SEWARD, Neb. – The search for answers continues in the early going for the Concordia University women’s soccer team. For the second game in a row, the Bulldogs were without first team All-GPAC center back Tori Cera. More tweaks were made on Wednesday (Sept. 4) night, but Concordia went scoreless again in what amounted to a 2-0 home loss to Friends University (Kan.).
Head coach Chris Luther’s squad remains winless through four matches. The latest contest was the second at home in 2019 for the Bulldogs.
Concordia had hoped to duplicate the 1-0 win it had pulled out while visiting Friends in Wichita, Kan., a year ago. In the latest meeting, the two sides played to a draw until Jazelle Gonzalez found the back of the net in the 58th minute. Gonzalez burned the Bulldogs again in the 76th minute with the game’s final goal.
That was enough to put away a Concordia team that still seeks its first goal of the campaign. Brynn Suddeth started up top in this contest and Becky Freeman took Cera’s spot at center back. Three freshmen, Jaiden Beecher, Allie Downing and Ellie Eason, continue to start on the wings, which were held down mostly by seniors in 2018.
Off the bench, Sarah Wuthrich was the most active Bulldog on the attack. She put three shots on frame that were each denied by Falcons (2-0) goalkeeper Lauren Ferguson. Friends, a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, concluded the 90-minute affair with a slight 8-7 edge in shots. On the other end of the field, Concordia keeper Lindsey Carley made three saves.
The Bulldogs will be on the road again this Saturday to challenge another KCAC foe in Tabor College (Kan.). Kickoff from Hillsboro, Kan., is set for 2 p.m. CT. Concordia opened up the 2018 season with a 4-1 home win over the same Bluejay program.