UAPB Soccer Falls at Home Against Oral Roberts

The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Soccer team competed in their second consecutive non-conference competition against Oral Roberts Sunday, August 22nd.  The Lady Lions played aggressively on the field but Oral Roberts finished strong and won their first non-conference game (5-0).

During the first half of the game both teams got out to a slow start until Oral Roberts jumped out to a three goal lead. The Lady Lions had eight total shot attempts at goal but were not able to get it in the net.

As the second half rolled out, Oral Roberts gained two more goals down the stretch taking the win with a total score of 5-0. The Lady Lions added five more shot attempts at goal to end the game with a total of 13.

The Lady Lions were led by freshman Iyannah Hicks in shot attempts at the goal finishing with a total of three. Freshman goalkeeper Kailey Wehrmann for a second consecutive game led the team with a total of five saves.

“Some advantages that we took from today’s game were seeing where we need to improve. We had great looks in the beginning but have to do better defensively,” said Head Coach Erik Solberg.

The Lady Lions will be on the road for their third game of the season to Memphis, TN to compete against the Memphis Tigers on Thursday, August 26th at 7 pm.

“We are playing Memphis, a team that is top in the country so our focus is on competitiveness, defense, and scoring goals,” said Coach Solberg.

The game live stats will be available at uapblionsroar.com/soccer or on the UAPB Athletics App.

UAPB Soccer Falls in Home Opener to Little Rock

The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff soccer team kicked off their season opener dropping their non-conference match 3-0 against the University of Little Rock Trojans Thursday evening at Pumphrey Soccer Complex. With six freshmen in the lineup the Lady Lions played a very intensive game on both offense and defense side of the ball.

With the game scoreless halfway through the first half the Trojans scored their first goal of the half at  20min mark to take a 1-0 lead before intermission.

In the second half the Trojans increase their lead scoring two goals down the stretch in the 54th and 72nd minute to escape for their first road win of the season.

The Lady Lions were led by freshman Natalie Freeman who led the team with two shots  attempts in her college debute. Freshman goalkeeper Kailey Wehrmann made her debut leading the team with 11 saves.

“I feel really good after today’s game, even though we lost and came to the field expecting to win but giving the team that we competed against it was expected” said head coach Eric Solberg. “Three – zero on the scoreboard I think is fair but we learned a lot about our team, the character, the effort, and the energy was really good.”