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The Concordia University, Nebraska women's soccer team is still struggling to get its first victory in Great Plains Athletic Conference play as the Bulldogs dropped a 2-1 nail bitter to the Dordt College Defenders, Saturday in Seward, Neb.
The Bulldogs (2-7-0, 0-4-0 GPAC) had many legitimate scoring opportunities in the first twenty minutes of the first half but failed to convert. Then in the 21st minute Dordt's Noelle Kreykes beat Concordia goalkeeper Sara Webb off a feed from Sarah Sikkema to give the Defenders a 1-0 lead.
The two teams played even soccer throughout the remainder of the first half and the majority of the second half. The Defenders (5-1-0, 4-0-0 GPAC) extended their lead to 2-0 when Dordt's Lindsay Landhuis broke through the Bulldogs back line for a breakaway goal in the 78th minute.
The Bulldogs then turned up the offensive intensity for the last 12 minutes of the second half. In the 83rd minute the Bulldogs were able to put a flurry of shots towards the Defenders net before Jordan Meyer was able to rip a shot from about ten yards out that Dordt's goalkeeper Jenna Noteboom made a diving save on but failed to secure the rebound and the Bulldogs' Kaela Geyer was able to bury it to bring the Bulldogs within one at 2-1 with seven minutes remaining in the second half.
The Defenders would hold true to their name in the remaining minutes of the second half as Dordt was able to hunker down defensively and keep the Bulldogs from scoring the equalizer.
The Bulldogs will next be in action Oct. 4 as Concordia travels to Yankton, S.D., for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Mount Marty Lancers.