UL Falls to
Arkansas-Little Rock, 2-0
Cajuns finish
road trip with loss to Trojans
LITTLE
ROCK, Ark.-The Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team
struggled to find any offense as Louisiana-Lafayette was
shutout 2-0 by conference foe Arkansas-Little Rock. With
the loss, the Cajuns fall to 3-4-2 on the season and 1-1-0
in Sun Belt Conference play.
The Ragin'
Cajuns came out flat in the first half offensively, managing
only one shot in 45 minutes. UL regrouped at halftime and
was more aggressive in the second half recording 12 shots in
the frame. However, UALR kept the Cajuns out of the goal
and preserved the shutout.
Freshman
goalkeeper Stephanie Weston took the loss for the Cajuns.
Weston, who had two consecutive shutouts entering the match,
allowed two goals, the second most allowed by the goalie all
season.
Defensively, UL rebounded in the second half keeping the
Trojans out of the goal. The Cajuns limited the Trojans to
just two shots in the second half, with only one shot on
goal.
“It was an
uncharacteristically bad first half for us,” head coach Scot Wieland commented. “I thought we did a good job in the
second half, however, you cannot just play one solid half of
soccer at the college level and expect to win.”
For
Arkansas-Little Rock, Maria Ferrato scored both Trojan
goals. Cindy Jenkins was credited with two assists, while
Stacie Julian had one assist.
The match
was a physical contest as two the squads combined for 28
total fouls and five yellow cards.
“They are a
physical team,” Wieland added. “That's how they scored in
the first half. They just out-worked us physically.
“We just
have to get this one out of our minds and prepare and work
hard for the next one,” Wieland stressed. “We have two
conference matches at home this weekend and we just have to
work hard and be ready to play this weekend.”
The Ragin'
Cajuns will return home to the Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility
to host North Texas and Denver next weekend. On Friday,
Oct. 7, the Cajuns will kickoff their home conference
schedule as UL will face North Texas at 7:00 p.m. Sunday,
the Cajuns will continue SBC play hosting Denver in a match
scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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