ABILENE – Tarleton State Soccer reached the WAC Tournament for the first time in program history and fell in the quarterfinals to fourth-seeded California Baptist, 2-0 on Sunday night at Elmer Gray Stadium.
The Texans (9-8-3) record their first season with a greater than .500 winning percentage, in just their third year of existence. The Lancers (8-6-3) advance to play top-seeded Utah Valley on Wednesday afternoon.
“First, want to thank the seniors for the contributions to our program on and off the field during their time here,” said head coach Pete Cuadrado. “They have helped this program not only get off the ground but achieve some great accomplishments. I am very proud of the effort tonight, unfortunately we didn’t get the result we’d hoped for. We’re going to learn from it and continue to look to grow in the offseason.”
All-WAC Second Team selection Mikayla Kendall notched six saves to add to her 106-save season total.
Originally slated for first kick at 4 p.m., a length two hour and 10-minute weather delay opened the Texans first taste of postseason play. Just 10 minutes into the second half, another lightning delay lasted for nearly 40 minutes.
WAC All-Freshman selection Kimberley Hjálmarsdóttir fired a shot in first eight minutes of the match from the top of the offensive third, but it fell wide right.
Six minutes before the end of the first half, Zoë Lam nearly knocked in the first goal of the game for the Texans. She fired a shot just wide of the goal that seemed to be destined for the goal.
Kendall kept the Lancers scoreless in the first half notching four saves on seven shots faced.
The Lancers broke through first scoring in the first 30 seconds of the second half. Lauryn White entered the box and fired her shot top shelf to put the Lancers, 1-0.
CBU had a pair of would-be goals disallowed in the second half due to offside calls.
Lauryn White notched her second goal of the game to give California Baptist a 2-0 advantage in the 82nd minute.
Isa Bergeron-Prejean nearly scored the first Texan postseason goal in the 85th minute. Off a corner kick, Bergeron-Prejean found a loose ball at fired a shot that beat the CBU keeper but clinked off the crossbar.
The Texans end their historical season with their first appearance at the WAC Tournament in program history. Tarleton set new program records with nine total wins and three conference victories.
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