MONROE, La. – The ULM soccer team was unable to overcome an early scoring attack by visiting Central Arkansas on Friday (Aug. 24) as the Warhawks dropped to 0-3 on the season after falling 2-0 to the Bears.
"We're making improvements across the field," said head soccer coach
Keyton Wheelock. "We need more movement on the offensive attack, it looked like we fell short in that aspect today, not enough forward push on the ball."
The Warhawks put forth one of their most aggressive performances, putting up eight shots, three on goal. Freshman
Mackenzie Bell commanded the Warhawk offense with two shots on goal.
ULM saw more potential today on its set pieces, earning five corners over the course of the match. Back-to-back corners in the first half came into the box off the foot of
Camryn Ciaramella, the Warhawks managed to get a head on the ball both times, thanks to the efforts of
Maddie Guerra - but both attempts went just outside the net.
UCA's two goals came early in the match, at the 9:32 and 28:10 mark. Central Arkansas leaned on Cmille Bassett and transfer Connie Awuku-Darkoh for those scores.
The Warhawk's defense pushed back in the second half of play, cutting down the Bears' shot attempts from 12 to four.
Freshman
Bre Truscott saw her first start of her collegiate career on Friday, earning four saves and multiple defensive moves.
ULM will travel to Ruston, La. on Sunday to face the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech at 7:00 p.m. Links to live stats are available at ULMWarhawks.com. Fans are encouraged to follow along with all things Warhawk Soccer on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @ULM_Soccer.
