LAKE CHARLES – McNeese Cowgirl Soccer (1-6-2) suffer their third straight loss in their home match Thursday night, falling 3-1 to Sam Houston (3-3-1) at Cowgirl Field.

The Bearkats wasted no time in getting on the board, as Indigo Sims scored in the opening minute of the match. Just seven minutes later, Tiana Johnson assisted Jasmine Dybala in the 8^th minute to give Sam Houston an early 2-0 advantage. 

McNeese responded in the 14^th minute when Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond set up Elizabeth Edomwonyi, who netted her first collegiate goal to cut the deficit in half. The Bearkats held a 2-1 lead heading into halftime.

In a highly physical match that saw five yellow cards issued and 20 total fouls committed, Sam Houston added to its lead in the 51^st minute. Gianna Gomez capitalized on another assist from Johnson, her second of the night, to seal the 3-1 victory.

Match Notes

• 19 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch today against Sam Houston.
• Elizabeth Edomwonyi scored her first career goal against the Bearkats
• Four Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch tonight (Ava Dubois, Rebecca Romero, Alexandra Arvanitis, and Celeste Marijnissen).
• Second consecutive game that both Dubois and Marijnissen have seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
• Marijnissen tallied a career and season-high 11 saves in the net for the Cowgirls.
• Edomwonyi recorded 3 shots, including 2 shots on goal, both career and season highs.
• Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond collected her second assist on the season
• Sam Houston outshot McNeese 19-11.
• Ava Dubois has now started and played in all 9 matches for the Cowgirls this season.

Next Up

• Cowgirls will take to the road as they open Southland Conference play at Stephen F. Austin on Thursday, September 18 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Matches

• Thursday, Sep.25 vs East Texas A&M – 6 p.m. *
• Sunday, Sep.28 at Nicholls – 1 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 2 at Incarnate Word – 1 p.m. *

*Denotes Southland Conference Match