EDMOND, Okla. - Fort Hays State held a 1-0 halftime lead, but Central Oklahoma rallied past in the second half and won by a score of 2-1 on its home pitch Friday (Oct. 23). The Tigers moved to 2-9-4 overall and 0-7-3 in the MIAA, while the Bronchos went to 8-5-3 overall and 5-2-3 in the MIAA.
Berit Shores put the Tigers on top in the 26
th minute with a penalty kick goal. The Bronchos fouled the Tigers in the box on a potential scoring situation and Shores made them pay with her team-leading fourth goal of the season.
Ariana Kingsberry of UCO tied the match in the 58th minute, tapping in a ball that rebounded off the left post. Later in the 73
rd minute, the Bronchos took the lead when Emma Nicholas scored off a corner kick by Aurora Creevy.
Despite trailing the shot count 32-6 in the match,
Katie Stoskopf did a solid job of keeping the Bronchos out of the net more than twice. She finished one shy of her season high in saves with eight. Opposing keeper Maddie Ortwein made three saves for UCO.
Fort Hays State will play at Northeastern State on Sunday (Oct. 25) in a match starting at 1 p.m.
