NATCHITOCHES, LA - It was a valiant effort from Central Arkansas women's soccer team in a match where they came up just short, ultimately falling to Northwestern State 2-1. The loss concludes the end of the 2019 season for the Bears and it ended with four wins in the last five matches.
 
First Half
 

• The Bears conceded early in the match after getting caught out on a counter attack in the third minute that was capped off by a Lady Demon finish inside the penalty area.
• The Lady Demons would double their advantage in the 29th minute on another well taken goal that was started from a give and go inside the 18 yard box and was capped off by a finish into the bottom left corner.
• The Bears nearly responded almost immediately in the 30th minute after Emma Hawkins found herself in a one on one position with the keeper but was just unable to keep it out of reach and the chance went begging.

 
Second Half
 

• The second half saw the Bears dominate possession and generate the majority of scoring chances, holding NSU to just three total shots in that period.
• Hadley Dickinson would force another save in the 56th minute on a strike down the middle, giving the Bears some momentum to create more chances.
• Taylor Webb would get one back for the Bears in the 74th minute on a rocket strike, giving the Bears 14 minutes to find an equalizer.
• The match would end 2-1 after UCA was unable to find the back of the net a second time.

 
Coach Bishop Quotes
 
"Tonight was a microcosm of the season in almost every sense. We created a ton of good scoring chances but didn't convert enough of them. We didn't give up very many good scoring chances for the other team but they still got a couple in. There were some big referee decisions that didn't go our way, and I'm very proud that just like all season our girls kept fighting all the way to the end. It was a frustrating season to be sure, but I think what we are most disappointed in is that we won't get to compete at home in the tournament after going for the last four years and reaching the semi-finals for the past three. But there are lessons to be learned and growth that's needed and it will happen to put us back where we want to be next year."