University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Florida International
Schwindt's Goal Lifts Cajun Over FIU, Snaps Winless Streak
10/12/2003 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003
Webb, taking the free kick from 35 yards out, sent the ball inside the box about 15 yards from the goal. That's where Schwindt ran to the ball and quickly split the FIU defenders by hammering the ball into the back of the net for the lone goal of the match at the 27:38 mark.
The goal was Schwindt's second of the season and her young career and helped the Ragin' Cajuns (5-7-1, 1-1 Sun Belt) snap a six-match winless and four-match losing streak.
The win was UL Lafayette's first since a 1-0 overtime win over UL Monroe on Sept. 14.
The
win also marked the first in the all-time series between
the two teams for Louisiana-Lafayette, but more
importantly got the Cajuns into the win column in
conference play.
UL Lafayette goalkeeper Liza Preseault evened her season record at 3-3 and collected her first solo shutout of the season. The Bradenton, Fla., native made three saves.
“We worked real hard defensively as a unit,” said UL Lafayette coach Dave Poggi. “Liza (Preseault) made a couple of big saves at critical junctures, but as a group we all fought to the end.”
“I thought the key to our success today was being able to win the ball in the midfield,” Poggi said. “Lauren (Schwindt) and Meredith (Smith) worked real hard keep the ball for us and as a result we were able to create good chances.”
The Golden Panthers (1-10, 0-4 Sun Belt) put the Louisiana-Lafayette defense under a lot of pressure but were unable to find a way to score.
Janet
Ligouri came close to opening the scoring for FIU at
13:01 only to have her shot strike the bottom of the
left post. Tamara Kochen also had Louisiana-Lafayette
goalkeeper Liza Preseault beaten, but her effort at
36:31 hit the crossbar.
“It's good to get a conference win,” Poggi added. “They were unlucky and hit the post a couple of times and it could have gone either way. We made our luck today by how hard we worked.”
UL Lafayette returns to action Friday, Oct. 17 in a 7 p.m. match against Arkansas State at Cajun Field.
MATCH SUMMARY
Louisiana-Lafayette at
Florida International
Date: Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003
Site: Miami, Fla. (University Park)
Attendance: 137
Goals by period 1 2 Total
UL Lafayette (5-7-1, 1-1 SBC) 1
0 1
FIU (1-10, 0-4 SBC)
0 0 0
SCORING SUMMARY
1. 27:38 ULL Schwindt, Lauren (Webb, Lindsay)
Shots: UL Lafayette 5, FIU 9
Shots on Goal: UL Lafayette 3, FIU 3
Saves: UL Lafayette 3 (Preseault), FIU 2 (Gomez)
Fouls: UL Lafayette 7, FIU 4
Corner Kicks: UL Lafayette 3, FIU 1
Cautions: UL Lafayette 0, FIU 1 (Patrick, Valarie;
55:37)
Offsides: UL Lafayette 1, FIU 1
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