Women's Soccer | 10/8/2013 11:06:00 PM
Box Score
McPherson, Kan. – It was a trying contest for Lady Bulldog soccer as they lost a 2-0 match to RV Kansas Wesleyan University late Tuesday night. Mac was unable to tally a single shot attempt against a very difficult Coyote team; MC moves to 2-7-1 for the year and 1-1 in conference.
"Our mental mistakes and our shots decisions in the final third are what continues to hurt us in games," stated coach Talley. "We had a pretty solid performance going until we gave up the unfortunate own goal halfway through the first period. We continue to try and create the perfect shot instead of taking them from wherever possible and that's one of our biggest downfalls. You can't win a game if you don't score and you can't score if you don't shoot the ball."
The Lady 'Dogs did a nice job of moving the ball in the opening minutes but could not get into attacking range. They kept things even for the first 30+, stiffening up their defense but KWU was able to break through as a deep ball crawled by the goal line after ricocheting off keeper Caitlyn Blagrave.
The 'Yotes took their 1-0 lead into the locker room.
The second period started off with a bang as MC's Jessica Dominguez and KWU's Emma Rogers were both awarded red cards, putting 10 players apiece on the field for the remainder of the contest. Now missing their leading scorer for the season, McPherson continued to struggle finding space in the attacking third.
"It's unfortunate to see two teams battling hard on both sides of the ball and having something like this happen. It appeared that both players were challenging for the ball when it somehow got out of hand. We talked about how we need to keep our composure in times such as this and realize that these consequences affect everyone on the team, not just the one player who received the red card."
The Coyotes scored their final goal at the 68 minute mark, putting two points on the scoreboard.
Blagrave totaled five saves in the losing effort; she is now 2-4-1 on the year between the pipes.
"I was pleased overall with how the ladies continued to battle hard throughout the game. Kansas Wesleyan is a solid program and they deserve the National recognition they've been receiving."
McPherson will play host on Saturday, October 12 for their next competition. Ottawa University makes the trip to Mac for a 1:00 kickoff on the grass field at McPherson College.
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