Lady Jags fall in home opener

 
Following losses on the road against Air Force and Wyoming, the Lamar Lady Cardinals returned to the playing field to clash with the Lady Jaguars at Mumford Stadium Friday.
The Cardinals had been outscored 6-1 in their previous two matches before capitalizing on any of its opportunities, defeating the Jaguars 6-0.
The Cardinals got off to a quick start with goals by Kristin Bos, who set a school record with seven shots on goal, and Lorna Maudslay in the first period.
“I’m very elated to get that first win,” Lamar head coach Orlando Cervantes said after the game Friday night. I’m enthusiastic to see what this team can do.”
Despite the rainfall in the second period, the Lady Cardinals dominated the second period, adding four goals, two by Taylor Mitchell 64 seconds into the period. 97 seconds later, Kimmy Albeno recorded her first goal, followed by Alejandra Amador. 
“We’ve got a long way to go,” Jaguars assistant coach Courtnie Prather said after the game. “Our goal is conference…we fought through it for 90 minutes, through injuries … I think we’re on the right track for Sept 15.”
“The positive out of it is that we have a new center back (Alicia Clark) who’s used to playing outside back. We’ve got her playing in the middle. The relationship between the goalkeepers and our other back line was huge. Their ability to communicate and not get down when things don’t go their way was huge.
The Lady Jaguars tallied five shot attempts, one off target and one saved by Lamar goalie Bailey Fontenot, who shared the shutout victory with Elizabeth Silas.
“I think as long as they keep working in the way that they work in practice then they’ll get there,” Prather said.
The Lady Jaguars return to action next week at home against Nicholls State 4 p.m. Aug. 31.