By: Brian Howard, Sports Information Director
Box Score MORAGA, Calif. | Sage Nelson scored in the 84th minute as the Grambling State University women's soccer team dropped a heartbreaker, 2-1, to CSU Bakersfield on Sunday to wrap up play at the Saint Mary's Soccer Tournament.
"The girls played another great team and battled again," Grambling State head coach
Justin Wagar said. "We ran out of gas and couldn't connect in the midfield like we wanted to, to generate more chances. We give credit to Bakersfield as they played great and deserved to be tournament champions this weekend. We're excited for conference play to start in a few weeks and compete with the SWAC teams."
Grambling State (2-4) fell behind in the 26th minute when Alexa Orrante converted a penalty kick to give the Roadrunners a 1-0 advantage in the first half.
The Lady Tigers were able to hold that deficit until the 59th minute when Aryana Harvey's corner kick found the left of Kamari Hines, who put it past Grambling State goalkeeper
Jordan Woodward to give CSU Bakersfield a 2-0 lead.
Nelson brought the Lady Tigers to within one in the 84th minute as she scored off a free kick from 22-yards out to cut the margin to 2-1.
However, Grambling State couldn't net the equalizer in the final six minutes.
Turning Point
The Lady Tigers fell behind off a penalty kick in the 26th minute, but the dagger came in the 59th minute with the second goal.
Grambling State had to play from behind and got the goal from Nelson. Unfortunately, the Lady Tigers couldn't net the game-tying goal.
Inside the Numbers
· Grambling State goalkeeper
Jordan Woodward finished with five saves in 90 minutes in goal.
· Jordan Bertram added one save for the Roadrunners.
· CSU Bakersfield held a 21-5 edge in shots, including an 11-2 advantage in the first half.
· It was a sloppy game as the two teams combined for 36 total fouls.
News & Notes
· Grambling State dropped its third one-goal decision of the season.
· In the first six games this season, only one contest has not been decided by a single goal (Southern Miss).
· With another win, Grambling State would surpass its win total for the past seven years. In fact, the last time the Lady Tigers had won three or more matches was in 2009 (10-7-1).
Up Next
Grambling State returns home off a two-game West Coast road trip as the Lady Tigers play host to Louisiana Tech on Wednesday at the GSU Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.
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