The WT Bears lost a hard-fought game at the home field of the AA Latrobe Wildcats Tuesday by a score that didn't reflect the often teetering tone of the game. Latrobe scored two goals early in the 1^st quarter before first-year head coach David Humiston called a time-out to settle the team and redirect their efforts. The Bears answered with a reinvigorated defense and well placed passing to advance the ball into the teeth of the Wildcat defense where Senior Clara Gordon capitalized on a corner play with a powerful shot that rocketed past the Latrobe goalkeeper to put them down by only 1. Latrobe would soon answer with a score of their own, as the Bears were plagued by some early season inconsistencies. Never dropping their heads in defeat, Winchester Thurston roared back with a scrappy score by Sophomore Sofi Clavijo to make the score 3-2. It was not to be the purple and white's day however, as the black and orange-clad Wildcats would go on to score 2 more goals that were valiantly answered by another corner play score from Senior Clara Gordon that was just not quite enough to close the gap. Final score: 5-3. Final lesson: you're never as bad as you think you are when you lose. Back to the drawing board for the valiant Bears as they ready for Class A rival Aquinas on Thursday.