Lake Charles — McNeese Cowgirl Soccer (4-8-3, 3-2-1) battled their way to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Lamar (5-6-4, 2-2-3) on Sunday afternoon at Cowgirl Field, snapping a six-year drought against the Cardinals.
The Cowgirls came out aggressive and set the tone early. In the 21st minute,
Rebecca Romero slipped a perfect pass to
Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond, who buried her fifth goal of the season to give McNeese a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
The second half was a defensive grind, but the Cowgirls capitalized again in the 65th minute.
Vitoria Mitre sent in a well-placed header to
Morgan Fiedler, who finished it off to double the lead, 2-0.
Lamar answered quickly. Just five minutes later, Kam Jalayer connected with Sofia Wilby to cut the deficit to 2-1, but the Cowgirl defense held strong the rest of the way to secure the win.
Sunday's result marks McNeese's first victory over Lamar since a 1-0 win back in 2018, making this a statement win in Southland Conference play.
Match Notes
- Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond scored her 5th goal of the season for the Cowgirls
- Morgan Fiedler scored her first goal of the season for the Cowgirls
- Rebecca Romero was credited with her first career assist as a Cowgirl
- Vitoria Mitre was credited with her second assist of the season for the Cowgirls
- 21 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch today against Lamar.
- Four Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch tonight (Vitoria Mitre, Alexandra Arvanitis, RebeccaRomero and Celeste Marijnissen).
- Eighth consecutive match that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
- Seventh consecutive match Arvanitis has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
- Marijnissen tallied 9 saves in the net for the Cowgirls.
- Lamar outshot McNeese 16-7.
Next Up
- Cowgirls will hit the road on Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m. as they take on the Northwestern State Demons.
Upcoming Matches
- Thursday, Oct. 23 vs TAMU-CC – 7 p.m. *
- Sunday, Oct. 26 at Houston Christian – 1 p.m. *
- Thursday, Oct. 30 vs Southeastern – 7 p.m. *
*Denotes Southland Conference Match
