Bolivar, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University women's soccer team faced off against Rockhurst University on their home field this afternoon, falling 0-2 after a fierce back and forth struggle. The loss puts the Bearcats at 3-11-2 for the season (1-9-2 GLVC).
 
In the first half, the Bearcats battled against the Rockhurst Hawks with neither team able to score. With offense not able to gain momentum the Bearcats defense held the Hawks at bay. Sophomore goalkeeper Cece Alexander (#1) thwarted the Hawks' repeated attacks with five saves.
 
At the start of the second half, SBU came out strong and created multiple scoring opportunities with senior defender Alyssa Villavicencio (#5) and freshman forward Lydia Fickle (#25) each taking one shot on target. The Hawks retaliated with an attack as Rockhurst player, Anna Lantz, scored the first goal of the game in the 75th minute. Barely a minute later, Lantz returned with another goal, bringing the score to 0-2. While the Bearcats continued to battle through the last minute, they could not combat Rockhurst's lead.
 
Despite their loss, the Bearcats put up a fight. Alexander prevented many goals with six total saves in her 90 minutes of play. Defender Jaydn Clark (#4), midfielder Annabelle Shuler (#7), and midfielder Samantha Mullen (#9) joined Alexander in playing the full 90 minutes of the game.

The Bearcats return to their home field for their second-to-last game of the season on Friday, October 31 where they face off against Drury University at 4 p.m. Come out to support the Bearcats or stay up to date by visiting sbubearcats.com or following our Instagram (@sbubearcats).