Explosive Offense Carries No. 1 Lamar Into Sunday’s Title Match
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CONWAY, Ark. – Shredding up the Southland Conference Soccer Tournament record book one goal at a time, top-seeded Lamar advanced to Sunday’s championship match with a 5-1 win over No. 5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday night.
Lucy Ashworth scored twice and assisted on two more, extending her single-season record total to 17 and snapping the record for most assists in a single Southland tournament with three.
After a scoring onslaught in their quarterfinal win, the Cardinals picked up right where they left off with a score in the 28
th minute as Sophia Manibo finished off a cross from Ashworth
Just 71 seconds later, Ashworth scored on her own after collecting a deflected ball at the top of the box and fired one into the back of the net.
Lamar extended its lead in the 49
th minute, when Juana Plata’s long ball ahead connected with Ashworth, who headed it in to make it 3-0.
Ashworth picked up her sixth point of the match two minutes later, dropping a cross to freshman Kaisa Juvonen for the back-door heading score.
After the Cardinals pushed the lead to five on a goal from Alisha Nesbitt, the Islanders got on the board on a score by Emma Gibbs.
Lamar and Northwestern State will face off for the Southland Conference Tournament Championship at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.