SHAWNEE, Okla. — The East Central University soccer team continued Great American Conference play on the road Tuesday, traveling to Oklahoma Baptist University for another conference matchup and dropping a 2-0 decision to the Bison at the OBU Soccer Complex.
Oklahoma Baptist broke through in the 19th minute to take an early 1-0 lead, but the Tigers continued to battle defensively and remained within one throughout the majority of the match. ECU recorded five shots in the opening half, including two on goal from
Emma Stewart and
Natalia Castaneda, but both were saved by the Bison Keeper. OBU finished the half with seven shots and four on frame, with ECU goalkeeper
Parker Frei making three saves
The Tigers continued to look for the equalizer after halftime, recording four additional shots and putting one on goal. ECU also earned five corner kicks in the second half as it continued to pressure the Bison defense, but OBU's goalkeeper turned away the Tigers' opportunities to keep ECU off the scoreboard.
ECU's defense kept the match within reach into the final minutes, with the Tigers holding OBU scoreless for most of the second half despite firing off 12 shots. But the Bison managed to add a second goal in the 89th minute to extend their advantage to 2-0 and closed out the conference victory.
Oklahoma Baptist finished with a 20-9 advantage in shots and held an 8-3 edge in shots on goal. ECU earned eight corner kicks compared to five for OBU. Frei recorded six saves in the match.
