Lady Wildcats play to another tie against Gulf Coast

Lady Wildcats play to another tie against Gulf Coast
Posted: Oct 06, 2017

 

By Stan Caldwell

PRCC Sports Information

 

POPLARVILLE – For the fourth time this season, Pearl River Community College could not get a decision in a women's soccer match.

 

Mississippi Gulf Coast converted a penalty kick with 30 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game 2-2, and that's how it stayed through 20 minutes of overtime in the South Division contest at the PRCC Sports Complex.

 

PRCC is still undefeated for the season, now standing at 6-0-4 overall, and are second in the South Division at 3-0-3. Gulf Coast stayed alive in the MACJC playoff race at 4-5-2 and 1-3-2. It was the second time this season the two teams finished tied.

 

The Lady Wildcats jumped on top early, just 2:40 into the game, when sophomore Kayla Nobles (Hurley) knocked in a shot on a pass from sophomore Caroline Grafe (Kiln).

 

The Lady Bulldogs tied it 1-1 at 65:29 on just their third shot of the game, but Pearl River regained the lead at 77:11 when Abbi Henderson headed in a rebound off a corner kick for an unassisted goal.

 

It appeared that PRCC was going to hang on, but with 30 seconds remaining, a Lady Wildcat player was called for a handball in the 18-yard box, and Pearl River sophomore goalkeeper Karsen Gildea (Ocean Springs) was unable to stop the PK.

 

The Lady Wildcats had several good chances in the second overtime, including a point-blank shot at an open net with less than 90 seconds remaining that was kick-saved by a Gulf Coast defender.

 

PRCC finished with 24 shots, 11 on-goal to just nine, five on-goal, for Gulf Coast, and the Lady Wildcats had eight corner kick to none for the Lady Bulldogs.

 

Pearl River will be back in action at 1 p.m. next Saturday, as the Lady Wildcats travel to Summit to battle Southwest Mississippi.

 

PRCC SOCCER SUMMARY

Friday at Poplarville

WOMEN

Pearl River 2, Mississippi Gulf Coast 2

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (4-5-2, 1-3-2 in South): 1. Casey LaFontaine (Jess Shepherd), 65:29; 2. Erin Longsden (PK), 89:30. GK – Haley Lott 8 saves. YC – None. RC – None.

PEARL RIVER (6-0-4, 3-0-3 in South): 1. Kayla Nobles (Caroline Grafe), 2:40; 2. Abbi Henderson (unassisted), 77:11. GK – Karsen Gildea 3 saves. YC – PRCC bench. 80:06; Anna Grace Cooley, 82:01; Lacey Polderman, 95:30; Sarah Havens, 99:07. RC – None.