Lady Jags fall to Penguins: Scoreless

The worst part about losing in soccer is not when the team comes close and falls short, but when the team loses hard and loses hope amongst one another.
Southern University’s (SU) match in a nutshell as they took on the ladies of Youngstown State University (YSU) at Jaguar Park on Sunday, August 27th.
The Lady Jags’ soccer team fell short in their home opener against YSU (4-0).
YSU is (2-1) while the Lady Jags are now (0-2).
Head coach Jeremy Fontenot stated, “The defense and the goalkeeper played an excellent game, communicating back and forth.” Sadly, the score did not reflect this.
Southern seemed to be in good shape at the start of the game. Both teams left the first half scoreless. But in the second half, frustration set in for the Jags after teammate, Abby Farias, received her first yellow card of the season when both she and a YSU player got into a small altercation. Farias, out of anger, shoved the opposing player to the ground causing the official to give her the card.
After the card, the game went into a downward spiral. YSU made goals on all cylinders, totaling to a score of four. Two of those goals came from YSU player, Kyler Lum.
Southern remained scoreless at for the remainder of the game. Jag goalie, Kendra Lewis, allowed four goal, but had a total of six blocks.
According to gojagsports.com, “Going into next week’s game, Southern will focus on the middle fielders and forwards.”
During game one last week, the Jags recorded two shots and improved their record to eleven shots in Sunday’s showdown against the YSU Penguins.
The Lady Jags will travel to Hammond to face-off against the Southeastern University Lions (SLU) on September 3. The game is scheduled for 7pm. This will be Southern University first away game of the season.
The Southeastern Lions are currently 1-2 with there last lost being a 2-3 against Alabama State.
Let’s hope that the Jags can end their losing streak.