In its first road MIAA matchup of the year, Fort Hays State Women's Soccer dropped a 2-1 contest to Southwest Baptist on Thursday (Sept. 25) evening in Bolivar, Mo.
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The Tigers (3-3-1, 1-1-1 MIAA) battled tough versus an SBU offense that fired 22 shots in the game, holding the Bearcats scoreless for 60 minutes, but ultimately fell in regulation.
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SBU broke through the Tiger defense in the 60th minute, when Kate Jamison scored her third goal of the year. An unassisted goal, Kate Jamison took a shot from the edge of the box to the lower left corner and found the net to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead at 59:59.
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Under 10 minutes to play in regulation, SBU put the game out of reach when Amy Boulton gathered a cross from Karla Jamison in the middle of the box, scoring in the bottom left corner of the net and making it 2-0.
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Needing two quick scores to force extra time, the Tigers got one back in the 85:08, but couldn't complete the comeback further. Just into the 86th minute,
Hailey Davey crossed a pass to
Cenayda Guzman at the top of the box, and Guzman's header went over SBU goalkeeper Cheyenne Forshey's head.Â
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Fort Hays State closes out its weekend at Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo., on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Noon.