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Special to the Leader & Times

The Lady Red faced a tough defeat against Hays, with a final score of 2-1. Hays took an early lead in the first half, scoring two goals, at the 11th and 34th minutes. 

The Lady Red showed resilience in the second half, with a goal coming in the 10th minute from senior Karime Neave, who took advantage of a corner kick delivered by freshman Liliana Santiago.

The defense worked hard in the second half dominating the pitch for the last 40 minutes. The Lady Red managed to keep Hays from scoring any additional goals and possessed the ball the majority of the half. Despite out-shooting the Indians in the second half the Lady Red couldn't find the equalizer.

Liberal fell to 1-2 in the Western Athletic Conference, 3-3 overall.

Scoring summary 

11th minute - Hays 

34th minute - Hays 

10th minute - Neave/Corner Kick Santiago

Lady Red 

9 shots on goal 

2 corner kicks 

7 Keeper saves

Hays  Indians

9 shots on goal 

6 Corner kicks 

8 Keeper Saves

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• Leader & Times

For three innings, the Lady Redskins and Great Bend Lady Panthers played even, but Liberal struggled to get stop the Great Bend Panthers the rest of the way in a 15-4 loss.

The Lady Redskins trailed 2-1 after the first inning but took a 4-3 lead after the third inning.

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Zoey Torres led the Lady Redskins with three of the team’s six hits.

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• Leader & Times

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