HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana senior midfielder Maddie Kresevic scored her second goal of the season but the Lady Lions could not overcome a two-goal deficit in the second half in a 2-1 Southland Conference loss to Lamar Friday night in Strawberry Stadium.

    Freshman midfielder Megan Gordon recorded her second assist for Southeastern (3-7-3, 1-3-2 SLC). Freshman goalkeeper Michaela Hawthorn made four saves.

    Madison Ledet and Kelso Peskin scored for Lamar (10-3-1, 5-1 SLC). Ledet and Peskin also had assists along with M.J. Eckart and Samantha Moreno. Lauren Lovejoy grabbed three saves.

    Lamar took a 1-0 lead in the 24^th minute when Ledet scored off a cross from Eckart from the left side following a pass from Peskin.

    The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the 52^nd minute when Peskin headed in a cross from Ledet off a pass from Moreno.

    Southeastern trimmed the deficit to one in the 62^nd minute as Kresevic drilled in a shot from the top of the box after taking a cross from the left side from Gordon.

    Junior defender Sofia Olsson curled in a shot from the right wing in the 73^rd minute but had it snared by Lovejoy.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
       Lovejoy saved an attempt by Olsson in the fourth minute.

    Junior midfielder Maggie Ramsey missed wide in the 12^th minute.

    Ledet lifted a shot high in the 15^th minute.

    Sophia Manibo missed high in the 27^th minute.

    Rubi Villegas was wide on a shot in the 40^th minute.

    Ramsey missed wide in the 43^rd minute.

    Lovejoy got her second save in the 47^th minute on a shot by sophomore forward Amber Marinero.

    Manibo missed wide on a shot off a corner by Moreno in the 50^th minute.

    Hawthorn saved a shot by Juli Rocha in the 69^th minute. She also stopped a shot by Laura Parra in the 81^st minute and one by Hailey Loupe in the 89^th minute.
  
NOTES
   Peskin's goal was her team-high fifth of the season. She also leads Lamar with nine assists.
  
   Ledet had her second goal of the year and her fifth assist.
Kresevic scored the seventh goal of her career.
 
Ramsey's two shots moved her into fifth place on the Lady Lions' career list with 162.
 
Lamar took a 6-5-1 lead in the series.
 
QUOTES
Southeastern head coach Chris McBride:
On falling behind by two goals…
   "Offensively, we knew they were going to score. They have scored a lot of goals this season and we knew it was a hard job to shut them out. It was a fight to get back after the first one and we pushed and pushed and they got the second one. Once you're down two, it's a real battle to come back. We got one back but we just struggled to find the second."
 
On the team's defense…
   "We just lacked a little bit of energy. Obviously we're still a little fatigued from the road trip last weekend and playing a pair of double overtimes. We just came out a little flat. They did well. They created good chances and good spaces and scored two goals. Once they went up two goals, it was hard to come back."
 
On the team's road trip to Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston next weekend…
"We're back on the road next Friday, traveling to Stephen F. Austin and then to Sam Houston on Sunday. Another tough road trip. There are no easy games in this conference so we're just going to have to be prepared and be ready for the fight next weekend."
 
UP NEXT
   Southeastern travels to Stephen F. Austin for a 7 p.m. match next Friday before playing at Sam Houston State Sunday at 1 p.m.