Scrimmage #3- Meridian, Idaho

August 27- Coming into their 3rd and final scrimmage, the Mustangs were looking to get their first win of the season. They started fast and furious. Mindy McDonald started the scoring in the 8th minute, as she took a corner kick from Ashley Roberts and chested it into the goal. Leading 1-0, the Mustangs wanted more and kept pressuring the Coyotes of College of Idaho. Deni Jacobs, took a beautiful header from Caitlyn Chesnovar, and scored her second goal of the year for a 2-0 lead. The Coyotes refused to fold under the relentless pressure of the Mustangs and scored just before half to trail 2-1.
It was a tale of two halves for the Mustangs; and the outcome was not what was expected. The Coyotes came out ready and determined to start the second half and the Mustangs melted under pressure. They gave up the equalizing goal about 5 minutes into the second half and proceeded to give up 5 more goals in the following 20 minutes. It was an impressive barrage and the Mustangs had no answers for what the Coyotes were doing. Trailing 6-2, the Mustangs could have folded and quit, but they didn't. Continuing a trend that is promising, the Mustang women bowed their necks and fought back. Returning to their pressure system, they turned the tide of the game and fought back. The final fifteen minutes were a scoreless battle, where control of the ball was taken by the Mustang women. Losing 6-2 was not the outcome they sought, but the Mustangs found their heart. Trusting their teammates helped them take a potentially devastating loss and turn it into a positive. The beauty of these girls is that they didn't turn against each other, they became a team and that's what they were trying to find. The regular season starts on August 31st in Rock Springs versus Northwest CC.

Mustang player of the game- Ashley Roberts- who gave absolutely everything during the game. She earned her first assist of the season and hustled from the first whistle to the last.