Box Score
Jackson, MS-It was a tough night at H.T. Newell field Wednesday, as Belhaven lost to LSU-Shreveport in their Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener 2-1. All the scoring took place in the first half with the Lady Pilots opening up a 2-0 lead on goals by Dorrie Vaughn and Alicia Marshall. Vaughn's goal came at the 1:13 mark of the first half followed by Marshall's strike 25 minutes later.

 

The Lady Blazers would get their only score of the game in the 28^th minute as Dana Sullivan found the back of the net for her 5^th goal of the season. The second half was dominated by defense as neither team could muster any further offense. LSU-Shreveport goalkeeper Amber Salvucci made six saves in net to help preserve the win for the Lady Pilots.

 

The loss puts Belhaven's overall record at 6-3 and 0-1 in GCAC play. The Lady Blazers will try and regroup Saturday afternoon in a non-conference matchup with Shorter College. The game will be played in “The Bowl” on Belhaven's campus beginning at 4:30.