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Women’s soccer late surge leads to draw against OCU

The women’s soccer team ended in a 2-2 tie against the Oklahoma City University (OCU) Stars on Saturday. The Saints move to 2-2-2 on the season while the Stars are now 4-1-1.

History
The Saints were 4-3 against the Stars prior to the match.

Basics
The Saints were outplayed in the first half against OCU. The Stars scored in the 10th and 29th minute to take a 2-0 lead to halftime. OLLU tallied four corner kicks and two shots in the first half. Both goals from the Stars came off deflections from Saints goalkeeper Samantha Valadez.

OLLU came out aggressive after halftime and their play improved. Kaitlyn Olivas scored with an assist from Irania Acosta to cut the Stars lead to only one goal. The Saints offense continue to pressure and was eventually awarded with the tying goal. Ambree Rheinberger scored from far out to continue her impressive season. The game ended in a 2-2 draw and Tess Pitcher made three saves in the second half after taking over for Valadez.

Scoring overview
10′ – OCU – Millie Templeman (assisted by Madi Caputo)

29′ – OCU – April Hill (assisted by Abby Russell)

47′ – OLLU – Kaitlyn Olivas (assisted by Irania Acosta)

82′ – OLLU – Ambree Rheinberger

Inside the box score
Rheinberger and Olivas both had two shots on goal for the Saints. The Stars were led by Millie Templeman and Madi Caputo with two shots on goal each.

Overall, the Saints tallied eight shots, with five on goal. Oklahoma City marked 10 shots with seven on goal.

OLLU recorded five corner kicks and the Stars took six.

What’s next
The Saints start Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play on Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. at LSU-Shreveport.

Men’s soccer ousted by OCU 2-0

The men’s soccer team fell to Oklahoma City University (OCU) 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Saints drop to 0-4-1 while the Stars improve to 6-2-0.

History
The Saints were 2-3-2 against the Stars prior to the matchup.

Basics
The Saints had a tough time offensively against the Stars on Saturday. OLLU was only able to record one shot in the first half compared to Oklahoma City’s four. The Stars first goal came at the 32nd minute when Lucas de Freitas scored on assist from John Woodhead. The Saints were also limited to one corner kick.

The energy picked up for the Saints in the second half. They added three shots and three corner kicks. Joseph Baker totaled three saves in the second half and four total. Despite the play picking up for the Saints in the second frame, they were unable to score. The Stars added another goal by de Freitas in the 69th minute with an assist from Jordan Da Costa. OCU won 2-0 backed by 11 shots. There were 27 total fouls called throughout the match.

Scoring overview
32′ – OCU – Lucas de Freitas (assisted by John Woodhead)

69′ – OCU – Lucas de Freitas (assisted by Jordan Da Costa)

Penalty summary
29′ – Yellow Card – OLLU – Cristian Govea Mireles

60′ – Yellow Card – OCU – Jusung Kang

70′ – Yellow Card – OLLU – Michael Huff

77′ – Yellow Card – OCU – Harvey Paul

77′ – Yellow Card – OLLU – Cade Ryan

81′ – Yellow Card – OCU – Lucas de Freitas

85′ – Yellow Card – OLLU – Abraham Lincon

85′ – Yellow Card – OLLU – Aidan White

Inside the box score
Harry Acklam and Michael Huff had one shot on goal each for the Saints. The Stars were led by three players with two shots on goal apiece.

Overall, the Saints tallied four shots, with two on goal. OCU marked 11 shots with six on goal.

OLLU recorded four corner kicks and the Stars took three.

What’s next
The Saints start Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play at LSU-Shreveport on Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m.