INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia Wesleyan women's soccer fell 5-1 to West Virginia State on Sunday afternoon at Lakin-Ray Field at Dickerson Stadium.
The Lady Bobcats fall to 6-7-2 overall and 6-6-1 in Mountain East Conference play. The Yellow Jackets improve to 7-3-5, 7-2-4 MEC and take the lead in the MEC South Standings.
West Virginia State scored first in the 14th minute when Rachel Okoro finished off an assist from Leila Karam. Okoro added a second goal in the 30th minute to give the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead at halftime. Wesleyan matched West Virginia State with five shots in the first half.
The Yellow Jackets scored three times in less than three minutes early in the second half. Karam scored in the 46th minute off an assist from Okoro, Sara París Fílter scored in the 48th minute, and Karam scored again in the 49th minute on an assist from París Fílter to make it 5-0.
Wesleyan got on the board in the 82nd minute. Averie Hull scored her first goal of the season just 31 seconds after entering the match, making it 5-1. Reyna Dalton played all 90 minutes in goal for the Lady Bobcats and made three saves.
West Virginia State outshot Wesleyan 12-6 and had an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Yellow Jackets also had a 7-0 edge in corner kicks. Isabella Mazza and Natalie Carlock each had two shots for Wesleyan, and Mazza had the Bobcats' other shot on goal. Karam and Okoro each had two goals and an assist for West Virginia State.
The Lady Bobcats play their final home match of the season on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. against Concord in a big MEC South at Culpepper Stadium.
