Liga MX Femenil\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> current Clausura campaign, Tigres have been handed a loss. It\u2019s a new record for them \u2014 and one that Tigres didn\u2019t want to break. <\/p>\nTigres had never lost more than one game in regular-season play. This season, Tigres has been handed losses by Pachuca and FC Ju\u00e1rez \u2014 all within the last five weeks. The latest loss to Tijuana saw Xolos<\/em> star Renae Cu\u00e9llar and striker Dulce Alvarado find the back of the net. <\/p>\nCu\u00e9llar, the Mexican international, picked up a lucky bounce off a corner kick. Originally, the kick bounced off the head of one of her teammates inside the box, and then made its way over to the far post, where Cu\u00e9llar hit the one-touch volley off her left foot past Tigres goalkeeper Aurora Santiago. <\/p>\n<\/figure>\nTo add insult to injury, Alvarado\u2019s goal came off a major defensive error by Tigres. Santiago came off her line as Paola Villamizar struck a cross into the box. However, running straight for goal to attempt a clearance, Anika Rodr\u00edguez got her foot on the ball, but collided with her goalkeeper, sending the ball up in the air. Alvarado found herself in the right spot, and headed the ball past the goal line. <\/p>\n<\/figure>\nIs Tigres having trouble finding the back of the net without Uchenna Kanu? That could be the issue right now, as Mia Fishel and Kanu had a terrific partnership. Also, the defense is sorely missing the veteran presence of Bianca Sierra, who tore her ACL in the Apertura season. Whatever the reasoning may be, Tigres finds themselves in fifth place with 18 points, but have FC Ju\u00e1rez breathing down their neck. <\/p>\n
Although Tijuana\u2019s win gave them three points, Xolos<\/em> still finds themselves in the \u201clower ranks\u201d of the playoff teams with 15 points and in seventh place. Tijuana has endured some frustrating losses. They were without Angelina Hix in this match, who was serving a one-game suspension for a red card against Ju\u00e1rez in Week 8. <\/p>\nHowever, Cu\u00e9llar scoring is always a good thing \u2014 both for Tijuana and Mexic. Now, Cu\u00e9llar and Tijuana need to find a way to make results consistent and stick. Tijuana will take on Necaxa in Week 10.<\/p>\n
Highlight: C.F. Monterrey 5, Pachuca 0 <\/h3>\n The tale remains old as time for Pachuca: lack of consistency. Pachuca has earned big wins against Tigres, Pumas and even put up 10 goals against Toluca. However, Pachuca has also fallen to Club Am\u00e9rica, FC Ju\u00e1rez and now first-place C.F. Monterrey. And, it wasn\u2019t a close loss either. <\/p>\n
Christina Burkenroad went off against Tuzos<\/em>, scoring a hat-trick. Her first goal came just five minutes after the first kick. After an initial header from Rebeca Bernal hit the crossbar, and Pachuca goalkeeper Esthefanny Barreras was on the ground after attempting to clear it, the ball bounced to Burkenroad, who tapped it in the empty net. Burkenroad also added to her tally in the 37th minute and secured the hat-trick in the 54th minute.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\nCaptain Bernal added a goal in the 49th minute, giving Rayadas<\/em> a big boost after the halftime break. In the 69th minute, Yamile Franco added the fifth and final tally, ending Pachuca\u2019s long evening of conceding goals. On the other end of the pitch, Monterrey goalkeeper Alex God\u00ednez earned a shutout against Pachuca stars Charlyn Corral and Jenni Hermoso. <\/p>\nMonterrey is clear at the top of the table with a spotless record and 27 points in nine games. Monterrey\u2019s biggest test of the season comes next week, though, with a clash against second-place Chivas de Guadalajara \u2014 who have 26 points. <\/p>\n
Highlight: Club Le\u00f3n 1, FC Ju\u00e1rez 0 <\/h3>\n Club Le\u00f3n handed FC Ju\u00e1rez their second-straight loss, and their third loss of the season. Ju\u00e1rez, missing out on their star striker Miah Zuazua after her scuffle with Hix in Week 8 against Tijuana, couldn\u2019t find an equalizer after Mariana Larroquette scored the game-winning goal. <\/p>\n
Larroquette, the Argentine international who formerly featured for the Kansas City Current, fought her way through three defenders and managed to keep possession of the ball. Ju\u00e1rez goalkeeper Natalia Acu\u00f1a rushed off her line to become a fourth defender to surround Larroquette, but the Argentine managed to sneak the ball to her left and in goal. <\/p>\n<\/figure>\nClub Le\u00f3n, as the season begins to reach the middle-mark, are not down and out. They have seven points, and sit in 14th place, but have two favorable matches in the coming weeks against Cruz Azul and Puebla. A couple quick points for Le\u00f3n could see them hunting for a spot in the Liguilla. <\/p>\n
As for FC Ju\u00e1rez, Las Bravas<\/em> will look to rebound and get back to their winning ways with a matchup against Atl\u00e9tico San Luis, who sit in ninth place and earned a draw against Toluca in Week 9. <\/p>\n