ABILENE – Abilene Christian dropped a 2-1 decision to Seattle on Thursday, losing on a second-half penalty kick.
Seattle took a lead in the first half on a goal by Kaylee Coatney in the 31st minute and held a 1-0 lead at intermission.
Jillian Beck got the equalizer, heading in a corner kick from
Taylor Denn, to make it 1-1 in the 57th minute.
Four minutes later a rare yellow card was called on
Savanna Alba as the ACU keeper collided with a Seattle forward. SU was awarded a penalty kick and Kait Raffensperger put the ball just out of reach of Alba for the eventual game-winner.
"I like the way we handled the adversity of being down 1-0," said ACU Head Coach Stephen Salas. "Just unfortunate with the penalty kick. We're coming together at the right time. We'll fix our mistakes. Excited for the next game."
The ACU defense and patient Seattle offense saw both teams stay below double figures in the shots column.
Chayse Thorn and
Peyton Hill had shots on goal for the Wildcats.
Alba had one save.
The Wildcats are back on the home pitch Sunday at 11 a.m., taking on Utah Valley.
