University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns: Soccer
9/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
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Home,
Sweet Home: Second Half Scoring Barrage Lifts Cajuns 6-0 Friday, September 10, 2004 LAFAYETTE – What a difference playing at home can make. Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns scored five goals in the second half, including two goals by former NAIA All-American Rose Clemensen, to defeat Louisiana Tech 6-0 here Friday night at Cajun Field in the Cajuns' home opener. Louisiana-Lafayette is now 2-2-1 overall, while La. Tech falls to 0-1. UL Lafayette's defense held the Lady Techsters to only one shot the entire match, while the Cajuns fired 37 shots.
The win
marked the Cajuns' first home opening win at Cajun Field in
program history. UL Lafayette's only other home opening win
came in the program's inaugural campaign, a 9-1 victory over
Alabama A&M at Moore Park in Carencro. In the 39th minute of the first half, Clemensen (pictured right), a sophomore midfielder, scored her first career goal as a Ragin' Cajun. Clemensen, a 2003 NAIA All-American honorable mention selection, was assisted by fellow sophomores Kelli Good and Ainsley Breaux. "Rose is still learning about her teammates and her teammates are still learning about her," UL Lafayette head coach Dave Poggi said. "Tonight she showed that she can definitely find the goal." The Cajuns spent most of the first half on the Lady Techsters' side of the field. Louisiana Tech starting goalkeeper Jade Berbert (0-1) stopped six Cajuns shots, while UL Lafayette freshman goalie Kristen Malen did not face a Lady Techster shot the entire period. "Your defense starts the attack," Poggi added. "Your defenders never leave the field and they must always to be in position in order to help your team keep the ball." Sophomore midfielder and Columbia, Ill., native Meghan Crawford, playing in her first match of the season, scored her first career goal as a collegian, unassisted, in the 49th minute to increase the Cajuns' lead to 2-0. "Meghan scored a great goal," Poggi commented. "It's great to see her back on the field and seeing her first action of the season." Good added her second goal of the season in the 58th minute off helpers from Mette Olesen and Clemensen to extend the Cajuns lead to 3-0. "A lot of kids got playing time tonight," Poggi said. "I am just happy everyone was able to contribute; we were able to play everyone that dressed out for tonight's match." Olesen added an unassisted goal of her own 12 minutes later, followed by Clemensen's second goal of the night to put the match out of reach.
The Cajuns' 37 shots set a new school record. UL Lafayette's previous school record was 35 shots, set against Nicholls State in 2002. The Cajuns' seven assists also set a team record, previously set against Jackson State (four assists) last season. Louisiana-Lafayette freshman goalkeeper Kristen Malen (2-1-0) received the victory for the Cajuns. Malen played 65-plus minutes in goal, facing no shots. In the first match of the McAlister's Deli South Louisiana Shootout, Mississippi Valley State defeated McNeese State 2-1 in Lake Charles. "Mississippi Valley State is a much improved team from last year," Poggi said. "They are capable of scoring goals." "We'll have to be mindful of that and we must be more efficient in creating scoring opportunities." UL Lafayette will face Mississippi Valley State in a 1 p.m. match at Cajun Field to close out the 2004 McAlister's Deli South Louisiana Shootout.
Louisiana Tech (0-1-0) vs.
Louisiana-Lafayette (2-2-1)
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
SCORING SUMMARY:
Shots: Louisiana Tech 1, Louisiana-Lafayette
37 -- Ragin' Cajuns -- |
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