Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi soccer program (5-6-3, 2-4-2 Southland) was unable to overcome the slew of injuries and heated afternoon conditions Sunday against Northwestern State (8-8-0, 2-6-0 Southland), dropping the match by a 3-0 mark to the Lady Demons.
- Despite fighting a persistent ankle injury, sophomore
Celia Hilsabeck continues to provide the Islanders a key offensive spark, notching a team-high three shots in the match.
- Senior
Abbie Flax took over between the posts once again, grabbing three saves on the day.
Key Islander Statistics
- Bolstered by the Southland Conference's leading goal-scorer -- April Trowbridge -- and a fierce defensive back line, the Lady Demons managed to control Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's offensive push throughout the match. Statistically, this led to Northwestern State outpacing the Islanders in both shots (11-8) and shots on goal (6-3) while the two squads evened out on corner kicks (6-6).
- For the first time this season, five Islanders competed for the entirety of the 90-minute match, including Flax, sophomore
Addison Urbanus and a trio of defenders -- senior
Kaitlyn Joy, sophomore
Megan Dodd and freshman
Marina Davidson.
Up Next
- The Islanders close out their road schedule with a pair of Southland games next weekend, facing off against McNeese State on Friday evening in Lake Charles, La., before traveling to Beaumont, Texas, for a Sunday match at Lamar. Fans can find the 2018 promotional schedule
HERE.
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-- Go Islanders --
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