NM State rallies late to tie Kats - Sam Houston

Saturday, September 20

Las Cruces, N.M.

8:00 PM

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New Mexico St.

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Kaitlyn Vance looks for someone to pass to against NM State

Photo by: Paige Holland

NM State rallies late to tie Kats

9/20/2025 10:20:00 PM | Soccer

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Two fast goals proved to be the right combination to lead Sam Houston to a 2-2 tie with NM State on Saturday evening.

The Bearkats (3-3-2) and Aggies opened Conference USA play for the second straight season but the outcome was different this time around. Sam Houston defeated the Aggies 3-2 in the opener last season.

Kelsey Villatoro got the Kats off to a solid start when she scored her first goal of the season off an assist from Ellie Morgan. It came just six minutes into the match.

The scoreboard only stayed that way for 12 more minutes.

Sam Houston went up 2-0 in the 18th minute on a goal by Tiana Johnson. She put the Bearkats up 2-0 with the help of Kinsey Hill and Taylor Vance.

NM State added a goal to trim the lead to 1 less than a minute later and tied the match with another score late in the second half.

Sam Houston finally returns home after four matches on the road when the Bearkats host Louisiana Tech at Pritchett Field on Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.

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Team Stats

SHSU

NMSU

Goals

2

2

Shots

13

13

Shots on Goal

6

8

Saves

6

4

Corners

6

3

Fouls

7

7

Scoring Plays

Kelsey Villatoro (1)

Assisted By: Ellie Morgan

GOAL by SHSU Villatoro, Kelsey Assist by Morgan, Ellie.

06:07

Tiana Johnson (3)

Assisted By: Kinsey Hill , Taylor Vance

GOAL by SHSU Johnson, Tiana Assist by Hill, Kinsey and Vance, Taylor.

17:54

Esmeralda Arenas (1)

Assisted By: Bianca Chacon , Amaya Simoni-Walters

GOAL by NMSU Arenas, Esmeralda Assist by Chacon, Bianca and Simoni-Walters, Amaya.

18:29

Amaya Simoni-Walters (1)

Assisted By: Bianca Chacon

GOAL by NMSU Simoni-Walters, Amaya Assist by Chacon, Bianca.

73:41

Tiana Johnson

fwd

Shots

4

SOG

2

Goals

1

Assists

0

Kelsey Villatoro

Shots

2

SOG

2

Goals

1

Assists

0

Ellie Morgan

mid

Shots

2

SOG

0

Goals

0

Assists

1

Taylor Vance

def

Shots

1

SOG

1

Goals

0

Assists

1

Kinsey Hill

MD

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Tiana Johnson

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Ellie Morgan

MD

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Taylor Vance

FW

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Kelsey Villatoro

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Hannah Bolin dribbles downfield against UTEP

Bolin receives CUSA service award

Friday, December 19

Kaitlyn Vance kicks a corner during the semifinals against Liberty

Kats bow out of CUSA Championships

Tuesday, November 04

Kelsey Villatoro is swarmed by her teammates after scoring the tying goal against Delaware at the CUSA Championship

Kats rally to pluck Blue Hens in shootout

Sunday, November 02

Cadence Sanders was named third-team All-CUSA

Three Bearkats selected All-CUSA

Friday, October 31

Kinsey Hill

MD

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Tiana Johnson

FW

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Ellie Morgan

MD

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Taylor Vance

FW

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Kelsey Villatoro

FW/MD

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