After experiencing a few tough losses, the Lady Panther soccer team experienced a turnaround Saturday, Oct. 3, after their 3-2 victory against Alabama A&M.
The season has not been a great one for the Lady Panthers with their record of 3-6, but this past victory proved that there is still some hope and that the Lady Panthers would not go down that easy.
Prairie View and Alabama A&M played neck-and-neck throughout the whole first period, both scoring one goal each. The first goal of the game was scored by Yosselyn Aguilar with an assist by Abagail Escobar a little bit over the eight-minute mark. The Lady Bulldogs answered with a score in the 37-minute, when Tiffany Hosley put the ball into the net.
Alabama A&M fought hard in the second period, but only scored one goal to Prairie View’s two. Monica Diaz, who was assisted by Navyd Diaz, scored the first of those goals during the 48-minute mark. Escobar scored the last goal for Prairie View with under five minutes left in the contest. Christina Igno scored the last goal of the game for Alabama A&M, who would attempt and fail at one more shot.
The Lady Panthers ended the game with 10 shot attempts, but were also called offsides eight times. The game was very rough as both teams accumulated 22 fouls, with Brittany Joseph of Alabama A&M receiving a yellow card and ejection in the 73-minute.
On Oct. 2, the Lady Panthers were scheduled to play Alabama State, but the Lady Hornets forfeited the game.