Stephenville, Texas – McNeese Cowgirl Soccer (1-5-2) suffer their second straight shutout loss on the road Sunday afternoon, falling 4-0 to Tarleton State (5-2-1) at the Tarleton State Soccer Complex.
The Texans struck early, scoring twice in the opening five minutes. Avery Harr netted the first goal in the 4
th minute off a setup from Sammy Schulze, followed quickly by a Reegan Wagg goal assisted by Stevie Reynolds less than a minute later putting the Texans up 2-0 going into halftime.
Tarleton State extended their lead in the second half, with Kaitlyn Flanagan scoring in the 62
nd minute on an assist from Jaycie Bass. Gabrielle Williams sealed the 4-0 win with a goal in the 86
th minute.
Match Notes
- 20 Cowgirls saw action on the pitch today at Tarleton State.
- Three Cowgirls played all 90 minutes on the pitch tonight (Ava Dubois, Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond, and Celeste Marijnissen).
- Celeste Marijnissen made her appearance back on the pitch after missing the last two matches.
- Marijnissen tallied 8 saves in the net for the Cowgirls.
- Elizabeth Edomwonyi made her second career start as a Cowgirl.
- Grace Denison registered a career and season-high 5 shots.
- Sumayah Brown recorded 2 shots, including 1 shot on goal, both career and season highs.
- Tarleton State outshot McNeese 23-11, including a 16-1 margin in the first half.
- Ava Dubois has now started and played in all 8 matches for the Cowgirls this season.
Next Up
- Cowgirls will return home to take on Sam Houston State Thursday, Sep. 11 at 7 p.m.
Upcoming Matches
- Thursday, Sep.18 at Stephen F. Austin – 7 p.m. *
- 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
