SOCCER: Oct. 30 Scoreboard
Sam Houston State 1, Stephen F. Austin 0
Houston Baptist 1, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
Southeastern La. 2, Nicholls 1
Lamar 1, McNeese State 0
Central Arkansas 3, Northwestern State 1
Sam Houston State 1, Stephen F. Austin 0
HUNSVILLE, Texas – The Sam Houston State soccer squad, highlighted by the senior class, has made their mark on the program record book in recent memory. On Friday night, they etched their names one more time, downing Stephen F. Austin, 1-0 at Pritchett Field.
The win snapped the Ladyjacks (9-7-2 overall, 8-1-2 Southland) 32-match unbeaten streak, the longest in the country, and provided the Bearkats their first victory against the in-state rival since 2010.
In the 69th minute, Mariah Titus lined up for a free kick on the left sideline, perfectly firing a ball into Jordan Jarzombek, who put a left-footed shot into the back of the net from just inside the far post.
Sam Houston (8-6-3 overall, 5-3-2 SLC) held the Ladyjacks to just one shot in the first half, which came four minutes into the match.
The Bearkats took five first-half shots including a ball fired in from Ashley Alonzo in the 35th minute from the top of the box, forcing Ladyjacks’ keeper Lillie Ehlert to lunge to her left for the save.
Twelve minutes into the second half, Mariah Titus sent in a corner for Maya Van Londen headed toward the near post where Kylie Dick took a shot on goal, cleared off the line by an SFA defender.
SFA had a pair of opportunities in the 57
th minute when the Ladyjacks’ right back sent a ball to the left flank and Rachel Owens, left alone on the left side, took a crack that was deflected by Hambleton, ricocheting to Hanna Barker whose attempt was also saved.
Sam Houston tallied 10 shots, including six on goal and held SFA to five shots and three on goal. The Bearkats flexed their muscle defensively as senior goalkeeper Kylie Hambleton logged three saves.
The Bearkats await their fate to see whether a game at Incarnate Word, which was cancelled on Tuesday, will be necessary to determine seeding in next week’s Southland Conference Tournament in Conway, Ark.
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Houston Baptist 1, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
HOUSTON, Texas – Junior midfielder Allison Abendschein’s goal nine minutes into the match was all that was needed as HBU women’s soccer defeated visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 1-0, Friday afternoon.
Abendschein netted her third goal of the season to lead HBU (10-6-1 overall, 8-3-0 SLC), while Sabriah Spencer registered an assist, as she has had a point in seven of the last eight matches. HBU outshot the Islanders, 12-5, in the match, as Ellee Hall, Kristi O’Brien, and Gabby Rodriguez had three shots apiece. Alanis Guevara and Katie Turner split time in goal and combined for one save for the Huskies’ fifth shutout of the season.
Nanna Poulsen had a team-best two shots and one shot on goal to pace TAMUCC (5-10-2, 5-5-1). Megan Delaney was busy in goal, making 11 saves.
After Delaney stopped shot attempts by Abendschein and Rebekah Tovar, Spencer dribbled the ball into the box and sent a nice pass to Abendschein, who beat Delaney high.
HBU narrowly increased its lead to 2-0 as Autumn Wildung’s shot rang off the post in the 40th minute.
The midfielders did a nice job in the second half, preventing the Islander offense to gather any momentum and get the equalizer.
Earning the second seed in the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament, the Huskies get a first-round bye. The tournament will be held Nov. 5-8 in Conway, Ark.
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Southeastern La. 2, Nicholls 1
THIBODAUX, La.
– Hope Sabadash made a pair of early goals by Ana Zadro and Gisenia Utreras stand up with a career-high 13 saves as the Southeastern Louisiana women’s soccer team closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win at Nicholls State in Southland Conference action Friday evening.
Southeastern (11-4-3, 6-3-2 SLC) will next play in the Southland Conference Tournament which opens Thursday in Conway, Ark. Nicholls State (6-9-1, 4-6 SLC) was eliminated from the tournament race with the loss.
Nicholls out-shot Southeastern 19-5 in the match, including 11-3 in the second half. But Sabadash made six saves in the first 45 minutes and seven in the second to eclipse her career high of 11 set three times previously.
Southeastern jumped out on top early Friday as Vanessa Arzaluz sent a pass from midfield ahead to Zadro who beat Nicholls goalkeeper Amanda Boylson with a shot to the left corner, giving the Lady Lions a 1-0 lead just 1:17 into the match. It was Zadro’s fourth goal of the season and Arzaluz’s second assist.
After Nicholls’ Spencer Valdespino had a shot blocked at the 8:15 mark, Southeastern took a 2-0 lead when Utreras took a pass from Maddie Kresevic and chipped it over Boylson into the top left corner of the net at 14:41. It was the team-leading 11th goal of the season for Utreras and Kresevic’s third assist.
Sabadash made a pair of saves of shots by Hannah Savoie and Haylee Atwell over the next five minutes for Southeastern. After stopping another shot by Emily Werenskiold at 21:07, Sabadash made saves against Savoie, Lindsay Gardner and Ainsley Pratt in the final seven minutes of the half.
Sabadash kept it up as the second half opened, saving a shot by Valdespino at the 46:27 mark. Southeastern countered with a shot by Maggie Ramsey that sailed wide right. The Colonels went back on the attack with Miranda O’Neil having a shot blocked before Valdespino sent one high. Sabadash then saved another shot by Valdespino at 56:03.
Nicholls cut the lead to 2-1 as Valdespino converted a penalty kick for her conference-leading 14
th goal at the 63:05 mark. But Sabadash stopped a shot by Valdespino three minutes later, then saved a pair of headers by Savoie and Pratt.
Boylson denied Zadro at the 74:50 mark, then made another save against Utreras five minutes later. Sabadash preserved the win with a save against Werenskiold at 89:05.
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Lamar 1, McNeese State 0
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Lauren Lovejoy made 12 saves to backstop the Lamar Cardinals to a 1-0 win over host McNeese State in a Southland Conference women’s soccer game Friday night.
It was a bittersweet win for the Cardinals (8-11-1 overall, 4-6-1 Southland), who lost out on a tiebreaker to Central Arkansas for the final berth in next week’s Southland Conference Tournament. Both teams ended up with 13 points, but Central Arkansas held the tiebreaker by virtue of its victory over the Cardinals this season. The Bears secured the final spot with a 3-1 win at Northwestern State on Friday.
Lovejoy finished the season with a school-record 162 saves, picking up her second shutout of the season in the process. The sophomore Netminder made six saves in each half Friday.
The Cardinals scored the game’s only goal 10:21 into the second half. Juliana Ocampo’s shot ricocheted off the post to a pair of McNeese defenders who failed to clear the ball. M.J. Eckart pounced on the loose sphere and slammed it into the back of the net behind McNeese State goalkeeper Lauren Sestak for her third goal of the season.
After that, it was up to Lovejoy and the LU defense to keep McNeese State (6-11-0, 3-8-0) off the board.
The Cardinals did a good job of controlling territorial play, taking eight corner kicks, while the Cowgirls had none.
Friday’s game was the final one in an LU uniform for the Cardinals’ four seniors (Morgan Burden, Megan Campbell, Jannet Hernandez and Mari Olastuen).
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Central Arkansas 3, Northwestern State 1
Natchitoches, La. – The Central Arkansas women’s soccer team took to the field at the Demon Soccer Complex at Northwestern State University knowing exactly what they needed to do on Friday night.
Following Nicholls’ 2-1 loss to Southeastern Louisiana earlier in the day, Jeremy Bishop’s Bears knew that all that stood between them and the program’s first Southland Conference Tournament bid since 2012 was a win over the Lady Demons. The Bears answered the call, taking down the Lady Demons 3-1 to earn the sixth seed in next week’s Southland Conference Tournament.
Central Arkansas (7-11-1, 4-6-1 SLC) got on the board in just the eight minute, as junior Shelby Wilson played a long ball forward to freshman Ashley Smith, who caught Northwestern State keeper Brooke Bourbonais in no-man’s land before chipping the ball over her from the top-left corner of the box for her fifth goal of the season and a 1-0 Central Arkansas lead.
Fellow freshman Camille Bassett added to the Bears’ lead in the 25th minute, collecting a ball out wide from sophomore Alex Moore and dribbling into the box before finishing near-post for her 10
th goal of the year.
Northwestern (5-10-4, 2-5-3 SLC) cut into the Central Arkansas lead in the 52nd minute, when Camila Ardila fired a shot that was saved by UCA keeper Anna Hughes. Sage Leffew pounced on the rebound slamming it home to cut the Bears’ lead to 2-1.
Bassett added an insurance goal in the 61
st minute, receiving a pass from Smith on a breakaway and winning the one-on-one with Lady Demon Keeper Alex Latham to make it 3-1 in favor of the Bears.
On the night, Central Arkansas put eight of its 16 shots on goal, led by Bassett, who was on target with three of her six shots. Smith put two shots on frame, while Wilson, Kate Koch, and Allie Coleman all added one shot on goal. Anna Hughes made three saves in goal for Central Arkansas.
The win gives the Bears their second appearance in the Southland Conference Tournament.
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