LONGVIEW, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl soccer team started off American Southwest Conference play with a big win 8-0 at LeTourneau on Thursday night on the road.
 
The Cowgirls owned the match, with 38 shots and 22 shots on goal, allowing just four shots from the Yellowjackets. Hardin-Simmons also forced 10 corner kicks and gave up none to LeTourneau.
 
Senior Gabby Aviles had a night with two goals and one assist. She had the game-winning goal in the shutout scoring in the 13^th minute with assists from Lexi Templin and Lauren Stengel.
 
Taylor Koch scored her third goal of the season in the 27^th minute with an assist from Aviles to make it a 2-0 Cowgirl lead.
 
Presleigh Thiessen extended the Cowgirl lead with her second goal of the season in the 29^th minute.
 
Beasley Floyd scored her first goal of the season for Hardin-Simmons in the 41^st minute with an assist from Thiessen to make it a 4-0 game at the half.
 
Aviles got her second goal against LeTourneau to open the second half in the 50^th minute with an assist from Templin.
 
Templin scored her fifth goal for the year to tie Kaylee Maddox for the Cowgirl lead with an assist from Caroline Burrow in the 58^th minute.
 
Kirsten Bush finished the night for the Cowgirls with two goals in the final minutes. Bush got an assist from Koch in the 75^th minute and scored a solo goal in the 86^th minute to make it an 8-0 Cowgirl win.
 
Jenna Russell had a shutout in goal for the Cowgirls with one save in full-time.
 
Hardin-Simmons improves to 6-1-2 and 1-0 in the ASC and will play at East Texas Baptist on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Marshall, Texas.
 
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