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McNeese Soccer Kicks Off Southland Play with Showdown at Stephen F. Austin

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Nacogdoches, Texas – McNeese Cowgirl soccer (1-6-2) hits the road as they take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (2-2-5) to begin Southland Conference play.
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
vs SFA
  • Date: Thursday, September 18
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
  • Venue: SFA Soccer Field 
  • Live Stats 
Match Notes 
  • 19 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch 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 against the Bearkats.
  • Edomwonyi recorded 3 shots, including 2 shots on goal, both career and season highs against Sam Houston
  • Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond collected her second assist on the season against the Bearkats
  • Sam Houston outshot McNeese 19-11.
  • Ava Dubois has now started and played in all 9 matches for the Cowgirls this season
  • The Cowgirls have scored 9 goals this season, with contributions courtesy of 7 different players.
  • 4 of the 7 goal scorers recorded their first collegiate goals of their careers (Rebecca Romero at LA Tech, Riley Hicock vs Southern, Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond vs Southern, and Elizabeth Edomwonyi vs Sam Houston)
  • 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.
  • Cowgirl soccer is composed of 9 international players from 8 different countries (Canada, Chile, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Netherlands)
  • Only 6 Cowgirls are from the state of Louisiana 
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