HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Sam Houston State made a pair of first-half goals stand up in a 2-0 Southland Conference win over Southeastern Louisiana at Pritchett Field Sunday afternoon.

    Freshman goalkeeper Michaela Hawthorn had six saves for Southeastern (3-9-3, 1-5-2 Southland). Junior defender Christina Cutura took a team-high four shots.

    Beryl Smith scored her sixth goal of the season while Sammi Mayock netted her second for Sam Houston (6-7-1, 3-4-1 Southland).  Bailey Strong and Carlota-Suarez Crespo had assists. Christina Hendershot made three saves.

    Mayock gave Sam Houston a 1-0 lead in the 26^th minute after heading in a free kick by Strong.

    Smith lobbed a shot over Hawthorn from the top of the box after taking a pass from Suarez Crespo to push the lead to 2-0 in the 35^th minute.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
    Hawthorn saved a shot by Taylor Pritchard in the opening minute.

    Junior midfielder Vanessa Arzaluz missed wide for the Lady Lions in the ninth minute.

    Hawthorn denied an attempt by Strong in the 17^th minute, then stopped a header by Mayock in the 19^th minute.

    Arzaluz had a shot blocked in the 21^st minute.

    Hendershot made her first save of the match against senior midfielder Maddie Kresevic in the 23^rd minute.

    Junior defender Sofia Olsson missed wide on a header in the 31^st minute.

    After redshirt-freshman midfielder Lexie Gundersen missed wide, Hendershot saved a shot by freshman forward Jessi Cooper in the 33^rd minute.

    Cooper shot sailed high in the 36^th minute.

    Cutura's chance went wide in the 38^th minute.

    Hawthorn stopped an attempt by Strong in the opening minute of the second half.

    Cutura sent a header high in the 52^nd minute.

    Hendershot saved a shot by redshirt-junior midfielder Maggie Ramsey in the 65^th minute.

    Hawthorn stopped a shot by Lindsey Bienski in the 70^th minute. She denied a header by Mayock in the 81^st minute.

    Kresevic missed high in the 84^th minute.
 
NOTES
   Southeastern out-shot Sam Houston 13-10 but the Bearkats had eight shots on goal to the Lady Lions' three.
  
   Sam Houston snapped a three-match winless streak in the series. Southeastern still leads 8-6-3.
  
QUOTES
Southeastern head coach Chris McBride:
   "They've been a very good defensive team and we knew going in they didn't give up many goals at home so getting behind a goal was always going to be a tough battle to come back from. They played well today and held us out."
 
UP NEXT
   Southeastern hosts Northwestern State on Friday at 7 p.m., then wraps up its regular season home schedule against Central Arkansas Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's match is Southeastern's Geaux Pink game with fans encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness. On Sunday, the Lady Lions will honor seniors Kresevic, Kim Porche and Lauren Babcock for Senior Day before the match.