No. 3 Lamar Begins Title Defense With Victory Over No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana
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BEAUMONT, Texas – Through torrential downpours and a brief lightning delay, defending Southland Conference Tournament Champion and No. 3-seed Lamar outlasted No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana 3-2 on Wednesday night at the LU Soccer Complex.
Lamar opened the scoring in the 26
th minute on a shot off the foot of freshman Anna Loftus after winning the ball from the defender and dribbling to the center of the box.
The Cardinals doubled their advantage five minutes later by way of a Lions own goal. On a LU corner, a failed clearance deflected the ball into the back of the net.
After an extended halftime due to a lightning delay, the Lions cut the Cardinal lead in half in the 50
th minute, when sophomore Tilly Hallas-Potts sent a free kick to the back post and senior Christina Cutura finished it off for her fourth goal in the previous two matches.
Five minutes later, Lamar found themselves on the wrong end of another own goal, allowing SLU to even the score.
In the 67
th minute, the Cardinals broke the tie on sophomore Madison Ledet’s sixth goal of the season, a volley past a diving Nadine Maher from an Amelia Fullmer cross.
Lamar (12-5-2) advances to face No. 7 Stephen F. Austin at 7 p.m. Friday in the semifinals.