CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State women's soccer team dropped its sixth straight conference game in a 1-0 loss to the University of West Georgia on Oct. 7, at Delta Field.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

• Final: West Georgia 1 | Delta State 0
• Records: UWG (8-3, 4-2) | DSU (4-7, 0-6 GSC)
• Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
• Series: UWG leads the series 10-1.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game remained scoreless throughout the first half.
• Both offenses were were relatively evenly matched, with UWG having a slight edge on shots (6-5) and corner kicks (4-0) heading into halftime.
• The second half proved to be the difference as the Wolves maintained their edge on shots and shots on goal.
• The Wolves finally found a breakthrough in the 67^th minute when Katie Mitchell scored on an indirect kick off an assist by Anna Leah Deese to give the Wolves the game-winning goal.
• Taylor Guess led the Lady Statesmen with four shots and two shots on goal followed by Ali Sullivan, who recorded two shots, both on goal.  
• In goal for the Lady Statesmen, Emily Oldacre made five saves and faced six shots on goal from the Wolves.
• Wolves' keeper, Morgan Springer, made four saves and faced four shots on goal.

 
STAT OF THE GAME:

• The Wolves out-shot the Lady Statesmen only 13-11.  

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• The Lady Statesmen have yet to win a game after being down a goal and are still seeking their first GSC win of the season. 
• The loss marks the sixth straight loss for the Lady Statesmen and 19^th consecutive conference loss. The Lady Statesmen have not won a conference game since 2014, when the Lady Statesmen defeated Union University 2-1.
• Despite the loss, Delta State's scoring offense remains third in the GSC.
• Delta State is ranked third in the GSC in points per game with 7.09.
• The Lady Statesmen's 27 goals on the season rank third in the GSC and are 12th nationally.
• Emily Oldacre has made 40 saves this season. She ranks sixth in the GSC in saves per game.
• Guess now leads the team in shots with 19 and moves to second on the team in shots on goal with nine.

 
UP NEXT: The Lady Statesmen will host Valdosta State University on Sunday, Oct. 9, for another Gulf South Conference matchup. Kickoff will be at 1:00 p.m.