Houston, Texas – The Centenary women's soccer team remained undefeated with a 3-0 victory over the St. Thomas Celts in its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Friday afternoon at the Houston Sports Park.
The Ladies (4-0) recorded their third-straight shutout as they have only allowed one goal all season. Centenary has now outscored the opposition, 12-1, and the Ladies have won 20 of their last 23 matches dating back to the beginning of last season and are 10-2 in their last 12 road matches. St. Thomas fell to 0-1 with Friday's loss.
Centenary scored its first goal in the 25th minute as senior midfielder Pamela Fonesca (Houston, Texas) scored her first goal of the season and sixth of her career and was assisted by junior midfielder Itzel Sigaran (Dallas, Texas). The Ladies struck again just over minutes later as freshman defender Jacie Landry (Cecilia, La.) scored her first-career goal with the assist credited to junior Gabby McDonald (Pasadena, Texas).
The Ladies took their 2-0 lead into halftime with an 8-5 advantage in shots and a 5-0 edge in corner kicks. Centenary added a late insurance goal in the 85th minute as sophomore midfielder Yosi Bouslog (Friendswood, Texas) scored her first-career goal. Senior goalkeeper Maggie Pitcher (San Antonio, Texas) played all 90 minutes and had five saves and recorded another shutout, her third this season and ninth of her career which ties her for the most career shutouts in the division III era (2012-present).
Centenary finished with a 16-7 advantage in shots and a 9-2 edge in corner kick. St. Thomas goalkeeper Carmen Lozada played the entire match for the Celts and allowed the three goals and made five saves. Ten different Ladies have scored goals this season including four by true freshmen. Centenary is now one shutout away from tying its single-season record of five which it set last season. The Ladies also recorded four shutouts in the 2013 and 2016 seasons.
The Ladies will now return home for four-straight matches beginning with their first home conference match against Austin College on March 6 at 6 p.m. Centenary then plays host to Mississippi University for Women on March 9 at 5 p.m. The Maroon and White then return to SCAC play as they square off with the University of Dallas (March 13) at 3:30 p.m. and Schreiner (March 20) at 2 p.m. in consecutive weeks at home.
A link to the Ladies' complete schedule can be found here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wsoc/2020-21/schedule
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