ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl soccer team defeated the East Texas Baptist Tigers 3-0 in American Southwest Conference play on Thursday night with the help of two goals from sophomore Lexi Templin.
 
Templin opened with the game-winner in the shutout win, scoring in the 22^nd minute from a ball up from Caroline Burrow to make it 1-0.
 
Templin cut through a pair of defenders in the 28^th minute to go for goal and make it 2-0 for the Cowgirls. Templin now ties Aviles with nine Cowgirl goals this season.
 
Fresh out of halftime, Kalea Willis hit a free kick a mile in the air that bounced into the back corner for the third Cowgirl goal in the 50^th minute.
 
Kirsten Bush crossed another Cowgirl free kick into Aras King who scored her second goal of the season on another picture-perfect header in the 83^rd minute to make it a 4-0 Cowgirl win.
 
The Cowgirls shot 21 times with nine shots on goal and led with 12 corner kicks against the Tigers.
 
Jenna Russell started in goal for the Cowgirls and had two saves in the shutout win.
 
The Cowgirls go to 11-1-2 and 5-0 atop the ASC with senior day coming up before the 5 p.m. kick against LeTourneau on Saturday at the HSU Soccer Complex.
 
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