomas registered two shots in the first 12 minutes looking to make a statement. In the 17^th minute, however, ORU made a statement of its own. Jordan Grigsby executed a perfect throw-in on the Tommies side of the field that found Julia Thasaphong posted up on her defender. Thasaphong spun to her left and lofted a right-to-left cross that found Samantha Guzman on the backside who headed the pass into the back of the net. UST fought back and continued taking shots towards the ORU goal but could not generate quality looks against the Golden Eagle defense. St. Thomas outshot the Golden Eagles 7-3 in the first half, but ORU held a 1-0 lead into the break.
 
After halftime, the Golden Eagles looked the flip the script with shots on offense. ORU outshot the Tommies 11-8 in the second half and dominated on both sides of the ball. In the 63^rd minute, goalkeeper Alexa Riefer made a spectacular save punching away a high shot by UST's Melina Knowles. On offense, Lela Stark and Marlee Fray provided a spark off the bench and created several great looks at the goal for the Golden Eagle offense. ORU would hold onto its 1-0 lead for the remainder of the half and picked up its first Summit League win of the season.

Inside the Box Score

• ORU earned its first win over St. Thomas in two years.
• The Golden Eagles were outshot 15-14 by the Tommies, but ORU won the shots on goal battle 7-6.
• Guzman scored her third goal of Summit League play and her first game-winner of the season.
• Guzman leads the Golden Eagles in goals this season with five.
• Thasaphong tallied her fourth assist of the season.
• Seven different players registered a shot for ORU.
• Graduate student Marlee Fray led the team in shots with five and placed two on frame.
• ORU took eight corner kicks and held St. Thomas to two.
• Goalkeeper Alexa Riefer made six saves today, bringing her season total up to 64.
• Twenty-one Golden Eagles made an appearance in the match.
• Defender Ariana Fresquez played the entire match for ORU.

Up Next
 
The Golden Eagles are back home on Saturday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. as they host the Denver Pioneers at the Case Soccer Complex.

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