NATCHITOCHES, La. – The East Texas A&M University soccer team lost to Northwestern State 3-1 on Thursday at the Lady Demon Soccer Complex.
ET was held scoreless after a 1-1 first half despite finishing with a 19-16 shot advantage and matching the Demons with eight shots on goal.
"We played with a lot of grit tonight. It's a difficult loss because we created more chances and outshot our opponent, but we must do a better job of finishing in front of goal," said coach
Ashley Gordon. "We'll regroup, learn from this match, and get ready for a tough matchup against Nicholls on Sunday."
The Lions opened the first half with a goal from
Allyson Reed (Cleburne) goal off an
Addisen Ramirez (Waxahachie) assist at 2:50 and kept creating chances, including Ramirez's shot off the right woodwork at 25:04. ET added pressure with multiple corners and five shots during a late-half stretch, but NSU tied it on Iesha Rollins' goal in the 37th minute. The half ended even at 1-1.
ET spent much of the second half chasing after the Demons broke a 1-1 tie on Maliya Maldonado's goal at 60:05. The Lions responded from 70:03 to 79:57 with a corner and six shots, including Ramirez's attempt off the top woodwork and a
Liberty Plasek (Flower Mound) shot that was stopped by a team save. Riley Stern scored at 82:08 to make it 3-1, and ET's final response was Ramirez's saved shot 12 seconds later before the match ended 3-1.
Reed scored ET's lone goal, her fifth of the season, and put two of her four shots on frame. Ramirez recorded an assist and added four shots, including two on goal.
Kristen Sueltz (The Colony) finished with four shots, one on goal.
Emmy Finlinson (Eagle Mountain, Utah) made five saves in 90 minutes.
The Lions are 2-7-3 overall and 1-3-0 in conference play. The Demons are 6-6-0 overall and 3-1-0 in conference play.
UP NEXT
The Lions visit Nicholls on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
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