Box Score Box ScoreThe Louisiana College women's soccer team fell to Hardin-Simmons, one of the nation's premier women's soccer programs for over a decade, 3-0 on Friday afternoon in Abilene, TX.
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Knowing they were playing for their postseason lives, the Lady Wildcats came out with an inspired defensive effort, limiting the Cowgirls chances early on.
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HSU would not get on the board until the 32
nd minute when Katie Haltiwanger got a assist from Karissa Olsen and found the back of the net to give the Cowgirls a 1-0 advantage.
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The back breaker for LC came with less than 25 seconds left in the half, when Olsen scored off an assist from Tori Waters and Kirsten Parrish to make the score 2-0 in favor of the Cowgirls going into the half.
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HSU would close the match out in the 71
st minute with a Jacqueline Thomas goal off another Olsen assist to bring the match to the eventual final score of 3-0.
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The Cowgirls moved to 13-2 (7-1 in ASC) overall with the win, while LC fell to 2-14 (1-7 in ASC).
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The Lady Wildcats will close out their season on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in Brownwood, TX with an ASC matchup against Howard Payne University.
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