The Basics
Score: Evangel 0, Williams Baptist 5 | Box Score
Record: Evangel (1-2-0), Williams Baptist (1-0-1)
Location: Walnut Ridge, Ark. (WBU Soccer Field)
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Valor Women's Soccer hit the road on Saturday (Aug. 29) afternoon, taking on the Williams Baptist Eagles in Arkansas. Evangel could not keep pace with the Eagles offense, falling 5-0 in full time on Saturday.
Evangel opened the game with Eliza Barger's shot going wide left at the 2:10 mark. The Eagles would answer with a pair of goals, taking a 2-0 lead over the Valor. Rylie Kidman would answer with a shot that went high of the goal at the 11:30 mark. WBU added another goal before Mattea Stockton put Evangel's first shot on goal. Stockton would also add a shot that hit off the crossbar, but the Valor would not score in the first half, trailing 3-0 at halftime.
Williams Baptist scored their fourth goal of the game at the 62:21 mark, while Faith Joe recorded the final shot on goal for EU in the contest that was denied by the WBU goalkeeper. The Eagles added their final score late, as EU came up short in Arkansas, 5-0.
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"Today had its moments when things looked like they were clicking - and then moments surfaced. This led me to believe that I had not provided enough clarity in training to get us to execute as we needed to. The potential is all over this team, and now it is up to me to help them put it into action," Women's Soccer Head Coach Bruce Deaton stated. "The adjustments made during the game will help us out in future matches as they got experience in a new structure on the field. Non-conference play is about learning and being pushed and with that comes growing pains at times. We learned from today by recognizing what our opponent did differently than us today and that will help us progress towards our two remaining non-conference matches and into conference play starting next month. As hard as matches and days like this can be, it will prove to be very beneficial to us as the season unfolds!"Â
UP NEXT
Valor Women's Soccer remains on the road next Wednesday (Sept. 2) night, taking on Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., at 7:00 p.m.
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