TULSA – Oral Roberts University's women's soccer team fell to
Stephen F. Austin 5-1, in the second round of the ORU Invitational
at the ORU Soccer Complex, on Sunday afternoon.
With the loss, the Golden Eagles fell to 3-4-0 while SFA improved
to 2-2-3. With the win, the Lady Jacks captured the tournament
title while the Golden Eagles finished second.
"Our girls played really hard but this was our seventh game in 14
days and it showed out there. Due to schedule demands, we had to
open the season with a lot of games in a short time period," said
head coach Kyle Cussen.
SFA's Amanda Alders, who earned offensive MVP honors, had a huge
afternoon with three goals and an assist. Alders opened the scoring
to give SFA the early 1-0 lead with a goal in the 11th minute.
The Lady Jacks scored two more goals in the first frame, with the
third goal coming off the foot of Alders in the 32nd minute.
The Golden Eagles cut the lead to 3-1 with freshman Brittany
Winslow notching her first tally of the year in the 40th
minute. Winslow received a cross in the box from Lindsey
Cook and found the back of the net.
SFA added two more insurance goals in the second frame stretching
their lead to 5-1.
Goalie
Stef Gurley continues her strong play with 15
saves after facing 29 shots.
"We will put this setback behind us and focus this week on opening
conference play against Southern Utah," Cussen added.
Marissa Ranberger, Jordan
Miller, and Anna Bickers were named to the all-tournament
team for their efforts.
ORU starts conference play this Friday, traveling to Cedar City,
Utah to play Southern Utah at 5 p.m.
All-Tournament Team
Amanda Alders – SFA
Amanda Lackey – SFA
Jenna Turner – SFA
Brittney Barker – SFA
Marissa Ranberger – ORU
Jordan Miller – ORU
Anna Bickers - ORU
Jen Kacergis – Tulsa
Mel Hailey – Tulsa
Grace Rich – Arkansas-Little Rock
Heather Pittman – Arkansas-Little Rock
Defensive MVP – Jenna Turner - SFA
Offensive MVP – Amanda Alders - SFA
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