Waxahachie, Texas- November 2, 2015- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) women’s soccer team continued to improve on their winningest record in school history after beating St. Gregory’s University (SGU) 3-1.  The Lady Lions are now 9-9 overall and 3-6 in the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC).  SGU is now 6-11 overall and 1-8 in the SAC.

The Lady Lions were quick to score.  In only the sixth minute of the game, Laura Barba assisted Nadine Jaimes in the first goal of the game.  The remainder of the half stayed scoreless.

Six minutes into the second half, Barba crossed the ball from the left side of the field to Leslie Paez , who easily scored, putting SAGU up 2-0.

About five minutes later, Jaimes passed the ball from the right side of the field to Barba, who scored SAGU’s third goal of the game.

SGU was able to get on the board after Abi Housecraft scored in the 63 ^rd minute of play.

SAGU goalkeeper Kathleen Espinoza had six saves while allowing one goal.  SGU’s goalie, Jena Flewelling, had five saves while allowing three goals.

On Saturday, November 7, 2015, the Lady Lions will play Oklahoma City University (SAC) in the first round of the SAC tournament.  The game will be played at OCU but the time has yet to be determined.  Stay tuned to SAGU Sports Network on facebook and twitter for updates on time.  OCU is currently the no. two team in the SAC with an overall record of 11-4-1. Over a month ago SAGU lost to OCU 5-0.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.

Contact: Natalie Tristan, SAGU SID, [email protected]