CONWAY, Ark. - Central Arkansas women's soccer could not bypass the stout Liberty offense as they dropped the ASUN contest 4-1.

The Lady Flames struck early and often, as the Bears were not able to catch up in the long run as they dropped their second straight match. 

FIRST HALF:
In the first half, not much offense was generated as both squads had a combined three shots on goal. UCA only placed one of those shots and was unsuccessful in the effort. On the other hand, LU converted on their first shot of the contest as they scored in the 23rd minute. The Lady Flames got one more shot on goal but did not convert as it was a defensive dual. Highlighting that group was goalkeeper Keyla Perez, as she recorded one save in the first half. 

SECOND HALF:
The second half was a completely different story as the score began to open up a bit. Liberty struck first in the 51st minute, as they took a commanding 2-0 lead. The Bears took back what they could as they scored nine minutes later in the 60th minute. It was one of the best goals of the day as Emma Hawkins blistered the defense on an incredible run down the left seam. She ran past the entire defense and found room on the left side as she pushed it past the keeper to cut the deficit in half. 

While Hawkins' run was one of the best goals of the day, it didn't stop the Lady Flames. LU put two more goals on the board as they scored on a penalty kick in the 68th minute and a header on their corner in the 75th minute. 

Up next, the Bears will battle in another home ASUN contest as they take on Jacksonville State at 7 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Bill Stephens Complex.

Quote from head coach Jeremy Bishop:
"It's a frustrating day, sometimes it seems its really easy for the other team to score versus our team. We battled back to being down 2-1 and thought we had some momentum, but then to let up a soft goal it just deflates everybody. We just got to regroup and get ready for the next weekend."