MARSHALL, Texas — On Senior Day, the East Texas Baptist University women's soccer team (1-1) defeated Centenary College (La.), 3-0, at Cornish Field to pick up its first win of the 2024 campaign and first for new head coach Joey Petrich. Before the game, ETBU held a Senior Day ceremony for
Mi'a Lila,
Sarah Ramos,
Makayla Baxter,
Karen Juarez,
Gabrielle Casimiro, and
Hannah Purl. ETBU is now 1-1 on the year.
Sarah Ramos led the charge offensively with two second-half goals, taking six shots and three on goal.
Grace Shurley posted the first goal of the year and had two shots, both on goal. ETBU outshot Centenary, 22-6, with 11 shots on goal to their two.
Michelle Medellin recorded her first career points with two assists on the match's first two goals.
Liliana Garcia also recorded an assist.
Interview and Ramos Goal
Grace Shurley started the scoring with a breakaway goal in the seventh minute. On her goal, Garcia intercepted a pass at midfield, turned, and delivered a strike to Shurley, who broke behind the defense and moved around the Ladies' Goalkeeper Kaniyah Hill for the score. That was ETBU's only score in the half, as they took eight shots with five on goal.
Just over seven minutes into the second half, Medellin possessed the ball after a tackle and delivered a through-ball to Ramos, who stopped in the box, took control of the ball back after a deflection, and rifled it past Hill to make it 2-0. Ramos' brace came in the 74
th minute when
Makayla Baxter clocked a ball out of the defensive third of the field and found Ramos, who beat the Centenary backline to the ball, and netted a one-on-one shot to the lower-left corner for a 3-0 lead. ETBU had six shots after that, with three on goal, and took 14 in the half for their first win of the year.
The Tigers will return to action next Saturday when they travel to Mississippi to take on Belhaven at 5 p.m.
