 Wildcat midfielder/forward Courtney Wilson battles with Mustang defender Tawanna Pierce during the first half of ACU's 14-0 victory over College of the Southwest [Click to enlarge]
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The ACU women's soccer team won its second home game in its inaugural season Sunday. The Wildcats extended their record to 3-1 after dominating the College of the Southwest in a 14-0 game.
ACU controlled the entire game against the New Mexico
team, outshooting the Mustangs 61-1 with seven Wildcats scoring at least one goal.
Assistant coach Thomas Pertuit said the win was a chance for the Wildcats to demonstrate their many facets of power.
"Our strength for today was our conditioning," Pertuit said. "We're a better quality team, so we can possess the ball better."
Head coach Casey Wilson explained that he utilized the game to test how the other team members, who have not had a lot of experience this season, would play under pressure.
"They got their endurance up and got the opportunity to show us what they can do," Wilson said.
After putting away an assist by freshman defender Ashlee Simon, junior midfielder Jackie Gentile began the onslaught when she scored the first goal in the opening 29 seconds of the
game. Gentile placed the ball in the upper left corner of the
net and sent the 250-member crowd roaring with delight.
After that, sophomore midfielder Jordan Reese belted out a shot with the assist from freshman midfielder Courtney Wilson. Reese also picked up an assist of her own after finding freshman midfielder Lyndsey Womack who put away the pass. Reese later scored again with an assist from sophomore
defender Alyson Thomas. The scoring continued when Wilson kicked an unassisted goal in the center of the net. And three minutes later, sophomore forward Denise Morgan shot a goal with an assist from sophomore midfielder Kathy Maxwell.
Morgan scored another goal, unassisted this time in the last half of the first period. Following behind, Wilson kicked in another ball with the assist coming from sophomore midfielder Stefani Nygren. Finally, Maxwell scored her first goal with an
assist from Wilson to end the half 9-0.
ACU didn't let off as Morgan scored for the third time at the beginning of the second half.
Soon after, Womack scored her second goal off an assist by freshman midfielder Stefanie Lazcano. Freshman midfielder Katie Miller and Gentile each netted an unassisted goal towards
the conclusion of the game. And freshman midfielder
Sadie Barton joined the fun by scoring the Wildcats'
fourteenth and final goal of the game off an assist by Wilson.
Before Sunday's blowout, ACU lost its third game of the season after losing 1-0 to St. Mary's University on Friday. The Rattlers are currently ranked second in their division, yet Pertuit said it
was the weather that led to the Wildcats' downfall.
Pertuit said the soccer field was filled with puddles of water,
and the players tried their best in the midst of the storm.
"They did everything they could despite the worst weather
conditions I've ever seen in soccer," Pertuit said.
Wilson said because of the difficult field conditions, both teams struggled to score.
The Wildcats only attempted four shots as the Rattlers tried to shoot seven, but Pertuit said he was impressed by his team's perseverance during the wet game.
"Our girls fought, and we know we can compete with one
of the top ten teams in our region," Pertuit said.
ACU's next game will be against local Division III opponent
McMurry University on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Although
the game will be in town, it will be at McMurry's stadium.
E-mail Johnson at: optimist@acu.edu
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