Shreveport – The Centenary women's soccer team recorded its sixth shutout of the season on Saturday as the Ladies blanked the Schreiner University Mountaineers on Saturday in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference match at Mayo Field.
The Ladies (7-1, 3-1 SCAC) rebounded from a disappointing 1-0 home loss last Saturday to Dallas as they stifled the Mountaineers (0-4, 0-4 SCAC) all day. Centenary improved to 23-4 in its last 27 matches overall dating back to the beginning of last season and the Ladies are 13-2 in their last 15 home matches.
Centenary has posted shutouts over six of its seven opponents this season and has outscored the opposition 18-2. The Maroon and White are now only one shutout away from the division III era (2011-present) single season record of seven set in 2011.
Sophomore forward Sydney Bascomb (Mesquite, Texas) got the Ladies on the board as she scored in the 35th minute of an assist from fellow sophomore Avery Gilbert (League City, Texas). The goal was Bascomb's second of the season. Centenary took that 1-0 lead into halftime after taking 13 shots in the half to just six for Schreiner.
The game remained 1-0 until late in the second half when junior Gabby McDonald (Pasadena, Texas) scored an unassisted goal, her team-leading fourth of the season. McDonald took control of the ball just past midfield, wedged her way between two defenders then maintained control of the ball and rifled a beautiful shot into the back of the net past Schreiner goalie Audrey Rivera in the 74th minute for a 2-0 Centenary lead.
Ladies' senior goalkeeper Maggie Pitcher (San Antonio, Texas) recorded another shutout, her sixth of the season and the 12th of her stellar career. She set a new division III era program record for shutouts in a career earlier this season. She made three saves on Saturday as Schreiner barely threatened the goal at all. Rivera took the loss to fall to 0-4 and made eight saves and allowed both goals.
Centenary entered Saturday's action ranked first in the SCAC in shots, points, goals, and assists and the Maroon and White had allowed the fewest number of goals in the conference. The Ladies also led the way in shutouts and goals against average. Pitcher, the leader of the Ladies' stellar defense so far this season, entered Saturday's match ranked second in the conference in saves (26), goals against average (0.28), and third in save percentage (.929).
The Ladies will not hit the road for their next two matches as they will face Texas Lutheran next Saturday in Seguin, Texas at 1 p.m. and then square off with Southwestern in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday, April 3 at 1 p.m. Centenary's final home match and regular-season match will be Saturday, April 10 at 3 p.m. as the Ladies will celebrate Senior Day.
A link to the Ladies' complete schedule can be found here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wsoc/2020-21/schedule
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