Rhiannon Mayne-Tourond Dribbling the ball
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Cowgirls Face Lions In Final Home Match Of The Season

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – The McNeese Cowgirl soccer team (4-10-4, 3-4-2) return home in their final home match of the season as they take on the Southeastern Lions (5-7-4, 4-3-2). Cowgirl Soccer will honor their seven seniors (Alexis Theiler, Alexi Pitt, Karlyn Judge, Anouk Linders, Avery Baker, Dom Ducal, and Sydney O'Shea) after the conclusion of the match.
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be live streamed on ESPN+.
 
vs Southeastern
  • Date: Thursday, October 30
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, La
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field
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Promotions
  • Kick or Treat
    • Fans can enjoy an early Halloween Treat as we will be giving out candy at the front gates of the match.
  • Senior Day
    • Stick around post-match as we honor our 7 Cowgirl Soccer seniors
Match Notes 
  • 24 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch against HCU
  • Two Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch against the Huskies (Rebecca Romero and Celeste Marijnissen).
  • Eleventh consecutive match that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Marijnissen tallied 5 saves in the net for the Cowgirls against the Huskies.
  • Houston Christian outshot McNeese 16-11 last time out.
  • Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond was credited with 6 of the 11 shots for McNeese against Houston Christian 
  • 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 17 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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