THE MATCHUP
Teams: ULM (6-8-2, 3-4-1 Sun Belt)
Troy (7-7-3, 3-3-2 Sun Belt)
Location: ULM Soccer Complex, Monroe, La.
Time: 4:00 p.m.
MONROE, La. – The ULM soccer team looks to finish the 2016 home season on a high note as they welcome in the Troy Trojans on Friday in the final home game of the season. Friday's match will kick off at 4:00 p.m. at the ULM Soccer Complex.
NOTABLES
-ULM and Troy enter Friday's contest as two of the nine teams still looking to stamp their ticket to the Conference tournament as South Alabama and Coastal Carolina have already punched theirs. The top eight teams go to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Foley, Alabama at the end of the season.
-The Warhawks and Trojans each feature a top goal scorer since conference play began. Abby Reynolds from Troy and Emely Portillo-Segovia from ULM each have scored three goals in conference play, which ranks in a tie for fourth in the SBC.
-ULM and Troy will meet on Friday for the 12th time in the school's respective history on Friday afternoon. The Trojans have an 8-3 all-time record against the Warhawks as ULM will look to break and eight game losing streak on Friday.
-The Trojans enter Friday's game coming off a SBC win last Sunday against Texas State 2-1. Troy is led offensively by both Abby Reynolds and Brooke McKee, who each have scored four goals this season to lead the Trojans. Troy is led between the pipes by Mikki Lewis who ranks second in the Conference with an 0.87 goals against average as well as is in a tie for second with seven shutouts this season.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Keyton Wheelock
Recap of Last Weekend: The team worked extremely hard on defense and we created a lot of opportunities by getting our numbers forward into the attack which we have struggled to do this year. We just need to finish in front of goal, however the effort was there.
Troy Preview: Troy hasn't given up a lot of goals this season they are very organized. Mikki Lewis has been an all-conference keeper and is a very good keeper. We need to make sure that when we get our chances that we make them count.
Kelsey Dazalla
As a defensive unit being effective with seven shutouts: I feel that defensively we were already strong but we have been working out the small kinks. The communication has been a lot better and we are working to get more shutouts as we go down the stretch this season.
UP NEXT
-ULM will head to San Marcos Texas for their final regular season match of the 2016 season on Sunday afternoon against Texas State. The match will kickoff at 1:00 p.m.
