SHREVEPORT, LA— The St. Thomas women's soccer team erupted for five goals to open Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play with a convincing 5–2 road victory against Centenary College at Mayo Field. Facing an early deficit, the Celts responded with three first-half goals and added two more after the break to secure their first SCAC win of the season. With the result, St. Thomas improves to 3–5–2 overall and 1–0–0 in conference play.
Centenary struck first in the 17th minute (16:15) when Sarah Crenshaw put the Ladies ahead 1–0. St. Thomas leveled the match less than two minutes later (17:47) as Jaida Rodea found the back of the net. After Centenary reclaimed a 2–1 lead in the 36th minute (35:19), the Celts surged ahead before halftime. Bre Medina scored off an assist from Ashleyh Ruiz in the 39th minute (38:19) to equalize, and Asanah Gordon struck in the 44th minute (43:10) to send St. Thomas into the break with a 3–2 advantage.
St. Thomas carried its momentum into the second half. Ashlee Stoltje extended the lead to 4–2 in the 57th minute (56:57), before Ashleyh Ruiz converted a penalty kick in the 64th minute (63:37) to seal the 5–2 victory.
The Celts finished the match with 12 total shot attempts and put 7 on target. Goalkeeper Kylie Soich played all 90 minutes in net for St. Thomas, making three saves on the afternoon.
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Up Next:
The Celts continue SCAC play on Sunday, October 11 at 2:30 PM as they travel to Irving, TX to take on the University of Dallas. Follow the team at www.ustcelts.com or on Instagram @ustathletics and @ustwsoccer for game times, live stream links, and updates.
