Box Score CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women's soccer team conceded to a 2-1 Gulf South Conference (GSC) loss to the Delta State University (DSU) Lady Statesmen on Thursday afternoon at Delta Field.
 
The Lady Statesmen (6-10; 2-9 GSC) jumped out on top of the match with a quick goal just one minute and 15 seconds into the contest as Katie Swaine struck for her fifth goal of the year off an entry pass by Taylor Guess.
 
From there, the defenses took over for the rest of the 1^st half as the teams went into the intermission with DSU holding a 1-0 lead despite the Badgers outshooting them 6-4 in the first 45 minutes.
 
Spring Hill opened the second half with a game-tying goal by Becca Roth off an assist by Sydney DeJohn in the 57^th minute, but the Lady Statesmen answered right back in the 60^th minute when Guess scored her fourth goal of the season with a headed ball off a looping entry pass by Lakyn Cryder.
 
Badger redshirt freshman goalkeeper Hannah Shankman (0-3-1) faced 12 shots and nine corner kicks with five saves while Emily Oldacre (5-8) of DSU defended 14 shots and six corner attempts with four saves.

Following the match, SHC head coach Allison Whitworth was proud of her team's effort. "We fought hard to come back and tie it up," she said. "It was one of our better offensive efforts this year with three or four shots off the post and some great opportunities on corners, but we couldn't get a second goal to fall. Shankman played very well and made some late crucial saves. Kaelin Dull anchored the midfield and fought back after a bloody collision. We have a group hungry for wins this week with our remaining games versus Mississippi College and AUM."

The Badgers (0-13-3, 0-9-2 GSC) will next travel to Clinton, Miss., on Saturday to face GSC opponent the Mississippi College Lady Choctaws (10-4-1; 7-2-1 GSC) for their final conference match of the year on Robert P. Longabaugh Field at 1 p.m.