Soccer drops 2 in MIAA opening weekend

EDMOND, Okla. — The Northwest soccer team finished its weekend 0-2 after a 2-1 defeat Sunday at Central Oklahoma.

The Bearcats also lost on Friday, 4-1, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma against Northeastern State to start MIAA play. The two losses put Northwest’s losing streak at three games.

In Sunday’s one-goal loss, the Bronchos got on the board in the 10th minute on a close-range goal from Falyn Dodd. At the 66:24 mark, Dodd pounded home her second goal of the match to give Central Oklahoma a 2-0 lead.

In the 88th minute, with time winding down, Northwest senior Anna Holden scored her first goal of the season to cut the deficit in half. The Bearcats couldn’t get back on the board to knot the score, ending in the 2-1 defeat. Sophomore Ashley Malloy’s 10 saves in goal for Northwest brings her season tally to 60, good for the top spot in the conference.

Friday’s match against the RiverHawks saw a similar storyline: Northwest fell behind before finally scoring the last goal of the contest.

Northeastern State scored in the eighth minute on a goal from Anastasia Robinson with an assist from Julia Mathis. In the 15th minute, Robinson returned the favor, assisting on a goal from Mathis.

The RiverHawks extended their lead at the 16:41 mark of the first half on a goal from Jennifer Cudjoe. Robinson tallied her second goal of the day in the 49th minute.

At the 78:27 mark, sophomore Elizabeth Finn notched her second goal of the campaign for the Bearcats on an assist from senior Katelynn Lindsey.

Northwest (1-4-2, 0-2) will face Southwest Baptist at 3 p.m. Friday for the first home MIAA contest of the season.