The District 4-4A runner-up Brownwood Lady Lions concluded the home portion of their 2022 soccer schedule with a 3-0 triumph over Mineral Wells Thursday night at Gordon Wood Stadium
“The girls started off slower than we’re normally used to,” said Lady Lions second-year head coach Alexis Mosqueda. “It wasn’t our best performance that we’ve had against Mineral Wells, but we got the shutout and the win and that’s all you can ask for at this point.”
Senior Watts Jones scored all three goals for the Lady Lions (12-4-2, 6-2) lighting up the scoreboard 10:57 into the contest, with 11 seconds left in the opening half and again 4:54 after halftime to complete the hat trick.
“She was a fire house out there,” Mosqueda said of Jones. “She was emotional before the game and I told her in her senior letter to go out there and take every moment in that she has left on this field and she did a great job with that. It showed tonight.”
Defensively, the Lady Lions notched yet another shutout against league competition.
“I really think they played well together and shutouts are what we need going into the playoffs,” Mosqueda said. “We have to have that mentality. They’re all the same page back there, it doesn’t matter who I put in back there.”
Thursday’s game was the last at home for the two Lady Lion seniors – Jones and Marisa Campos.
“These seniors mean a lot to the program,” Mosqueda said. “Watts has been a good leader for us and our captain. Marisa stepped in and filed a spot we really need her to fill and she’s done her job. I can’t say enough about those girls. They mean the world to me and I can’t wait to see what they do in their future.”
The Lady Lions head to District 4-4A champion Stephenville at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in their final game of the regular season.