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Cowgirls Set to Host Islanders in Key Southland Conference Match

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – The McNeese Cowgirl soccer team (4-9-3, 3-3-1) return home to take on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (4-8-4, 2-4-2) in a showdown Thursday night at Cowgirl Field.
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be live streamed on ESPN+.
 
vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
  • Date: Thursday, October 23
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, La
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field
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Match Notes 
  • 23 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch last time out against Northwestern State
  • Alexis Theiler and Ella Grace Davis returned to the pitch for the Cowgirls against the Demons
  • Two Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch against Northwestern State (Alexandra Arvanitis and Celeste Marijnissen).
  • Ninth consecutive match that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Eighth consecutive match Arvanitis has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Marijnissen tallied 4 saves in the net for the Cowgirls against the Demons.
  • Northwestern State outshot McNeese 20-8 last time out.
  • Alexi Pitt was named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/29)
  • Celeste Marijnissen was awarded SLC Goalkeeper of the Week (10/14)
  • The Cowgirls have scored 16 goals this season, with contributions courtesy of 11 different players.
  • 6 of the 11 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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