The Lady Jacket varsity soccer team went into halftime tied with Lafayette, but the Generals scored twice in the second half to win 3-1 on Senior Night Sept. 26.
The game was physical and as coach Brandon Cummons has reminded all season, these are the games that prepare a team for the postseason.
“I thought it was pretty even until a rough eight minutes,” Cummons said. “It was not the result I wanted, but we’re playing these types of teams that get us ready for the postseason.”
Before the match, injured seniors Addison Greenwell and Evie Hall each took a ceremonial touch of the ball.
Lafayette scored first on a corner kick with 17:50 remaining in the first half. Woodford’s Sacoyia Garcia and Abby Lowe had shots stopped, while goalkeeper Emma Dorsey made several saves at the other end.
Lowe tied the game with a long kick into the box. Madison Henson charged toward goal, drawing the goalkeeper’s attention, and the ball slipped past the keeper. Annastyn McIntosh nearly gave Woodford the lead with two free kicks that narrowly missed the net.
The Yellow Jackets continued to move the ball after halftime but could not beat Lafayette’s goalkeeper. Later in the half, play was stopped when the ball struck the referee. Lafayette received the dropped ball, sent it deep and finished the chance past a diving Dorsey for a 2-1 lead. The Generals added another goal moments later.
Cummons said the loss did not change what the seniors have meant to the program. Several have played together in club soccer, and he said he has coached them since they were nine.
“This is essentially what we’ve been building for the last four, five, six years,” Cummons said. “This senior class is playing probably the toughest schedule we’ve had in decades.”
He hopes their example stays with the younger players.
“You can have a little bit of grit,” Cummons said, “and compete with these Northern Kentucky and Lexington teams.”
This article appears in October 22, 2026.