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Winner Harding HU (7-9-2, 6-5-1)
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East Central ECU (6-12, 4-8)
Winner
Harding HU
(7-9-2, 6-5-1)
2
Final
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East Central ECU
(6-12, 4-8)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harding HU 0 2 2
East Central ECU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | by Scott Goode (11/9/19)

Harding Women's Soccer Defeats East Central 2-1 in Regular Season Finale

ADA, Okla. – Harding women's soccer scored two second-half goals to erase an early deficit and defeat East Central 2-1 Saturday in Great American Conference action. It was the regular-season finale for both teams.

Harding had clinched the fourth spot in the GAC Tournament before the game and finished the regular season with a 7-9-2 overall record and 6-5-1 conference mark. Based on other results around the conference, Harding will take on GAC regular season champion Southwestern Oklahoma in the tournament semifinals.

East Central (6-12-0, 4-8-0), already eliminated from tournament contention, took a 1-0 lead on a goal in the fifth minute by Kay Woodring. The Tigers held the lead until halftime.

Less than five minutes into the second half, Nicole Morgan scored her third goal of the season on an assist from Parker Smitherman.

The game-winning goal came in the 71st minute. Melanie Spurgeon scored her 10th goal on a pass from McKenzie Betancur. It was the fifth time this season in Harding's seven wins that Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal.
 
 
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