Rachel Young
Raymond Stewart
Forward Rachel Young Celebrates Goal
2
Winner McNeese MCU (7-3-1, 4-1-0)
1
Houston Baptist HBU (1-7-2, 1-2-1)
Winner
McNeese MCU
(7-3-1, 4-1-0)
2
Final
1
Houston Baptist HBU
(1-7-2, 1-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
McNeese MCU 1 1 2
Houston Baptist HBU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Jared Morris, SID Graduate Assistant

Young Strikes Twice as Cowgirls down Huskies

HOUSTON- The McNeese Cowgirls continued their winning ways Thursday night defeating Houston Baptist 2-1 in Southland Conference play.

Sophomore forward Rachel Young played hero tonight as her two goals were all the scoring the Cowgirls needed. Young found herself in the right place at the right time on both goals as she displayed excellent reflexes and a high soccer IQ. The Cowgirl offense was on the attack throughout the match out-shooting the Huskies 8-2 on goal. Lead by Morgan Schooley, the energy of the defense was evident as the Pokes swarmed to every ball in their zone. The lone goal given up by Jackie Kelly was a header off a free kick that pin-balled around in the air until it found the net. Megan Mielke played a gritty 90 minutes after being shaken up in the last match.

Key Moments
34' It started with Mariah Ruelas corner kick into a swarm of players from each team that led to Magalie Depot's shot attempt in front of the net that found Rachel Young who was able to put the ball in the upper right corner of the net.
40' HBU connected on a header off a free kick that bounced off numerous heads and made it's way into the goal.
65' Rachel Young finished Delana Friesen's header attempt rebound and was able to sneak the ball past the goalie in the bottom left corner.
Freshman goalie Jackie Kelly made key saves throughout to preserve the Cowgirl lead.

McNeese Head Coach Drew Fitzgerald
"We had a tough travel day today but the team really responded. We talked about having no excuses and not letting all the distractions stop us from getting the job done. I was proud of how they stepped up. Rachel had a big night for us, but maybe overlooked was the impact Mariah had. She played limited minutes but served in the ball on both corners and gave us a lift when we needed it."

Notables:
Cowgirls improve to (7-3-1, 4-1-0), Houston Baptist falls to (1-7-2, 1-2-1).
Rachel Young's records first multi-goal game of her career.
Keely Morrow, Morgan Schooley, and Megan Mielke played all 90 minutes.
Delana Friesen & Magalie Depot each logged an assist.

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Next Game:
The Cowgirls return home Sunday (Sep. 26) at 1 p.m. against Northwestern State.

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