A gloomy day in Texarkana looks bright as the TAMUT soccer teams hit the pitch. Thursday, October 26th Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s women’s soccer team won 2-0 against Jarvis Christian College. The game was back and forth, but Johanna Rodriguez scored 2 to secure the game.

The game was close 0-0 until Johanna received a foul in the Jarvis penalty box. She slid the ball in the bottom right corner to bring the score to 1-0. That is the only goal made in the first half.

After halftime, the TAMUT Eagles needed to ensure Jarvis couldn’t score. With Abigail, the 2022 all-defensive player, in the backfield they knew they could stop anything Jarvis threw at them. The Eagle’s defense did not allow many shots on goal, and those on target were saved by the goalie.

Towards the end of the game, Johanna scored again to bring the score to 2-0 and secure the win for TAMUT. She said this after their win “It was hard, unlucky, but it felt great scoring two goals coming back into it, it was amazing. Personally, it made my confidence go up.”

After the game Coach Don Koontz had this to say “It was a tough win, it’s been rainy and muggy all day.” When asked about Johanna he said, “Yeah, we needed her to come in, and we scored two goals.”.

Despite the weather, the Eagles were able to win at home. The men’s team tied their game that night. Just 2 days later the women’s team won at home again against Texas College with a score of 12-0. The wins mean a lot to the players since it is senior night.