BEAUMONT – Junior Andreya Barrera scored her first goal of the season to lead the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley women’s soccer team past Lamar 1-0 on Friday at the LU Soccer Complex.

 

Barrera’s goal came from the right side at 18:16 off a pass from junior Hanna Spets, who picked up her second assist of the season.

 

In her collegiate debut, freshman Kinga Szemik (1-0-0) made three saves for the shutout.

 

Rachel Gries (0-3-0) made seven saves for Lamar (0-3-0), which outshot UTRGV (2-1-0) 17-to- 16. UTRGV, however, had almost three times as many shots on goal (8-to-3).

 

UTRGV is back in action on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it visits Prairie View A&M.

 

About The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature on Dec. 7, 2012, in a historic move that combined the resources and assets of UTPA and UTB, and, for the first time, made it possible for residents of the Rio Grande Valley to benefit from the Permanent University Fund. The institution will also be home to a School of Medicine and will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student success, teaching, research and healthcare. UTRGV enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine opens this fall.