OLLU women’s soccer ties one, wins one and loses one over the weekend

Saints Goalkeeper Gabriela Lopez recorded seven saves for the Saints against UIW.

Saints Goalkeeper Gabriela Lopez recorded seven saves for the Saints against UIW.

OLLU women’s soccer team tied the Rattlers from St. Mary’s University 2-2 at the OLLU Soccer Field Thursday night. The Saints came back from being down 0-2 and junior forward Stephanie Diaz tied the game with only eight seconds left in the second half. After a 45-minute lightning delay and two overtime periods, the scored remained at 2-2. Read more online.

Freshman Amaris Tavares and her hat trick led the team to an 8-1 win over NCAA Division III Schreiner University on Friday afternoon. The win moves the Saints to 3-0-1, while Schreiner drops to 0-3. Read more online.

In the last of three games in the week, the Saints faced NCAA DI University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) for the first time ever. Despite a tough battle, the Saints fell 1-0 to the Cardinals. OLLU is now 3-1-1 on the season.