Lake Charles — McNeese Cowgirl Soccer (3-8-3, 2-2-1) secured a gritty 1-0 shutout over UTRGV (4-8-1, 2-4-0) Thursday night at Cowgirl Field.
The Cowgirls wasted no time setting the tone. In just the 6
th minute,
Karlyn Judge delivered an assist to
Florencia Saavedra, who buried the lone goal of the match, her strike proving to be the game-winner.
From there, it was a defensive grind. Both teams battled hard for possession, combining for 18 fouls and four yellow cards over the final 84 minutes. But McNeese stood tall, locking down the back line to earn their second conference win.
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.
- Bailee Ramirez made her return to the pitch after missing the last 4 matches for the Cowgirls
- 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.
Next Up
- Cowgirls will stay home on Sunday, October 12 at 1 p.m. as they take on the Lamar Cardinals.
Upcoming Matches
- Thursday, Oct. 16 at Northwestern St – 7 p.m. *
- 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
