Shreveport - The Centenary women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to the Howard Payne University Lady Jackets in non-conference play on a steamy afternoon at Mayo Field.
The Ladies (0-4) lost 3-1 to the Sul Ross State University Lobos on Friday evening at home and are still in search of their last win of the young season. Howard Payne improved to 2-1-1 overall with Sunday's win in what was the first meeting between the Ladies and Lady Jackets since the 2014 season.
Howard Payne took a quick 1-0 lead in the match as Hannah Noel scored an unassisted goal just six minutes in, and that score held at halftime. The first half was statistically quiet for both teams as the Lady Jackets took only four shots to just one for the Ladies and Centenary took just a single corner kick while the visitors did not attempt one.
Brenna Douthit extended the Lady Jackets' lead with a goal in the 52nd minute to make it 2-0. That two-goal advantage remained for another 20 minutes until Ladies' senior F Sydney Bascomb (Mesquite, Texas) cut the deficit in half with an unassisted goal, her first of the season and eighth of her career. Howard Payne, however, immediately responded as Meagan Miller found the net for an unassisted goal just four minutes later to make it a 3-1 game. Noel scored again in the 87th minute to make it 4-1 off of an assist from Douthit.
Centenary sophomore GK Madison Ersoff (Shreveport, La.) suffered the loss as she allowed all four goals in her 90 minutes of action and recorded three saves. Lady Jackets' GK Emily Williamson picked up the win as she also went the distance and made one save. Howard Payne finished with a 14-6 advantage in shots while each team took one corner kick. Each team was whistled for just seven fouls and no cards were issues.
The Ladies will now hit the road for a pair of matches beginning with a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening against Belhaven University set for 4 p.m. in Jackson, Miss. Centenary then returns to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play as the Maroon and White travel to Houston for a rematch with the University of St. Thomas Celts on Friday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.
See the complete Ladies' schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/schedule
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