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Brian Richardson, Contributor • March 28, 2024
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Oral Roberts hands SMU its fourth loss

Despite being the agressor early on during its match against Oral Roberts University on Friday, The SMU women’s soccer team left Westcott Field with 2-1 loss to the Golden Eagles.

SMU tallied to early shots, one from Rikki Clarke and one from first-year midfielder Claire Oates. Clarke’s shot was blocked by Oral Roberts keeper Maddie Rhodes, while Oates’ shot sailed just wide of the net.

“We had some chances early that could’ve changed the game,” said Head Coach Chris Petrucelli. “But, we responded well in the second half and fought really hard.”

After the loss, SMU sits on a 1-4-0 record as Oral Roberts picked up its first win of the season and climbs to a record of 1-2-2.

ORU grabbed the lead after Madison Valenzuela took teammate Megan Giles’ cross and found the back of the net in the 26th minute.

In the 60th minute, SMU evened the score at 1-1 when Shelby Redman converted on a penalty kick after first-year forward Chinelo Odobulu was fouled. The score was Redman’s 20th of her career.

Freshman Vanessa Valadez did everything she could to give her Mustangs the lead in the second half, but SMU couldn’t convert.

In the 79th minute, Valadez had a big shot from inside the 18 yard box, but ORU’s keeper tipped the shot and it bounced off of the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Valadez beat a defender got the ball past ORU’s goalie but the shot was deflected. Odobulu, grabbed the rebound but her shot was wide.

Junior goalkeeper Lissi Lonsberry, recorded three saves in her third career start in net for the Mustangs.

SMU returns to Westcott Field on Sunday night to host UTSA Roadrunners at 7 p.m. CT. For ticket information, please visit SMUtickets.com.

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