Lady Roadrunners Take Playoff Opener

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AC’s Ladies Down Paris College in Regional Quarterfinal

One good way to make a statement in a big playoff game is to score quickly.

An even better way is to score quickly twice.

Angelina College’s Camilla Bedin ripped a shot past the Paris College goalkeeper just 92 seconds into Friday’s match, teammate Marlene Flores scored on a corner kick two minutes afterward and the Lady Roadrunners downed the Lady Dragons 5-2 in regional quarterfinal action on the AC campus.

Bedin would tack on two more scores for her third hat trick of the season. Her second goal came via a rebound from a Suzy Palos header, and her final goal was the result of a long run initiated by Tannia Davis.

In the second half, AC’s Ana Rendon bent a corner kick around the post and the keeper for her second goal in as many matches.

The Lady Roadrunners (7-3-1) travel to Tyler Junior College for Sunday’s (Oct. 29) regional semifinal against the No. 3 Lady Apaches. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

Live streaming will be available on the Tyler Athletics YouTube channel (TJCApacheAthletics).

The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Angelina College’s Estephany Aguilar fights her way through Paris College traffic during Friday’s match. The Lady Roadrunners eliminated Paris College by a 5-2 score in regional quarterfinal action at the AC Soccer Complex. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)
Angelina College’s Ana Rendon (6) focuses on the goal for a free kick during Saturday’s match. The Lady Roadrunners eliminated the Lady Dragons 5-2 in regional quarterfinal action at the AC Soccer Complex. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)
Angelina College’s Tannia Diaz (7) blasts a kick past a Paris defender during Saturday’s match. The Lady Roadrunners eliminated the Lady Dragons 5-2 in regional quarterfinal action at the AC Soccer Complex. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)
Gary Stallard
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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