Blue
Raiders Down Cajuns 2-1
The 2004 Aeropostale
Sun Belt Conference Tournament will be held Nov. 3-6 in
Miami at FIU
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –
A goal by Middle Tennessee's Debs Brereton 14 seconds into
the second half gave the Blue Raiders the insurance they
needed to defeat Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns 2-1 here Sunday
at the Blue Raider Soccer Field.
The win
gave Middle Tennessee (12-4-1, 6-1-1 Sun Belt) at least a
share of the Sun Belt regular season championship and the
No. 1 seed in the upcoming Aeropostale Sun Belt Conference
Tournament in Miami. Meanwhile, Louisiana-Lafayette (7-9-2,
3-4-1 Sun Belt) could finish as high as fourth in the
conference and as low as seventh, depending on Sunday's
results.
After a
3-0-1 start in conference play, UL Lafayette has lost four
straight. The Cajuns' three conference wins ties a school
mark, which is held by the 2001 and 2002 squads.
The Blue
Raiders began the scoring in the seventh minute. Laura
Miguez scored her fifth goal of the season, while Brereton
provided the assist to quickly give MT a 1-0 lead.
UL
Lafayette was able to keep within one goal until the 46th
minute. Brereton took a Miguez lead pass and put it past
Cajuns goalie Anna Brannon to give MT a 2-0 advantage.
Sunday's start for Brannon was her first since the season
opener.
Freshman
midfielder Lyndsey Winters trimmed Middle Tennessee's lead
to 2-1 with an unassisted goal in the 82nd minute, but the
Cajuns were unable to produce another scoring opportunity in
the remaining minutes.
Brannon
made a career-high 12 saves, while Blue Raider goalie Jenny
Manis stopped six Cajun shots. Middle Tennessee attempted 22
shots to the Cajuns' 14 shots.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns will now prepare for the 2004
Aeropostale Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament,
which will be held November 3-6 in Miami on the campus of
Florida International University.
Louisiana-Lafayette
(7-9-2, 3-4-1 SBC) vs. Middle Tennessee (12-4-1, 6-1-1 SBC)
Date: Oct 31, 2004 Attendance: 225
Weather:
Goals by period
1 2 Tot
-------------------------------
Louisiana-Lafayette. 0 1 - 1
Middle Tennessee.... 1 1 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 6:26 MT Miguez, Laura (5) (Brereton, Debs)
2. 45:14 MT Brereton, Debs (16) (Miguez, Laura) - tap
inside the 6
3. 81:48 UL Winters, Lyndsey (unassisted) - tap inside the
six
Shots: Louisiana-Lafayette 14, Middle Tennessee 22
Saves: Louisiana-Lafayette 12 (Brannon, Anna 12), Middle
Tennessee 6 (Manis, Jenny 6)
Middle Tennessee wins share of SBC Championship, carries No.
1 seed into the SBC Championships.
-- Ragin' Cajuns --
