University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Coastal Carolina
Cajuns Nipped by Coastal Carolina in 36th Minute
8/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003
The two teams played scoreless until Weiler's goal at the 36:56 mark of the first half – a score which proved to be the match-winning goal.
After receiving a pass from midfield she dribbled around Cajuns defender Jessica Wallace inside the box and beat Liza Preseault, who was out of position attempting to cover for Wallace, for an open-net, tap-in goal.
“We got caught flat on our end of the field,” said UL Lafayette coach Dave Poggi. “Liza (Preseault) came off her line quickly to cover for Jessica (Wallace) and (Laura) Weiler basically pushed it around Liza for an open-net goal.”
The Cajuns could muster just three shots on goal with Lindsay Webb providing two of them. UL Lafayette's lack of opportunities was a direct result of the Cajuns playing against the flow of the match for much of the opening half.
“The second half was an even one,” Poggi said. “There was a span of about 20 minutes where we put a lot of pressure on them, keeping the ball on their side of the field.
“But it was that final pass or touch where they came up big defensively or we just ran out of gas and didn't have anything to show for how much pressure we were putting on them.”
UL Lafayette also failed to cash in on six corner kick opportunities – including four in the second frame.
The Cajuns had a late chance to tie the match, but Rachel Rozelle's attempt was stopped by Doten to preserve the clean sheet.
“Both teams fought hard and it was a clean match,” Poggi added. “It was a good test for us this early in the season. These are the kinds of matches which make you better.”
True freshmen Melissa Barger and Lauren Schwindt were the Cajuns representatives on the all-tournament team.
Louisiana-Lafayette completed the tournament with a 1-1 record and a third-place finish.
The Cajuns will now turn their attention to a match at Nicholls State (0-2) on Wednesday in Thibodaux at 4 p.m. The Colonels dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to Southern Mississippi Friday and fell 3-0 to Tulane Sunday at the Tulane Invitational.
MATCH SUMMARY
Date: Aug. 31, 2003
Site: Baton Rouge, La. (LSU Soccer Complex)
Goals by Period
1 2 Total
Louisiana-Lafayette (1-1) 0 0
0
Coastal Carolina (1-1)
1 0 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 36:56 CCU Weiler, Laura (Stirton, April)
Shots: UL Lafayette 7, CCU 19
Shots on Goal: UL Lafayette 3, CCU 10
Saves: UL Lafayette 9 (Preseault, Liza), CCU 3 (Doten,
Candice)
Fouls: UL Lafayette 10, CCU 16
Corner Kicks: UL Lafayette 6, CCU 3
Yellow Cards/Ejections: None
Offsides: UL Lafayette 0, CCU 3
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