By PIPER GALLAGHER
Student Reporter
The Lady Ranger soccer team took on the Harding Bisons last Thursday in Alva for a conference match.
The Rangers fell after Harding pulled away in the second half in a final score of 0-3, bringing Northwestern’s season record to 2-8-5 overall, with a conference record of 0-5-4. Harding is now 6-7-1 overall and leads the Great Amerian Conference.
The first half was left unscored by both teams as goalkeeper Rachel Brown defended Northwestern’s goal with two saves in the first half.
Tiara Campbell opened the first half with two shots that both ended up too far right of the goal.
Maysa Willis was the goalie for Harding and saved five of Northwestern’s shots in the first half to keep the score 0-0 going into halftime after Lily Anderson, a graduate student on the Ranger soccer team, took a shot minutes before the half ended.
The Bison struck early in the second half as a goal slipped past Brown two minutes into the period.
Harding’s momentum only continued from there as just nine minutes later they scored again. Both shots were taken by Harding forward Whitney Thomas.
The Lady Rangers continued to make shots that were saved by Harding’s defense.
After a final closing shot made by Harding, the Lady Rangers fell in a 0-3 defeat.
Anderson and Isabella Mcmillan lead the Rangers in shot attempts with two shots each. Brown ended the match with seven saves in total across the two halves.
“I think we have good talent in every position,” Brown said. “Right now we’re working towards connecting that between defense to mids to forwards.
The Ranger’s senior day match against Ouachita Baptist University got postponed because of rain and lightning delays on Saturday, despite the game being moved to Enid because of turf issues.
A rescheduled date has not yet been set for this match.
