By Megan Maharry
Sports Editor
The Lady Rangers took to the road for a long weekend in two conference matchups in Arkansas. The Lady Rangers faced Harding University and Ouachita Baptist University.
Unfortunately, the red and black came out empty-handed as they dropped both games.
On Thursday, the Lady Rangers played Harding University.
Due to heavy rains and the flooding of Harding’s field, the game was relocated to the University of Arkansas-Little Rock field.
The Lady Rangers dropped the contest 3-0.
Harding managed to net a goal in the first eight minutes to drop the Lady Rangers to a quick 1-0.
The offense for the Lady Rangers fought back, but could only record six shots throughout the contest.
The Lady Rangers held Harding to a 1-0 score until the second half when Harding planted the ball twice more in the back of the net to make it 3-0.
Freshman goalkeeper Kiara Fontanilla faced 18 shots and made six saves.
The Lady Rangers had a few opportunities to even the score.
Senior Calvonis Prentice had a shot on goal in the second half that just bounced off the crossbar.
Junior Yazmin Gomez created another chance as she slid a cross over the eighteen to sophomore Mikayla Barrientos who just missed connecting her foot with the ball.
The effort was not enough as the Lady Rangers ended with a 3-0 loss.
Attempting to bounce back, the Lady Rangers faced Ouachita Baptist University on Saturday.
Despite the multiple shots on goal, the black and red could not seem to find the back of the net as they dropped their second game of the week 2-0.
The first half was a struggle for the Lady Rangers as the Tigers of Ouachita netted two goals in a span of six minutes to take the lead 2-0.
The Lady Rangers regrouped at halftime and came out stronger in the second half.
The competition heated up as both sides battled back and forth.
16 fouls were recorded for both teams in the game.
Though the Lady Rangers kept Ouachita off the board in the second half, it was not enough to nab the win.
The black and red had four shots and one shot on goal.
Freshman goalkeeper Reagan Allen made five saves throughout the contest.
The Lady Rangers will look to start something as they return home to face the second ranked team in the conference: Oklahoma Baptist University on Oct. 4.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.