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Cowgirls Return Home To Take On The Vaqueros

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – The McNeese Cowgirl soccer team (2-8-3, 1-2-1) return home for a conference matchup against the UTRGV Vaqueros (5-7-1, 2-3-0) on Thursday night.
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
vs UTRGV
  • Date: Thursday, October 9
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, La
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field
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Match Notes 
  • Third overall meeting between the two programs, but first meeting here in Lake Charles.
  • 22 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch last time out against UIW
  • Bailee Ramirez made her return to the pitch against the Cardinals after missing the previous 4 matches
  • Four Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch against the Cardinals (Vitoria Mitre, Alexandra Arvanitis, Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond and Celeste Marijnissen).
  • Sixth consecutive matches that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes in the net for the Cowgirls.
  • Fifth consecutive match Arvanitis has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch for the Cowgirls.
  • Marijnissen tallied 2 saves in the net against UIW.
  • UIW outshot McNeese 14-4.
  • Ava Dubois has now started and played in all 13 matches for the Cowgirls this season.
  • Alexi Pitt was named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/29)
  • The Cowgirls have scored 13 goals this season, with contributions courtesy of 9 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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