Rebecca Romero
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McNeese Soccer Hosts East Texas A&M In SLC Match

| By: Morgan Guidroz
LAKE CHARLES – McNeese Cowgirl soccer (1-7-2) returns home as they take on the East Texas A&M Lions (3-5-1) in Southland Conference play Thursday night.
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
vs East Texas A&M
  • Date: Thursday, September 25
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Charles, La
  • Venue: Cowgirl Field 
  • Live Stats
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Admission: Free for all home matches
Promotion
  • Pups at the Pitch
    • Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs out to the match.
    • All dogs must remain on a leash while at Cowgirl Field.
    • You are required to clean up after your dog.
    • If your dog causes disruptions, you may be subject to immediate removal from the grounds.
Match Notes 
  • 20 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch against Stephen F. Austin.
  • Four Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch against SFA (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.
  • 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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