October 1, 2009

Lady Tiger soccer throttles Northeastern Oklahoma 5-1

As they have done each time this season following a loss, the Cowley College women’s soccer team bounced back with a victory. This time, the Lady Tigers won at Northeastern Oklahoma 5-1 Wednesday in Miami, OK.
Last season, Cowley lost by a similar score at Northeastern Oklahoma, so Wednesday’s win provided Lady Tiger head coach Dane Straight with some satisfaction.
“It felt good, I was very happy to get a win there,” Straight said. “It was an overall team effort, we were able to get some other people involved which was good for us.”
Cowley entered the contest already without Carol Rodrigues, Ana Borjas and Jessica Venn, and had several other players get nicked up during the game. However, the players that come off the bench provided Cowley with some valuable minutes.
Cowley was able to jump on top early as Amber Hernandez scored the first of her three goals 11 minutes into the game. Ciara Corboy and Sadie Hull would add first half goals, while Hernandez netted another goal to put Cowley ahead 4-0 at the end of the first half.
Hernandez would increase the Lady Tigers’ lead to 4-0 as she scored her 18th goal of the season off an assist from Corboy with a little less than 15 minutes remaining.
“Amber was very efficient and able to finish her shots,” Straight said. “She also got other people involved which was good for us.”
Cowley goalkeeper, Katie Ybarra, nearly recorded her fourth shutout of the season but it was not to be as NEO’s Arielle Santillan scored with 5:10 left to play.
Cassandra Tarin and Stephanie Bearare had assists in the game as Cowley improved to 5-4 on the season. Also playing well for Cowley was Brittany Newbolt and Jerrika Keirn.
The Lady Tigers will host 12th ranked Butler Community College Saturday at 6 p.m. The Lady Grizzlies are 9-3-1 overall and 4-0 in the Jayhawk Conference.