Second Half Rally Falls Short at McNeese

LAKE CHARLES, La. – The offense came to life in the second half for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's soccer program with a pair of goals, but McNeese was able to hang on for a 3-2 decision Sunday at Cowgirl Field.
 
The Islanders (4-9-2, 2-5-2 SLC) trailed the Cowgirls (10-4-2, 7-2-1 SLC) by two goals in the second half when junior Samantha Palomino cut the deficit in half 2-1. Her finish was into the lower left corner after a feed from sophomore Olivia Alvarez.
 
After McNeese answered back with a tally in the 83rd minute, A&M-Corpus Christi kept battling and was awarded a penalty kick. Senior Reaghan Lang tucked it home to make it a 3-2 game with just over five minutes left.
 
Though, the Cowgirls were able lock it in defensively in the closing ticks for the result. A&M-Corpus Christi outshot McNeese 6-4 in the second half.
 
"If we showed up first half we would have beaten the beat team in the conference. But our young team took eight fifth-year seniors to the wire," said head coach Craig Shaw. "Plenty of positives from this weekend despite the results."
 
Palomino notched her fifth goal of the year, while Lang recorded her fourth.
 
Also with shots for the Islanders were sophomores Maggie Murray and Molly Arens, and junior Maddie Janolo.
 
Freshman Emma Crump logged 90 minutes on the back line. Freshman Emily Levy registered three saves in net.
 
The Islanders will continue their six-game road trip next weekend with games at Nicholls and Southeastern. It begins with a 4 p.m. match-up against the Colonels.
 
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