KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The 2017 season came to a close for the Ottawa University Arizona women's soccer team on Tuesday afternoon, when they fell 3-0 to the SAGU Lions in pool play at the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division 1 Women's Soccer National Championship tournament.
With the loss on Tuesday, the Spirit complete the 2017 season with a record of 9-9-2 overall. With the victory, the SAGU Lions improve to 12-9 overall.
The Spirit returned to the pitch at the Austin Tindall Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida on Tuesday afternoon, for their second game in pool play of the NCCAA Division I Women's Soccer National Championships. After facing the #2 seed, Concordia University Ann Arbor on Monday, the Spirit faced the #5 seed Southwestern Assemblies of God University from Texas on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lions from SAGU played tight with the Spirit for the first 20 minutes of action, before finding their offensive rhythm. In the 27th minute, Nadine Jaimes scored her first of three goals on the afternoon. Just ten minutes later, Jaimes scored for the second time in the match on a penalty kick; following an OUAZ foul. The Lions took a 2-0 lead into halftime.
Both teams played close to one another in the second half. SAGU looked all half for one more insurance goal, and they found it off the foot of Jaimes in the 83rd minute. The goal sealed the 3-0 win for SAGU, as the Lions will now battle Concordia Ann Arbor for the group title on Wednesday.
In the match Tuesday, OUAZ was outshot 17-7. SAGU attempted three corner-kicks, while the Spirit had none. In the loss, OUAZ goaltender Brooke Riddle (JR/Cypress, CA) finished with seven saves on 10 shots faced in 90 minutes of action.
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Founded in 1865, Ottawa University prepares professional and liberal arts graduates for lifetimes of personal significance, vocational fulfillment and service to God and humanity within a Christ-inspired community of grace and open inquiry. Ottawa University is a comprehensive, not-for-profit educational institution serving 3,000 students through its residential campuses in Ottawa, Kan., and Surprise, Ariz., and adult campuses in Overland Park, Kan.; Phoenix, Queen Creek and Surprise, Ariz.; Brookfield, Wis.; Jeffersonville, Ind.; as well as online. For more information, visit www.ottawa.edu.
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