THE MATCHUP
Teams: ULM (6-6-1, 3-2 Sun Belt)
Coastal Carolina (7-4-1, 4-1 Sun Belt)
Location: Appalachian Soccer Stadium, Boone, N.C.
Time: 12:00 p.m. CST
MONROE, La. – The ULM soccer team is set to make its longest road trip of the season to play the newest member of the Sun Belt Conference Coastal Carolina on Friday. Due to the path of Hurricane Matthew, the Warhawks and Chanticleers will now play Friday's contest in Boone, N.C.
NOTABLES
-Friday's game will feature two of the top scoring offenses in SBC games as the Chanticleers have nine goals scored while the Warhawks have scored five goals so far this season in Sun Belt games. Coastal is top in the Sun Belt while ULM ranks sixth.
-This game also features the top two individual goal scorers in SBC games as last week's Offensive Player of the Week Daniella Famili has four goals scored for Coastal, while Emely Portillo-Segovia has scored three goals in Sun Belt play.
-ULM and Coastal Carolina on Friday will meet for the first time in each school's respective history.
-The Chanticleers enter Friday's matchup coming off back-to-back 1-0 shutout wins over Georgia Southern and Texas State. Coastal Carolina comes in winners of five of their last six with the only loss coming to Georgia State in a 2-0 shutout.
-Coastal Carolina is led by last week's Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of The Week Daniella Famili, who leads the team with five goals this season, including four of those five coming in conference play. In goal they also have the last week's Defensive Sun Belt Conference Player of The Week in Becca Austin, who posted a pair of shutouts last weekend for the Chanticleers.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Keyton Wheelock
Recap Last Weekend: We were really organized with lots of communication and lots of energy as a team on Friday but we didn't see that same energy and organization on Sunday and it hurt us. You have got to stay organized against every opponent no matter what system or style that you are playing and we failed to do that on Sunday. We got to work this week and came up with a new plan and we have started to implement that new plan. We have to prepare and move forward one game at a time. Those games are done and we have to move forward.
Coastal Preview: Coastal is a very good team they have gotten some really big wins this season and they are sitting towards the top of our conference for a reason. We have to really stay organized and be clinical in front of net but we have got to stick to the plan that we put together and if we do that we can hopefully get a result. They have a good backline in front of their goalkeeper and she has pulled off some big saves. You aren't going to get a ton of chances and you have to convert on your chances when they are in front of you.
Alexandria Skidmore
How you feel your season has gone so far: Personally I have improved as a player this season because coach and coaching staff have pushed us to really get fitter and stronger and to get better as a team as a whole
Team Success this season: You can see as we get games under our belt and get mature we understand the game better. What makes us better is once a weekend is over we move on to the next one and how we can get wins and get points out of that weekend.
UP NEXT
-ULM will finish this weekend road trip on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia as they will take on the Georgia State Panthers. Kickoff of that matchup with the Panthers will take place at 12:00 p.m. CST at the GSU Soccer Field.
