The Windsor women's soccer team hosted the first game of the home-and-home series on Friday night evening at Alumni Stadium against the visiting Laurier Golden Hawks, and came up short falling 4-1.
 
With the loss the Lancers are now 3-2-3 while the Hawks improve to 4-4. The two squads are in a three way tie for third in the division with the Brock Badgers.
 
STATS
Windsor came out with 6 total shots on goal and 1 goal by Aislynn Essibrah.
 
For the visiting team, the Golden Hawks had six total shots on goal, with four finding the back of the net. Keeper Tara Isama had a stellar performance with five total saves to bring the team home with a win.
 
GAME FLOW
In a fast-pace game, the Lancers struggled to get off on the right foot as the visiting Golden Hawks would take the offensive side of the ball. Within the first two minutes of the game, Laurier is able to put themselves up on the board with a shot by fullback Jyanessa Sealy. Laurier was able to get another shot in the 14th minute to make it 2-0 by Hope Windebank. The blue and gold felt the pressure put on by the Golden Hawks after receiving a free kick due to a penalty and Aislynn Essibrah is unable to find an opening as Isama made the save. Windsor trailed 2-0 at halftime as they looked to convert in the second half of play.
 
After the break, the blue and gold looked to increase their scoring chances by turning on the jets and creating opening space. The crowd went up when the Lancers best chance found the net but the officials called it offside, causing frustration for the squad. However, a late goal off a corner kick from Essibrah helped close the gap to make the score 3-1. Unfortunately even with Windsor showing some promise to set up for another goal, time ran out and they took a 4-1 loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers travel to Waterloo on Sunday afternoon to bounce back and split the series against the Golden Hawks. The kickoff is set for 2:00 PM.