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Last Updated: Mar 31st, 2009 - 23:57:33 |
It was senior day for the Lady Bearcats as they closed out their regular season at home against Washburn University. The Lady Bearcats came into Saturday with a ticket already in hand for the postseason by defeating Emporia State yesterday. It is the first MIAA post season tournament and will have national tournament implications.
It was a bitter-sweet day for Lady Bearcat Seniors as they stepped on their home field for the final time. Saying goodbye to memories and friends were Midfielder Fivi Mihai, Midfielder Christina Swartz, Defender Darla Zarndt, Goalkeeper Aline Lopes, Forward Jenny Jaggard and Forward/ Midfielder Atefeh Heivary. All of the seniors were honored in a pre-game ceremony with friends and family. Many thanks to all of these student athletes for the difference they have made for the Southwest Baptist community.
The game itself was a barnburner featuring two postseason-bound teams that could meet next week in the conference tournament. Southwest Baptist fell behind early when Danielle Ayala found the back of the net in the 16th minute. The Lady Bearcats continued to battle and work hard, and they were rewarded in the 77th minute when freshman forward Dominie Emmanuel shot down the middle of the field and received a beautiful pass from Atefah Heivary. Emmanuel then got the best of the Washburn keeper and bulged the back of the ol’ onion bag to pull SBU even at 1-1. The game went to overtime for the fourth consecutive match between Washburn and Southwest Baptist. In the second overtime period Jessica Mainz put home a goal to give Washburn the 2-1 victory.
The Lady Bearcats are excited to be headed to the postseason. They still have their eyes on their preseason goals of winning the MIAA conference. Southwest Baptist will look to continue their season next week when the will open tournament play against Central Missouri.
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