Article by Chad Clevenger
Oklahoma City, Okla. - For just a little over 65 minutes of play, the Central Christian Tigers were playing strong defensively keeping the score 0-0, against the Oklahoma City University Stars. The Stars 19
th shot of the game was able to sneak by goalie
Celena Vanhaezebrouck, to give the Stars a late lead, and they were able to hold that lead through the rest of the match.
The Tigers came out quickly getting both their 1
st half shots at goal in the 1
st 16 minutes of play, shots by
Amaya Chaffee and
Baylee Smith were both saved by Stars Goalie Gemma Harvey. Vanhaezebrouck was able to stop all shots at goal by the Stars in the 1
st half, and she was able to save 11 shots at goal throughout the game.
The 2
nd half started where the game left off, strong defensively, despite an offensive attack by the Starts, as they were able to outshoot the Tigers 16-4. But it was the 65
th minute that shocked the Tigers as the Stars were able to put a goal in at 65:15, and another just one minute later to give the Stars a 2-0 lead. A
Racquel John's goal at the 81
st minute reduced the lead to 2-1, but the Tigers were unable to get any shots at goal in the final 9 minutes, as the Tigers fell to the Stars 2-1.
The Tigers (5-8), will next travel to Nationally Ranked University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (12-1-1) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Kickoff is set for 5pm, and can be seen on the SAC Sports Network.
