How Sweet It Is…Lady Buffs Reach the Sweet 16
NCAA Soccer
The No. 13 Lady Buffs advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship in San Diego, Calif. after capturing the championship win in the NCAA South Central Region Women’s Soccer Tournament at the Pitch.
“It feels awesome to make it this far because for the past few years, West Texas A&M has only made it to the first round,” sophomore midfielder Lindsay McHorse said. “Since we had a bye the first round, we were already ahead. It feels great to win the second round and go on to California.”
The first round game of the tournament was between the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and the Truman State Bulldogs on Nov. 13 while the Lady Buffs waited to play the victor of the match on Nov. 15.
The number four seed Bulldogs topped the number five seed Mavericks 1-0, sending the Bulldogs on to the championship match to face the Lady Buffs.
The physical level of the first half ran high as the Lady Buffs recorded eight fouls and Truman State had two. Truman State took three shots on goal and the Lady Buffs tallied two, but neither team was able to find the net in the first 45 minutes.
“For some reason, maybe the wind or the excitement of the NCAA tournament, we just smacked the ball forward a little more than we usually do,” Assistant Coach Chad Webb said. “We usually try to pass the ball through midfield, and we weren’t doing that.”
After halftime, sophomore forward Becky Hewson dropped a shot in over Truman State goalkeeper Jayne Grisham , with an assist by McHorse, to put the single game point on the board.
“The ball went back to Lindsay and she flicked it over to me,” Hewson said. “I saw two other girls going for it, but I got my foot in there and scored the goal.”
The game ended in a 1-0 sweep and the Lady Buffs were honored with a Regional Championship title. This is the second time in WTAMU history that the Lady Buff soccer team has made it to the Sweet 16.
“Anytime you can win in the post season, that’s something special,” Webb said. “Truman was a good team; they were actually better than I expected. They had some girls in the midfield that really impressed me. They made it difficult to score, but Becky found the net.”
The Lady Buffs will play on Nov. 20 in San Diego at 4:30 p.m. PST against St. Edward’s University. The winner will face off on Nov. 22 at 12 p.m. PST against the winner of Game 2 between UC-San Diego and Cal State-Dominguez Hills. The winner will earn a position in the Final Four.
About Megan Gerber
Megan Geber is the Sports Writer for The Prairie. She joined the staff in 2009. She is a junior Print Media major.
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