Shreveport - The Centenary women's soccer team suffered a gut-wrenching 2-1 loss to the LeTourneau University YellowJackets on Sunday evening in a non-conference contest at Mayo Field.
The Ladies (0-6-1) led 1-0 with just under seven minutes remaining but the visitors stunned them with a pair of goals, including the game-winning score with just 12 seconds remaining to record the improbable victory. Letourneau improved to 2-1-2 with the win.
Centenary took a 1-0 lead when junior D Alexa Hinojosa (Pasadena, Texas) was fouled inside the box and earned a penalty kick. She rifled the ball into the net past LeTourneau goalkeeper Kiersten Reeser, her second goal this season and fourth of her career. That one-goal lead appeared as if it would be enough to give the Ladies their first win of the season, but Terra Tucker's goal in the 84th minute tied the match and six minutes later with the final seconds of the clock ticking in regulation, Heather Fellows scored to give the YellowJackets the win.
The Ladies, despite still being winless this season, have been very close to breaking through within the last week. The Maroon and White fell 2-1 on Friday night at St. Thomas Celts in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest in Houston and earned a hard-fought 0-0 tie with the Belhaven University Blazers on Tuesday in Jackson, Miss.
LeTourneau finished with a 16-7 advantage in shots, including a decisive 10-2 edge in the second half. The Ladies took three corner kicks to the YellowJackets' one. Sixteen fouls were called in the match and three yellow cards were issued. Sophomore GK Madison Ersoff (Shreveport, La.) played all 90 minutes and recorded five saves while Reeser also went the distance and made two saves.
Centenary remains home to face the Alcorn State University Lady Braves in a non-conference match set for 6 p.m.
See the complete Ladies' schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/schedule
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