CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State women's soccer team suffered a 4-0 loss in the 2016 season finale to the No. 17 University of West Florida Argonauts on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Delta Field. Prior to the start of the match, Delta State honored its 10 seniors during Senior Day festivities.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UWF 4 | Delta State 0  
Records: University of West Florida (14-4, 11-1 GSC) | Delta State (6-11, 2-10 GSC)
Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Series: UWF leads the series 12-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Lady Statesmen held the Argonauts scoreless until the 19^th minute.
• Emily Vogler chested the ball into the goal off a corner kick in the 19^th minute to give UWF a 1-0 lead.  
• Kaljit Atwal scored the Argonauts' second goal in 35^th minute off an assist by Marjorie Boilesen.
• Alisa Festagallo fed Boilesen a ball up the middle, and Boileson's shot to the right corner of the goal was good, giving the Argos their third goal of the game in the 39^th minute.
• Kailey Ward scored the Argos' fourth and final goal of the game in the 48th minute.
• Katie Swaine recorded DSU's lone shot on goal, while Sam Naughton and Tabitha Hayden accounted for the rest of Delta State's shots.
• Emily Oldacre faced 24 shots, including 8 shots on goal, and made four saves.
• UWF starting keeper, Katelyn Burkhart, faced only three shots from Delta State.

 
STAT OF THE GAME:

• The Argonauts outshot the Lady Statesmen 24-4 and had the edge (15-0) on corners.  

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• With the win, the Argos captured the regular season GSC title.
• Hayden's 80 career shots rank fifth in Delta State's record book.
• Oldacre has recorded 75 saves throughout her career—the eighth most in school history.
• Delta State wrapped up the 2016 campaign with a 6-11 overall record and 2-10 record in GSC action—their best finish since 2008.
• The Lady Statesmen doubled the amount of total wins and conference wins in 2015.
• The 10 seniors honored were Emily Oldacre, Tabitha Hayden, Rebecca Deegan, Sam Naughton, Taylor Guess, Bailey Saebi, Catherine Thomson, Hillary Wall, Hannah Miller and Daisy Simms.
• Depsite the loss, DSU's scoring offense ranks sixth in the Gulf South Conference.
• The Lady Statesmen are fifth in the league in assists per game averaging 1.588 per contest.
• DSU ranks fifth in the GSC in points per game with 5.35.
• DSU's 32 goals on the season are the third most in program history and rank sixth in the GSC.