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Soccer season ends short in SWAC tournament

For the second consecutive year the Prairie View soccer team placed in the top three of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and once again, they were heading to the SWAC tournament, to determine who will be crowned the 2004 SWAC champions. The Lady Panthers were ranked number three in the eastern division and they faced off against the Jackson State Lady Tigers who were ranked number two in the eastern division. The Lady Panthers started the attack by scoring early in the period with only 7:37 passing on the clock. Catherine Burley scored the goal off a rebound corner kick and made 1-0 in favor of the Panthers. The Lady Tigers quickly adjusted and answered with a centering pass from Lauren Taylor to Aisha Horne to even the score at 1-1. Horne later scored an unassisted goal at the 28:26 marks giving the Lady Tigers the 2-1 lead over the Lady Panthers.


After intermission Nori White of the Lady Panthers evened the score at 2-2 off a penalty kick. White then assisted to Krystal Dillon to take a 3-2 lead over the Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers followed with an unassisted free kick from deep middle by Taylor to tie the score back up at 3-3. What was becoming more like a volleyball match quickly ended with an assisted corner kick from Viola Howard to Britney Berry at the 81:02 marks to give the Lady Tigers the lead 4-3. The game ended the season for the Lady Panthers.

The Lady Panthers posted an overall season record of 8-4-1. They also had a conference record 3-1, a home record of 5-1, an away record 3-2, a neutral 0-1, and an overtime record 0-0-1. Three of the Lady Panthers made All SWAC soccer team honors.

Amy Miller made first team in SWAC at the goalie position. Miller ranked first by having 56 saves with a percentage of 747. Miller is a junior from Jones Creek, Texas. Teammates Burley and Ashley Molock made second team honors in the SWAC.

Burley has started for the Panthers for three consecutive years as a forward. Burley is a senior from Houston, Texas. Burley leads the team with 15 goals made which placed her second in SWAC, averaging 2.9 points per game.

Freshman phenomenon Molock was one of very few starting freshmen on the team. Molock is from Round Rock, Texas. Molock scored seven goals placing her tied for third on the team with most goals made. Molock was more impressive with her unselfishness to pass the ball for goals. Molock had 21 assists, which ranked her third in the SWAC.
Other teammates who helped contribute to the team success but were not featured are Omotomiloa Ojeshina, Brittney Joseph, Lindsey Slay, Rebecca Andrews, Sabrina Ball, Nancy Rodriquez, Kaleena Marshall, Brianna Adams, Nori White, Marquita Campbell, Miktosha James, Krystal Dillon, Brittany Collins, Monique Long, and Malak Albatarseh.