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McNeese Soccer returns home as it hosts Alcorn State

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – McNeese Cowgirl soccer (1-3-1) returns home this Sunday when they take on the Alcorn State Lady Braves (1-2-0).
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+.
 
vs Alcorn State
  • Date: Sunday, August 31
  • Time: 1 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, La
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field
  • Live Stats 
  • TV: ESPN+
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Match Notes 
  • Two consecutive matches that the Cowgirls were shut out (at UL-Lafayette and at North Texas).
  • Tuana Demirbas made her first career start as a Cowgirl against North Texas.
  • Senior Anouk Linders saw her first action of the 2025 campaign.
  • Second consecutive match, Celeste Marijnissen played all 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Marijnissen set a new season and career high of 10 saves in the net against North Texas.
  • 25 different Cowgirls saw action on the pitch against the Mean Green.
  • North Texas out shot McNeese 29-4.
  • The Mean Green held a 14-3 corner kick advantage.
  • 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 (Celeste Marijnissen and Shannon Dempsey), along with the addition of freshman Elizabeth Meisner.
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