University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Florida Atlantic
Hofland?s Last Second Goal Lifts Cajuns
10/7/2006 3:00:00 AM | Soccer
LAFAYETTE-Trailing by one with under a minute to go, freshman Courtney Hofland scored a goal to give
Hofland broke free of a pack of soccer players in the middle field and headed towards the goal. With just 31-seconds left on the clock, Hofland was able to get past the charging goalie and score the match-winning goal.
“I'm really happy the ball went in,” Hofland said of her goal. “I thought we played really well tonight and I am happy I was able to help the team win and continue our winning streak.”
The goal was the freshman's fourth goal of the season and helped the Cajuns to their sixth win of the season and their third conference victory of the year.
The Cajuns are currently on a three match winning streak in the Sun Belt Conference. The three-match conference winning streak ties a school record set in 2004.
“I think we are playing with a lot of confidence right now,” head coach Scot Wieland commented of his team. “Tonight's match was probably the first time I have seen our team come out and from start to finish play hard and play with confidence.
“Courtney's goal at the end of the match was huge,” Wieland added. “We needed this win to help boost our confidence and hopefully we can take this momentum into the match on Sunday and throughout the remainder of the season.”
The Ragin' Cajuns scratched the scoreboard first as Heather Ulliman scored her second goal of the season to give the Cajuns the early advantage.
Erika Saffer drove the ball into the box and passed to Ulliman who snuck the ball past the FAU goalie to give the Cajuns the lead.
The Cajuns managed to keep FAU scoreless in the first half and enter intermission with a 1-0 lead.
The Owls tied the score early in the second half as Cristina Rodriguez scored with only one minute gone in the second half.
The score remained tied at 1-1 until the final minute of the match when Hofland scored her match-winner.
Both teams battled hard in the second half taking nearly 10 shots each ? eight for FAU and nine for UL.
The Cajuns' Stephanie Weston recorded eight saves on the night, allowing just one goal. She earned her sixth victory of the season, tying Liz Preseault for the second most wins in a season. She trails fellow teammate Kristen Malen, who has the record (7).
The win moves Weston into first place on the career wins list with 10.
The Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team will return to the Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility on Sunday afternoon as they take on the Florida International Golden Panthers. Kickoff for the match is set for
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