HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The McNeese women's soccer team seemed to be on its way to a second Southland Conference victory this season with a 2-0 halftime lead until the Cowgirls surrendered four unanswered goals in the second half to Sam Houston State who picked up the 4-2 victory on Sunday.
 
The loss prevented McNeese (3-6-1, 1-2 SLC) from its first win on the road this season while Sam Houston (3-7, 2-1 SLC) picked up its second straight victory over a league foe.
 
Freshman Sierra Sisco opened up the scoring attack for the Cowgirls in the 11^th minute of the first half as she used a long range curling effort to rocket the ball past the keeper and give McNeese a 1-0 lead. The goal was Sisco's second of the season.
 
The Cowgirls scoring effort continued in the 27^th minute of action as sophomore Savannah LaRicci tallied her fourth goal of the season on a dribble through several Sam Houston defenders inside the box and tack on another goal to help give the Cowgirls a 2-0 lead.
 
Junior goalkeeper Maggie Marks made a huge save at the 28-minute mark on an unsuccessful penalty shot attempted by Sam Houston's Ashley Alonzo.
 
A quick three-goal attack in a span of five minutes helped shift the momentum in favor of the Bearkats in the second half as Sam Houston used the borage of goals to help take a 3-2 lead over the Cowgirls.
 
Sam Houston's Allie Johnson struck first as she cut into the lead in the 47^th minute, firing across a goal off a throw in while Ashley Alonzo used a long-range effort to sneak the game-tying goal inside the back post.
 
Alonzo then gave the Bearkats a 3-2 lead just two minutes later on a flicked pass from Johnson. Sam Houston tacked on another goal towards the end of the match as Johnson took advantage of a McNeese goalkeeper bobbled ball and dribbled around to score and give Sam Houston a 4-2 lead.
 
LaRicci led the offensive charge with three total shots, all on-target, along with her fourth goal of the season. Senior Tori Lasiter recorded three shots, two on-target, while five other Cowgirls were credited with a shot.
 
Sam Houston led in total shots 17-11 while both teams had eight on-goal shots apiece. The Cowgirls led with five corner kicks while the Bearkats used four corner kicks on the day.
 
McNeese will return to action on Friday, Oct. 3 in Lake Charles as the Cowgirls welcome Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to Cowgirl Field for another Southland Conference match-up. The match is slated to begin at 7 p.m.