Facing their longest road trip of the regular season, the Lady Bears got off to a good start to Tuesday's match at No. 18 Itawamba in Fulton. But they lost steam late, eventually falling to the Lady Indians 2-0.
 
"They are a pretty solid team. The most upsetting team is holding them (scoreless) for 82 minutes and not finishing. We gave up a late goal on a set piece which corners are always very dangerous and very hard to defend, but it happens. The girls played hard, we battled."
 
The Lady Bears (5-7-2, 2-6 MACCC) played a tough defense throughout most of the match holding the Lady Indians in check. Despite this, the offense couldn't match the intensity as the game remained scoreless until nearly the end.
 
In the 81^st minute, Itawamba struck, taking advantage of a corner kick to put up the match's first goal. Even though they were down, the Lady Bears pushed on hoping for the equalizer.
 
However, seven minutes later, Itawamba dealt another blow to Southwest with a second goal, putting the visitors down with under 2:00 to go. Southwest could not respond in the closing minutes.
 
The Lady Bears return home and will host No. 1 Northwest Tuesday at 5 p.m.