Prairie View Soccer Captures First Season and Overtime Win Against Nicholls

THIBODAUX, Louisiana – Sophomore Jojo Bernal scored the first season goal in overtime period that lifted the Prairie View A&M University soccer team past Nicholls, 1-0, on Sunday at the Nicholls Soccer Complex.

This is the first victory for first year head coach Sonia Curvelo.

In the 94th minute, Bernal to advantage of the Colonel's players miscue and sent the shot toward the back of the net. The goal marked her second collegiate and first career game-winner.

Seven different players paced the Lady Panthers with one shot each. Junior Gina Zavala De Rojas, senior Reina Cruz, freshman Kalia Brown, junior Mila Bustos, freshmen's Kaelyn Carnahan and Sonia Feuntes all had shots. Bernal and Bustos had shots on goal.

Quinn Josiah made nine saves to earn her first career clean shut-out of the season.

Prairie View A&M soccer team will return to action on Friday, August 31 against Houston Baptist at 7 p.m. at the PVAMU Soccer Field, and then host Texas State on Sunday, Sept. 2 for a 1 p.m. first kick.

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