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SEARCY, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer put six goals past Harding's goalkeeper on Saturday morning, giving the Bulldogs a decisive 6-1 victory over the Lady Bisons.
Alimata Rabo accounted for four of those goals, collecting her third hat trick of 2017 in the process.
Prior to today, the Dawgs had struggled against the Lady Bisons as of late. Dating back to 2013, SWOSU was 0-6-3 against Harding coming into the match which included an earlier season 3-2 loss in Weatherford.
The offense ignored that history Saturday afternoon, putting up six goals on the scoreboard while conceding just one penalty kick that accounted for the lone Harding score. Although statistically the match was fairly even,
Lexie Bates tallied seven saves guarding the net to stop any opportunities Harding would get.
With two first-half goals, one from
Sandra Nabweteme and one from Rabo, SWOSU took a 2-0 lead to halftime. After halftime, Harding cut into the deficit after getting fouled in the box and converted on a penalty kick to make it 2-1. From that point on, it was all Bulldogs with four second-half unanswered scores to run away with the match.
Rabo's four goals puts her at 22 total on the year, ranking her second in that category in all of NCAA Division II. Nabweteme netted her 10th goal of the season and in the 80th minute,
Jasmine Heffley recorded her first goal of the season and her first goal since 2015 after missing last year with a knee injury. Assists on the afternoon came from Nabweteme and
Kirstyn Eustace.
SWOSU (9-3-3, 6-1-3 GAC) has two games remaining on their regular-season schedule, both of which come at home next week. The Bulldogs will host Southern Nazarene on Thursday (Oct. 26) and Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday (Oct. 28).
