ADA, Okla. – East Central University soccer hosted Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday at Tiger Soccer Field for Senior Day, with the Bulldogs earning a 3-1 victory over the Tigers in Great American Conference action.
Before kickoff, ECU recognized seniors
Madison Martinez,
Addisyn Brown,
Reece Roberson,
Ava Jordan and
Kristena Contreras for their contributions to the program.
Southwestern broke through late in the first half, scoring in the 39th minute to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs added to their advantage in the 52nd minute with a penalty kick to make it 2-0.
ECU continued to battle in the second half and found the back of the net in the 79th minute.
Natalia Castaneda scored her second goal of the season off an assist from
Jalynne Campbell, cutting the deficit to 2-1 and giving the Tigers momentum late in the match.
Southwestern answered just over two minutes later, adding another goal in the 81st minute to secure the 3-1 final.
The Tigers finished with 11 shots, including four on goal.
Madison Martinez led ECU with three shots and two on target, while Castaneda recorded one shot on goal and scored the Tigers' lone goal.
Emily Cavazos,
Reece Roberson,
Aroa Pena,
Sophie Maldonado,
Kamryn Taylor,
Estrella Hernandez and
Emma Stewart each added a shot.
In goal,
Parker Frei played all 90 minutes and recorded 10 saves while facing 24 shots from the Bulldogs, including 13 on target.
ECU will look to bounce back on the road on Wednesday as they travel to Bethany to take on Southern Nazarene University at 6 pm.
