Dores Fall in Quarterfinals

PENSACOLA, Fla. – No. 1 Vanderbilt’s comeback effort came up short against ninth-seeded Texas, falling 2-1 in the SEC quarterfinals at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex.

The Commodores (16-1-1, 9-0-1 SEC) suffered their first defeat of the season, conceding two goals for the first time since the season-opener. They had a season-high 32 shots to the Longhorns’ four, but could only find the net once through Megan Hinnenkamp.

Caroline Swann opened the scoring for Texas (9-4-6, 3-3-4 SEC) just 43 seconds into the match, and Ava McDonald doubled their advantage at the half-hour mark, with both goals coming on the counterattack. There was no lack of intensity from the Dores, with 24 of their…