By Connor Gray, Senior Reporter
The Lady Rangers’ soccer season has ended, as they have finished their last two games.
The Lady Rangers played against Oklahoma Baptist Oct. 27 and Southern Nazarene on Saturday.
Northwestern tied the Bison, giving the Lady Rangers a spot in Great American Conference playoff as the fourth seed. They followed that up with a win against the Crimson Storm.
The Lady Rangers took on Oklahoma Baptist, the defending conference champions. The last time they played, the Lady Rangers got a 1-0 victory over the Bison.
The Lady Ranger defense kept the Bison scoreless, getting another shutout for their seventh on the season.
In the first half, midfielder Callie Haneborg had three shots, Kailani Kealoha had two and Cynthia Armas had one. However, none of the shots found the back of the net.
In the second half, the Lady Rangers and Bison worked tirelessly against one another. The Lady Rangers were able to find five more shots while the Bison attempted eight. Goalkeeper Maggie Koster made 10 saves throughout the entire match to keep the Bison scoreless and get her third shutout of the season.
For the next game, the Lady Rangers looked to finish the regular season on a high note.
The Lady Rangers and Crimson Storm went into halftime tied 0-0. In the first half, the Lady Rangers had 10 shots while the Crimson Storm had half the number of opportunities with only five shots. This did not stop the Lady Rangers from coming out strong in the second half.
The Lady Rangers were able to score at the 72:37 mark with their first goal of the match. Lily Anderson took a corner kick, and Callie Haneborg put it in the back of the net. This gave the Lady Rangers momentum as Gisselle Holguin took a shot on-goal that reflected off the Storm keeper. That allowed Holguin to follow up to send into the net at 80:09, giving the Lady Rangers their second and final goal of the night.
Rachel Brown had five saves in the win for her fourth shutout of the season. Northwestern now has three consecutive shutouts and the eighth on the season overall.
The Lady Rangers defeated the Crimson Storm, 2-0, to conclude the regular season. Northwestern enters the postseason with a record of 7-4-7.
The Lady Rangers will be back in action in Weatherford Thursday against Southwestern at 2:30 p.m.