Nacogdoches, Texas – McNeese Cowgirl Soccer (1-7-2, 0-1-0) fell 4-0 in their Southland Conference opener against Stephen F. Austin (3-2-5, 1-0-0).
The Lumberjacks struck early and often, jumping out to a 2-0 lead within the first eight minutes. Alex Bayouth opened the scoring in the 5th minute, finishing off a setup from Brielle Buchanan. Just three minutes later, Sydney Williams doubled the lead with a goal assisted by Alexis Miller and Logan Heausler.
Stephen F. Austin continued to press, and in the 21st minute, Bryn Geppert found the back of the net off a feed from Miller to send the Lumberjacks into halftime with a commanding 3-0 advantage.
The final goal came in the 65th minute, as Heausler capped off the scoring with a goal assisted by Avery Brandt, sealing the 4-0 victory for SFA.
Match Notes
- 20 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch today against Stephen F. Austin.
- Four Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch tonight (Karlyn Judge, Rebecca Romero, Alexandra Arvanitis, and Celeste Marijnissen).
- Third consecutive game that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
- Second consecutive game that both Romero and Arvanitis have seen all 90 minutes on the pitch.
- Marijnissen tallied 7 saves in the net for the Cowgirls.
- Stephen F. Austin outshot McNeese 13-12.
- Ava Dubois has now started and played in all 10 matches for the Cowgirls this season.
Next Up
- Cowgirls will return home on Thursday, September 25 at 6 p.m. as they take on the East Texas A&M Lions.
Upcoming Matches
- Sunday, Sep.28 at Nicholls – 1 p.m. *
- Thursday, Oct. 2 at Incarnate Word – 1 p.m. *
- Thursday, Oct. 9 vs UTRGV – 7 p.m. *
- Sunday, Oct. 12 vs Lamar – 1 p.m. *
- Thursday, Oct. 16 at Northwestern St – 7 p.m. *
- Thursday, Oct. 23 vs TAMU-CC – 7 p.m. *
- Sunday, Oct. 26 at Houston Christian – 1 p.m. *
- Thursday, Oct. 30 vs Southeastern – 7 p.m. *
*Denotes Southland Conference Match
