Lady Cats Soccer Loses Tight One to Mount Pleasant Friday 1-0
Sulphur Springs completed a brutal two-game road stand which pitted Lady Cats soccer up against the top two teams in District 15-5A. Unfortunately for Coach Javier Aguayo’s team, they ended up on the wrong side of a 1-0 victory for Mount Pleasant. Excluding their 11-0 drubbing of Marshall on Tuesday, Feb. 8, women’s soccer played one of their best games since district season began in late January. A win Friday would have...
Lady Cats Soccer’s Comeback Falls Short to Mount Pleasant, 3-2
For most of the game Tuesday, Feb. 1 it looked as though the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers would cruise to a shutout victory at Gerald Prim Stadium. “Right off the bat they started moving the ball,” Lady Cats head Coach Javier Aguayo said. “They usually play a 3-4-3 [formation] which gives them more possession of the ball,” the women’s soccer coach said. Mount Pleasant controlled both time of possession and the midfield. The visiting...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Wins Shoot Out, 3-2, at Mount Pleasant To Get Defensive Struggle Victory
Two stingy defenses were on display Tuesday night, February 2, as the Lady Cats Soccer Team traveled to Mount Pleasant for the second district game for both teams. The Lady Cats finally prevailed 3-2 in penalty kicks to get a shoot out win over the Lady Tigers. The two teams were scoreless after the first half and after the second half and after both halves of overtime. That set up the penalty kicks. The win gives the Lady Cats two...
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo Said His Team Matched Mount Pleasant’s Intensity Friday Night In Win
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo said he was proud of the way his team played in a 3-2 victory over Mount Pleasant Friday night, March 6, at Gerald Prim Stadium. The win put the Lady Cats in a second place tie with the Lady Tigers with a tie breaking edge. Both teams are 6-2 in district play. Coach Aguayo told his team before the game that they could expect intense and aggressive play from Mount Pleasant, just like they saw in the...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Earns Hard Fought, Thrilling Win Over Mount Pleasant
The Lady Cats Soccer Team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to score two goals in the last 22 minutes of regulation to take a 3-2 district win over Mount Pleasant in a hard fought, physical game Friday night, March 6, at Gerald Prim Stadium. Prim Stadium entrance Senior Ashley Noe scored for the Lady Cats to tie the score 2-2 with 21:58 left to play. The leading goal came from freshman Rebekah Stanley who put a free kick into the net from 34...
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo Is Unhappy With Officials After 3-1 Loss At Mount Pleasant
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo would like to see more even and fairer calls from officials than he saw Tuesday night, February 18, in a 3-1 loss to Mount Pleasant on the road. Coach Aguayo said several calls frustrated players and coaches alike. He said the Lady Tigers high press defense also frustrated the Lady Cats. Coach Aguayo said the first half was a sloppy one for the Lady Cats, who had trouble controlling the ball. He...
Lady Cats Soccer Team’s Rally Falls Short In 3-1 Loss At Mount Pleasant Tuesday
The Lady Cats Soccer Team dug too big a hole to crawl out of Tuesday night, February 18, as the Lady Tigers held on to win at home, 3-1. Mount Pleasant scored three times in the first half and had a 3-0 lead at halftime. The Lady Cats were only able to get one goal back in the second half. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo called it a good game with high intensity and pressure from the Lady Tigers. He said Mount Pleasant scored their...
Soccer: Wildcats, Lady Cats Lose District Games to Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant 3, Wildcats Soccer 1 The Wildcats’ soccer team slipped to 2-2 in district play after a 3-1 loss at Mount Pleasant Friday night (February 16). The Tigers scored the only goal of the first half and led 1-0 at the half. Mount Pleasant tallied two more goals in the second half and the Wildcats got one. The Wildcats are now 9-8 for the season. They play Greenville at Gerald Prim Stadium Monday night at 7 p.m. Mount...
Lady Cats soccer hits third round roadblock in 3-0 loss to Kilgore
Sulphur Springs played hard all 80 minutes of their regional quarterfinal, but a strong start for Kilgore proved too much to overcome as Lady Cats soccer fell 3-0 in Mount Pleasant in the Regional quarterfinal. The third round loss saw Coach Adriana Brena’s team succumb to an early 1-0 lead when the Lady Bulldogs drew first blood in the first three minutes. Sulphur Springs were forced to play catch-up from there in the Regional...
Lady Cats soccer plays Kilgore Friday in Regional Quarterfinal
Coach Adriana Brena and her squad picked up a huge win in their second round playoff game, using a two-goal second half to beat Palestine 2-0 in Tyler on Tuesday, Mar. 28. Getting that win Tuesday allows Sulphur Springs to move on to the third round, where they are set to take on Kilgore in Mount Pleasant. It is the first time since 2016 that Lady Cats soccer advances to the Regional Quarterfinals. Sulphur Springs raced past the...
