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Cowgirls Hit The Road For The First Time This Season

| By: Morgan Guidroz
RUSTON – McNeese soccer (0-1-0) will hit the road for the first time this season on Sunday when it travels to take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-1-0).
 
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and the game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
At LA Tech
  • Date: Sunday, August 17
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Ruston, LA
  • Venue: Robert Mack Caruthers Field
  • Live Stats 
  • TV: ESPN+
Match Notes 
  • Coming off a 6-0 home loss in the season opener against North Dakota
  • 26 Cowgirls saw action in the season opener
  • Three Cowgirls earned their first career start (#6 Riley Hicock, #8 Alexandra Arvanitis, and #99 Celeste Marijnissen)
  • Nine newcomers saw the pitch for the first time in a Cowgirl uniform in the season opener versus North Dakota
  • Two goalkeepers saw equal time in the net (#99 Celeste Marijnissen and #0 Shannon Dempsey)
  • Goalkeepers accounted for 10 saves against North Dakota
  • This will be the 12th all time meeting between the two programs.
  • Cowgirls are 5-6 when playing the Bulldogs and are 1-5 when playing in Ruston
  • 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.
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