Oct. 21, 2003

Freshman forward Sarit Shenar, a member of the West Texas A&M University women's soccer team, helped the Israeli National Team play to a 1-1 draw vs. Belarus in a European Championship qualifying match on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Shenar, a Rehovot, Israel native, assisted on Israel's goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Belarus netted the equalizer in the 89th minute to steal the tie.

Despite the tie, Israel still holds the lead in the division, and will play Estonia on May 8, 2004.

Shenar is expected to return to the Lady Buffs squad this week, in time for WTAMU's weekend action at East Central Thursday and at Northeastern State Saturday. She leads the team with 10 goals and two assists, for 22 points.

Shenar has had successful previous National Team experience, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal late in a UEFA qualifying match vs. Romania to tie the score. She also had a goal in Israel's 4-1 victory over Estonia qualifying match in early August.

-WT-