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“I fight for what I think is right. In doing so, I alienated a lot of my fans and my teammates. It really hurts me not to be a part of this team anymore.” —Terrell Owens on Tuesday morning, expressing his hope of getting his roster spot back with the Philadelphia Eagles. (Source: ESPN.com)
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - Page 12
Sports Contact — Miguel Peña, starsports@txstate.edu
Bobcat soccer looks toward the future By Kevin Washburn Sports Reporter
The Texas State soccer team lost its bid to repeat as Southland Conference tournament champions on Friday, dropping a 3-1 decision to Northwestern State University’s Lady Demons. The loss, coupled with a win in the first round of the tournament gave the Bobcats a final record of 9-10, including 6-3 in the SLC. The Lady Demons used a direct and physical approach against Texas State, evidenced by 22 NSU fouls compared to seven for the Bobcats. “I think our players were a little bit on our heels,” Coach Kat Conner said. “They were scared by the direct style of Northwestern a little bit.” In addition to ending the game with the lead in fouls, NSU had an advantage over the Bobcats in other statistical categories. The Lady Demons had 18 shots, 15 of which were shots on goal, compared to 11 and seven by Texas State, respectively. Bobcat defender Kim Phillips, a junior, was moved to forward for part of the game and led the team with four shots and three shots on goal. Junior goalkeeper Paige Perriraz led
Texas State with 11 saves but was forced to leave the game early in the second half after sustaining a pinched nerve. Former starter Brittany Beltramini, also a junior, replaced her, notching one save in a little more than 23 minutes of action. NSU was led by a pair of forwards: sophomore Erin Hebert and junior Julie Zavala. Hebert had four shots, all on goal, with a goal and an assist. Zavala also had four shots, three of which were on goal, and an assist. As has been the case in many of its losses this season, Texas State faced a large deficit early in the game as NSU scored all three of its goals in the first 17:12 of the game. After the early scoring spurt, the Bobcats shored up their defense, shutting out NSU for the rest of the game. NSU’s defense was just as stifling, holding Texas State scoreless until the 87:04 mark when sophomore midfielder Kayla Thornton scored Texas State’s lone goal with an assist from sophomore forward Natalie Jackson. “We never really got good chances until the last 20 minutes of the game, and then I think we just did not have the legs,” Conner said. The Bobcats had several chances during that period to put more goals on the
Team Leaders Jerelyn Lemmie Points: (18) Goals: (9)
Kim Phillips 1st team All-SLC/ Defender
Rikki Padia Assists: (8)
Jerelyn Lemmie 2nd team All-SLC/ Forward
Paige Perriraz Saves: (87) Wins: (6)
Kristy Collison 2nd team All-SLC/ Defender
Angela Crissy Shot %: (.429)
Delayna Spivey All-Tournament team/Midfield
board, Conner said, but could not capitalize. Unlike the game against NSU, Texas State was the quick-starter in its match up against McNeese State University. Junior midfielder Delayna Spivey, an All-Tournament selection, scored the game’s first goal 14 seconds into the game, putting the Bobcats on top for good en route to a 3-1 win. With her early goal against McNeese State, Spivey scored one goal, three games in a row, giving her a career-high
he just has that “S nose for the goal. If you give her
the opportunity to be in front of the goal, she puts them away. That’s her mentality; it’s determination to be a winner.” — Kat Conner Head soccer coach
five scores on the season. “Delayna’s a natural attacker,” Conner said. “She just has that nose for the goal. If you give her the opportunity to be in front of the goal, she puts them away. That’s her mentality; it’s determination to be a winner.” Despite a relatively easy win, McNeese State and Texas State were evenly matched statistically. Each team had eight shots on goal and McNeese State attempted one more shot than Texas State, although the Bobcats did enjoy a 3-0 corner-kick advantage. In addition to Spivey’s goal, Texas State got a pair of second-half scores from junior midfielder Amy Benton and junior forward Natalie Holder. Defensively, junior goalkeeper Perriraz played almost the entire game, making all seven Bobcat saves. Despite not reaching the ultimate goal of winning the SLC tournament and advancing to the NCAA tournament, Texas State has high hopes for the future. A relatively young team will return
Gary Hardaman/Photo courtesy of Northwestern State University Junior midfielder Delayna Spivey prepares to kick a ball during Friday’s Southland Conference tournament game against Northwestern State University, where the Bobcats lost 3-1. The Bobcats placed third in the conference overall. next season with a great deal of experience. The Bobcats are losing only one senior from this year’s squad, defender Kristina Troxel, whereas next season Texas State will boast a team featuring 10 seniors.
“I’d venture to say they (the seniors) will turn this team around and start going out with the mentality that ‘this is my last game, and we’re going to win,’” See SOCCER, page 11
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