University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Lady Eagle Soccer Drops C-USA Opener
9/24/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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Lady Eagle Soccer Drops C-USA Opener
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- According to preseason expectations, the Southern Miss Lady Eagle soccer team is not supposed to put up much of a fight in Conference
Picked by the conference coaches to finish last in the league, Southern Miss entered its C-USA opener Friday afternoon against visiting
But while the Lady Eagles put up a significant fight, the Horned Frogs were able to take a first-half lead, and withstand a furious Southern Miss rally in the closing minutes to win 2-1 at the USM Soccer Complex.
The loss dropped Southern Miss to
In the end, it was Jessi Moore?s sixth goal of the season, in the 34th minute of the contest, which proved to be the winner.
In the first half, TCU took a 1-0 lead on Angie Nickens? first goal of the season, as the forward slid a short boot just past the fingertips of Lady Eagle goal keeper Anna Snyder.
Eleven minutes later Southern Miss answered. Barkley, who stands 5-foot-9, leapt above a crowd in the box to head home the tying goal off a corner kick from Megan Kolts.
The tie, however, did not last long.
Seconds after the ball was put back in play,
The goal gave TCU the lead for good.
In the second half, Southern Miss pressed hard for the game-tying goal, but the TCU defense, led by goal keeper Lindsay White, kept the Lady Eagles off the scoreboard. In the final 45 minutes, Southern Miss shot 11 times to the Horned Frogs? four.
For the game, Southern Miss took 17 shots (six by midfielder Kim Turner), while TCU had nine attempts. White made three saves, while Snyder had one.
The teams combined for 21 fouls in the game, with Southern Miss the offenders 12 times, nine times in the second half.
Southern Miss ends a two-game weekend homestand on Sunday, when it hosts