Soccer Ends Season with Win
November 1, 2009
WEATHERFORD, Okla. - Southwestern Oklahoma State University put the finishing touches on its 2009 soccer season with a 2-1 victory over visiting Texas A&M-Commerce Sunday afternoon in Weatherford. The victory over the Lions was only the Bulldogs second in a series that has spanned 12 years. SWOSU's only other victory over A&M-Commerce came in 2006.
The Bulldogs ended the year with a 7-10-2 record and tied the school mark for the most wins in a single season. SWOSU finished 4-5-1 in Lone Star Conference play and placed seventh in the 11-team league. The Bulldogs narrowly missed qualifying for the LSC Tournament as the top six teams advanced on to the league's post-season tournament set for next week at West Texas A&M.
"I told the team afterwards that not a lot of teams get to finish the season with a win," head coach Mark Persson said. "We have a lot of accomplishments to be proud of this year. Next year promises to be even better."
SWOSU's Stephanie Kneedler opened the scoring for the Bulldogs taking a pass from Elyse Berta and knocking the ball into the net in the game's 22nd minute. The goal was Kneedler's third of the year and Berta's eighth assist, a new SWOSU single season record.
The Bulldogs moved ahead 2-0 later when Korey Hearn scored in the 52nd minute after a pass from Josie Price. The goal was Hearn's ninth of the season, also a SWOSU single season record.
A&M-Commerce picked up their offensive attack later in the game after generating only two shots during the game's first 45 minutes. The Lions got within one at 2-1 when Meagan Lasley scored in the game's 66th minute.
SWOSU ended the game out shooting the Lions 12-11 and came up with a number of defensive plays at the end to hold off A&M-Commerce down the stretch.