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Cowgirls Return Home As They Host The Jaguars

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – McNeese soccer (0-1-1) returns home this Thursday when they take on the Southern Jaguars (1-0-0).
 
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and the game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
vs Southern
  • Date: Thursday, August 21
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, LA
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field
  • Live Stats
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Admission: Free for all home matches
Promotion
  • Back to School Night
    • Free McNeese coloring books for kids while supplies last.
Match Notes 
  • This will be the 11th overall meeting between the two programs.
  • Cowgirls lead the series 9-0-1 and are 6-0-1 when playing at home
  • Last meeting in 2023 resulted in a 1-1 tie.
  • Coming off a 1-1 road tie against LA Tech
  • Rebecca Romero scored her first collegiate goal in the 74th minute against LA Tech
  • 25 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch
  • Four Cowgirls earned their first career start (#5 Ella Grace Davis, #12 Vitoria Mitre, #25 Jaimaris Diaz and #32 Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond)
  • Two goalkeepers saw equal time in the net (#99 Celeste Marijnissen and #1 Elizabeth Meisner)
  • Freshman goalie, Elizabeth Meisner, saw her first action in the net as a Cowgirl
  • Goalkeepers accounted for 7 saves against LA Tech
  • 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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