Lady Roadrunners Race Past NTCC
Gardea Earns First Win as AC Head Coach
By GARY STALLARD
AC Athletics
The Lady Roadrunner soccer team earned its first win of the young season, rolling past Northeast Texas Community College by a 4-0 final Friday at the Larry Phillips Family Athletics Complex on the AC campus.
The win also gave first-year head coach Sergio Gardea his first win with his new program.
An aggressive Lady ‘Runner team set the tone early, with Sarah Riboe putting on a spin move in the box to score on an Estephany Aguilar assist just 90 seconds into the match. Barely seven minutes later, AC’s Paula Suarez found the net off a deflection for a quick 2-0 Lady ‘Runner lead.
In the 38th minute, Aguilar picked up her second assist of the match, feeding Camila Rico for the score. Tannia Diaz would cap the AC scoring in the 63rd minute, drawing and converting a penalty kick after getting tackled from behind in the box.
AC’s ladies also played stellar defense, ensuring Lady ‘Runner keeper Deanna Boon would stay relatively bored in the net. NTCC managed just one shot on goal the entire match, with Boon easily picking it off for the save.
The Lady Roadrunners (1-1) travel to Paris College on Tuesday for a 2 p.m. kickoff. AC’s ladies then return home on Friday for a match against Trinity Valley Community College. Starting time is 5 p.m., and the game will be live streamed on TSBN Sports (https://tsbnsports.com/scoreboard/trinity-valley-vs-angelina-soccer-women/)
The email address for AC's Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu