September 13, 2022
The No. 13 ranked ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors fell to the South Georgia State College Lady Hawks on Monday, Sept. 12, as the teams met at the Folmar Soccer Complex in Montgomery, Ala. The 2-1 loss to the NJCAA DI program drops the Lady Warriors to 3-1 on the year, while the Lady Hawks improve to 3-1.
"It was nice to play a team who showed us a challenge and helped us find our weaknesses going into conference games this week," said ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ head coach Ryan Joiner. "We have a few days to prepare for a tough game away at Holmes and will get prepared for a tough conference schedule ahead."
South Georgia took the lead just 15 minutes into the match as Taylor Underwood found the goal. The Lady Warriors got a couple of shots in the half but were unable to find the back of the net, taking the 1-0 deficit to the half.
A goal booked as an own-goal allowed the Lady Hawks to grow their lead to 2-0 with just 30 minutes remaining in the contest, but eight minutes later ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's (Starkville) cut that advantage in half as she capitalized on a (Canberra, Australia) assist.
Unfortunately, it was the last goal for the Lady Warriors in the Yellowhammer state as the match went final, 2-1.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ begins conference play on Friday, Sept. 16, as the Lady Warriors travel to Holmes to face the No. 4 Holmes Lady Bulldogs. The match is set for 1 p.m.
