by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Kansas City Kansas Community College’s women’s soccer team finally caught a break when the Lady Blue Devils needed it most Friday.
With time running out in a 0-0 deadlock with Cowley College, the Blue Devils won a 1-0 thriller when the Lady Tigers inadvertently deflected a crossing pass into their own goal.
Only 2:30 remained when KCKCC scored the winner. The first meeting of the two teams ended in a 0-0 tie.
The win boosted the Blue Devils’ record to 3-4-2 heading into a non-conference contest at Blue River Tuesday at 2 p.m. and a Jayhawk Conference clash at Johnson County Friday, also at 2 p.m.
“An even match that didn’t produce a lot of offense but there was some great defense played by both teams and eventually we caught a break,” KCKCC coach Shawn Uhlenhake said.
“Both teams defended really well which made it difficult for either team to get good scoring opportunities in what was a hard fought defensive battle. We were dangerous when we attacked out wide but Cowley did a good job of clearing the ball from the middle.”
