The Lady Cougar varsity soccer team lost a close, hard fought game to Radford, 3-1 on April 25.
The Lady Cougars were without their starting goalkeeper, and tapped players who are not normally goalies to help the team. In the first half, defender Dakota Ashworth had six saves and in the second half, center midfielder Madi Heath stepped into goal and had seven saves. In front of both goalkeepers, the Cougar defense was solid, reducing Radford’s scoring opportunities and keeping the game close.
Down by one for almost the entire second half, the Lady Cougars applied pressure on the Radford defense, including several near misses. They seemed on the verge of tying the game, particularly in the latter part of the second half, but the bounces just didn’t go their way.
Late in the half, Radford got the ball in close to the Cougar goal, getting off several shots that were turned away by Heath and her defense. With less than two minutes to go, Radford scored to clinch the win against a very game Lady Cougar team.
Kyra Titular scored for the Lady Cougars in the first half.
Head coach, Houston Boles Deskins liked the team’s effort. “We played very well. It was a good game. They’ve just got to get some more shots on the goal.”
The Lady Cougars are now 5-6 on the season.
