Wed March 06, 2024

By Lance Hawley

Sports Hope

Lady Cats Drop Conference Opener to Mena 1-0

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Lady Cats Drop Conference Opener to Mena 1-0
Hope- It was the Conference Opener for the Lady Cats Soccer team on Tuesday night as they played host to Mena. Mena was awarded a penalty, and they converted to take a 1-0 lead in the first half. That would prove to be all the scoring that was needed, as the Lady Cats had many opportunities to score, but they had a hard time turning their opportunities into goals. 

With around 25 seconds left in the game, Paola Dominguez made a great move, got some space and found the back of the net, BUT the referee raised his flag and called offsides on the Lady Cats that would wipe away the equalizer. Hope would lose the game 1-0. 

The Lady Cats played great defense. Goalkeeper Angelica Soto played lights out, as she stopped everything aside from the penalty kick. Brency Cabriales, Yudit Dominguez, Esmeralda Leon, and Cristal Aguilar all played great team defense by limiting good looks for Mena's attack. 

The Lady Cats' next match is on Thursday as they take on Bauxite in another conference matchup at home. 

Conference Standings:

Teams                                     Record                                    Points

Mena                                        1-0                                               3

Nashville                                  1-0                                               3

Bauxite                                    0-0-1                                            1

Arkadelphia                            0-0-1                                             1          

Malvern                                   0-0-1                                             1

Morrilton                                 0-0-1                                             1 

DeQueen                                0-1                                                  0

Hope                                       0-1                                                 0 

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