The fans were screaming, the cheerleaders in formation, but the Lady Panthers were still defeated 5-1 by the University of Central Arkansas Lady Bears, Wednesday, Sept. 26.
There were 77 people in attendance to see our Ladies beat up on the Bears but they were proven wrong when UCA’s Kayla Wolff scored the third goal for the Bears 30 minutes into the game. Prairie View’s Melissa Aguayo saved 12 goal attempts, but that was not enough to turn the game around.
Jessica Palomarrs made the first and last goal attempt for Prairie View, giving spectators chills as they watched how gracefully she maneuvered the ball into the goalie’s comfort zone.
At one point in the game Brenda Castillo was knocked to the ground by what some fans complained was unruly conduct. However, the referee did not make a call and Castillo, assisted by the trainers, was able to get back on the field.
The next game for the Lady Panthers was against division rival Southern University, Sept. 28. Nineteen seconds into the second half, Angelica Diaz assisted Kaleena Marshall on the goal that broke the scoreless tie. Late in the second half, Southern caught Prairie View dozing off and capitalized, tying the game at 1-1.
The game went into two overtimes that left Prairie View the victor from the game-winning goal from Monica Diaz. The final score was 2-1.
The last game of the weekend for the Lady Panthers was against conference foe Jackson State. The Ladies tried hard, but failed, losing 1-5. The long goal for Prairie View came from Angelica Diaz, who was assisted by Mayra Castillo.
The Lady Panthers still remain tough as their conference record took a loss. Their next home game will be Oct. 6 against Belhaven College, and Oct. 9 against Bacone College at 4 p.m.