Shreveport, La. - The University of the Ozarks women's soccer team were rewarded for their weekend efforts notching a 2-1 victory over Centenary College on Sunday to qualify for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Tournament.
Ozarks (6-6-4, 2-3-3 SCAC) had a huge effort against St. Thomas on Friday finishing with a 0-0 tie to set up a key match against Centenary. The Eagles delivered a strong performance receiving goals from
Alessandra Aguilar and
Angelina Lotz to secure the road victory. The Eagles controlled the opening half and carried a 1-0 advantage into the break.
Aguilar opened the scoring in the 14th minute, recording her second goal of the season to give Ozarks an early lead.
The Eagles maintained their advantage throughout the first half and continued to create opportunities after the break. Ozarks added an important insurance goal in the 80th minute when Lotz found the back of the net for her third goal of the season, putting the Eagles ahead 2-0.
Centenary answered just 40 seconds later when Sarah Crenshaw converted a penalty kick to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Ozarks held off Centenary late to preserve the victory.
Both teams finished with 13 shots, but Ozarks held a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal. The Eagles also recorded four second-half corner kicks. Ozarks' defense limited the Ladies to just one first-half shot on goal.
The Eagles now await playoff seeding for the SCAC Championship Tournament that will be held in Round Rock, Texas, November 5, November 6 and November 8.
