Riley Hicock
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Cowgirls Aim to Build Momentum in Road Clash at Nicholls

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – The McNeese Cowgirl soccer team (1-7-3, 0-1-1) is headed south to Thibodaux for a conference match against the Nicholls Colonels (4-5-1, 1-1-0).
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be broadcasted live on ESPN+.
 
vs Nicholls
  • Date: Sunday, September 27
  • Time: 1 p.m.
  • Location: Thibodaux, La
  • Venue: Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex
  • Live Stats
  • TV: ESPN+
Match Notes 
  • Ava Dubois scored her first collegiate goal off a penalty kick against the Lions.
  • Alexi Pitt scored her first goal of the season, second of her career for the Cowgirls against the Lions.
  • Riley Hicock recorded her first career assist against East Texas A&M.
  • Three Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch against the Lions (Ava Dubois, Alexandra Arvanitis, and Celeste Marijnissen).
  • Fourth consecutive match that Marijnissen has seen all 90 minutes in the net for the Cowgirls against the Lions.
  • Third consecutive match Arvanitis has seen all 90 minutes on the pitch for the Cowgirls against the Lions.
  • Marijnissen tallied 5 saves in the net against East Texas A&M.
  • East Texas A&M outshot McNeese 17-14.
  • Ava Dubois has now started and played in all 11 matches for the Cowgirls this season.
  • The Cowgirls have scored 11 goals this season, with contributions courtesy of 9 different players.
  • 6 of the 9 goal scorers recorded their first collegiate goals of their careers (Rebecca Romero at LA Tech, Tuana Demirbas vs Southern, Riley Hicock vs Southern, Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond vs Southern, Elizabeth Edomwonyi vs Sam Houston, and Ava Dubois vs East Texas A&M)
  • 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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