BETHANY, Okla.— Southern Nazarene put ten of their 28 shots on goal, but were unable to find the back of the net in a 1-0 loss to Ouachita Baptist in the 2014 GAC Women's Soccer Tournament championship game.
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The Tigers (8-11-1) had a slight edge in the first half as they attempted nine shots compared to eight for the Crimson Storm (10-9-1). Tessa Woodcock put Ouachita Baptist on the board in the 18
th minute as she headed Abby Emanuel's free kick into the back of the net. Southern Nazarene attempted eight shots with two being on goal in the first half.
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The Crimson Storm dominated most of the second half in possession as they attempted 20 shots to only two for the Tigers. They put eight of those shots on goal and had a couple of chances to tie the game throughout the second half.
Hannah Robinson's shot in the 69
th minute hit the post and ricocheted out of the box. SNU put four shots on goal in an eight-minute span that were all saved by OBU's Lauren Llanes. Llanes also saved
Alyssa Glitzke's shot in the 88th minute, which was SNU's last chance to tie the game.
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The Crimson Storm attempted 28 shots with ten being on goal. The Tigers attempted 11 shots with four being on goal.
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OBU's Llanes had ten saves and SNU's
Natasha Fuentes had three saves.
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"The girls did a great job this season," said Head Coach
Julie Duncan, "They worked hard all year. They learned from the games we lost. They turned it around after we lost four in a row going into conference play with a 5-1 win and a 2-0 win to start conference play. "
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Breana Harris,
Mallary Pineda, and
Bekah Stewart all played in their last game for the Crimson Storm. Stewart is now first in SNU history in minutes played with 6,645, seventh in games started with 80 and tied for ninth in games played with 80.
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"It was a great experience for them. To be here in this game your senior year is amazing," said Duncan, "I'm so proud of them and the work they did along with their leadership. Win or lose, you're still getting to play in the biggest game of your career."
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