CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University women's soccer team lost a heartbreaker to Lee University on Sunday afternoon at Delta Field.

Jae'lasha Julien gave the Lady Statesmen the lead in the 62nd minute off of a corner kick, but Lee answered with two goals in the last 13 minutes to take a 2-1 victory.
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 1, Lee 2
Records: Lady Statesmen 3-5 (3-1 GSC) | Lady Flames 7-0 (4-0 GSC)
Series: DSU trails the series all time 0-8-1
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Delta Field
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lee had a big opportunity in the second minute as Lauren Weimer had a breakaway and got past goalkeeper Amanda Hilliard, but Blanca Osorio cleared it off the line.
• The first opportunity for DSU came a few minutes later, when Nicola Hauk and Mia Ramirez both had shots but they missed wide.
• Osorio had the best chance in the first half but her shot was saved.
• Julien opened the scoring in the 62nd minute after a couple deflections on a corner kick.
• In the 75th minute, Lee earned a penalty kick, but Kate Dirkse shot it over the goal.
• The equalizer came in the 77th minute when Weimer took a pass over the top and snuck it past Hilliard.
• The go ahead goal came in the 85th minute when Wiemer scored again on a shot well outside the 18-yard box. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• DSU had nine shots to Lee's 12 while both teams had five shots on target..
• Osorio, Madison Lafontaine, and Jennifer Lopez all earned yellow cards for DSU.
• The Lady Statesmen and the Lady Flames had played 178 minutes of scoreless soccer dating back to last spring when Lee and DSU played to a 0-0 draw.
• Julien scored the first goal for the Lady Statesmen against Lee since a Jasmine McGill tally in the 86th minute on September 15, 2017.

UP NEXT:

Delta State hits the road next weekend, traveling to Livingston, Ala. to take on the University of West Alabama on Friday, Oct. 1 at 5 PM.