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Cowgirls Take On Cardinals in Battle Of The Border

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – The McNeese Cowgirl soccer team (3-8-3, 2-2-1) take on the Lamar Cardinals (5-5-4, 2-1-3) on Sunday afternoon for the Battle of the Border rivalry.
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the match will be live streamed on ESPN+.
 
vs Lamar
  • Date: Sunday, October 12
  • Time: 1 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, La
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field
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Match Notes 
  • Florencia Saavedra recorded her first goal of the season and second of her career.
  • Karlyn Judge was credited with her second assist of the season.
  • 20 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch tonight against UTRGV.
  • Four Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch tonight (Alexi Pitt, Alexandra Arvanitis, Anouk Linders and Celeste Marijnissen).
  • Seventh consecutive match that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Sixth consecutive match Arvanitis has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Marijnissen tallied 4 saves in the net for the Cowgirls.
  • UTRGV outshot McNeese 12-8.
  • Alexi Pitt was named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/29)
  • The Cowgirls have scored 14 goals this season, with contributions courtesy of 10 different players.
  • 6 of the 9 goal scorers recorded their first collegiate goals of their careers (Rebecca Romero at LA Tech, Tuana Demirbas vs Southern, Riley Hicock vs Southern, Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond vs Southern, Elizabeth Edomwonyi vs Sam Houston, and Ava Dubois vs East Texas A&M)
  • Coach Juan Yepes is in his first season as interim head coach after serving two seasons as an assistant coach for the Cowgirls.
  • Cowgirls return 21 players, and welcome 10 newcomers consisting of eight freshmen and two transfers.
  • Six of the returners started in at least 10 matches last season
  • Cowgirls return two goalkeepers (#99 Celeste Marijnissen and #0 Shannon Dempsey), along with the addition of freshman #1 Elizabeth Meisner.
  • Cowgirl soccer is composed of 9 international players from 8 different countries (Canada, Chile, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Netherlands)
  • Only 6 Cowgirls are from the state of Louisiana
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