Women's soccer losses, but wins

The scoreboard read 4-1 in favor of Laramie County Community College. But in the eyes of the WNCC women players, they won the game in their hearts Sunday afternoon at Cheyenne, Wyo.

The Cougar women put on a defensive show that that the No. 3 team in the nation scratching their head of how to get the ball into the net. LCCC scored early, at the 10 minute mark. That was it as the Cougars frustrated the Golden Eagle players to trail 1-0 at halftime. The key moment in the first half was a Jeanette Dittbenner save in goal on a penalty kick.

The Cougars managed just one shot on goal in the first half, but 15 minutes into the second half Bre Perkes ignited the Cougar team by scoring to tie the match. A few minutes later, LCCC scored again on an "oopsey" goal. Still, the Cougar defense kept playing tough as the contest was anyones until wiht nine minutes to play when LCCC added two insurance goals for the heck of it.

Whatever the case, the Cougar women's play on the field, considering the Cougars are actually a first-year program, deserves some accolades. The game plan was superb and minus the difference in the number of players, WNCC showed that Cougar women''s soccer is coming back full force.

The Cougar women will return to action at home against Western Wyoming Community College this Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m.