SAN ANTONIO โ In its fourth overtime battle in six games this season, the Grand Canyon women's soccer team fell 2-1 to Texas-San Antonio on Sunday at Park West.
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Freshman forward
Remmi Deutsch netted her first career goal for the Lopes to tie the game in the first half and GCU (1-5) used its strong back line to hold the draw through the rest of regulation. The Roadrunners (3-2) scored in the 96th minute for the win.
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Senior midfielder
McKenzie Cook led the Lopes in shots with two, both on frame, while senior goalkeeper
Abby Burton made four saves while facing 13 shots on the day.
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UTSA got on the board first with a goal in the 17th minute, as the Roadrunners capitalized on a cross ball with a header to the back of the net.
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Deutsch answered less than 10 minutes later. She fired the ball to the back of the net with a straight shot in traffic that evened the score in the 27th minute. The unassisted goal marks the first of her GCU career.
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The Lopes were outshot 11-4 in regulation, while GCU had three looks on frame and the Roadrunners had five.
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The Lopes return to the pitch on the road next weekend at Northern Colorado on Friday and Colorado State on Sunday.
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