RUSTON, La. – Freshman
Lili Ross recorded five saves,
Natalie Jones added three more shot attempts to her total, but the ACU soccer team fell at the hands of Louisiana Tech Friday night, 1-0. ACU (1-2) held a 7-1 lead in shot attempts in the first half, but the Lady Raiders (2-1) held a 9-2 edge in shots in the second half, and scored in the 68th minute to win the game. The Wildcats will wrap up the road trip on Sunday at Grambling.
"We had many chances in the first half to put the ball in the net, which would have changed the complexion of the game," said head coach
Casey Wilson. "We are not unhappy with how we played because we really played well. It just comes down to finishing and we just didn't get it done tonight."
The Goal
- 68' | Louisiana Tech's Alma Cedefors got the ball from Caitlin Le Roux and scored for the only goal of the game.
The Numbers
- ACU led 7-1 in shot attempts in the first half, but were out-shot 9-2 in the second half.
- Ross made her second consecutive start, and tallied a career-high five saves.
- Jones took three shot attempts.
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Macie Stephens tallied two shots, both on frame.
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Jordan Michie,
McCarly Holloman, and
Caylen Wright all tallied a shot attempt as well.
Up Next
- The Wildcats' weekend concludes with a match on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Grambling State, with kickoff slated for 1 p.m.
