ULM (10-3-1 overall, 2-3-1 Sun Belt Conference) vs. Ragin' Cajuns (1-7-5 overall, 0-4-2 Sun Belt Conference)
1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022 | Brown Stadium | Monroe, Louisiana
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MATCH NOTES
MONROE, La. - The ULM soccer team plays the middle game of a three-game homestand at 1 p.m. Sunday when the Ragin' Cajuns visit Brown Stadium. The Warhawks are 10-3-2 overall entering Sunday's match, including a 2-3-1 record inside the Sun Belt Conference after last Sunday's 2-1 win over SBC West Division leader Arkansas State. The Ragin' Cajuns are 1-7-5 overall and 0-4-2 in SBC action, and are coming off a 2-1 loss to Texas State in Lafayette last Sunday.
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RECAP -
- South Alabama scored three times in the first 10 minutes of the second half to pull away for a 4-1 win over ULM Thursday night, Oct. 6, at The Cage.
The Jaguars (7-1-5 overall, 3-0-2 Sun Belt Conference) struck early, as Jasmine Greene scored in the second minute for the 1-0 USA lead. USA worked quickly in the second half as well. Imane Addi scored in the 47th minute as the Jags doubled the lead, 2-0. In the 51st minute, Morgan Cross stretched the lead to 3-0. Gray then found the back of the net in the 55th minute for a 4-0 lead.
ULM converted on its only shot on goal of the match as
Efi Brame scored in the 90th minute to avoid the shutout, 4-1.
ULM attempted just five shots in the match, while USA had 13, putting six on goal.
- Inge Konst and Lena Göppel each scored first half goals as ULM held off Arkansas State's late rally, 2-1, Sunday afternoon at Brown Stadium to pick up three points over the Sun Belt Conference West Division leaders.
In the 30th minute, Konst fired a free kick from the top left corner of the box toward the net. The ball slipped past A-State (6-5-2 overall, 4-2-0 Sun Belt Conference) goalkeeper Olivia Luther to put ULM (10-3-2, 2-3-1) up 1-0.
ULM struck again in the 44th minute. On a corner kick from the left side, Konst's kick came to the front of the net, where it deflected off of Luther and went to Göppel, who sent it past Luther in to the lower right corner of the net for the 2-0 advantage that held to halftime.
Arkansas State made a late push. In the 81st minute, Abigail Miller broke into the box and challenged ULM goalkeeper
Mickaela Leal, using the right foot to push the ball past Leal into the bottom right corner of the net to bring the Red Wolves within a goal, 2-1.
Much of the final 10 minutes was played on A-State's offensive end of the field. The Red Wolves earned a corner kick in the final minute, with McKenzie Robinson firing a shot that was stopped by Leal. A scramble ensued off the rebound, but a foul on Arkansas State brought an end to the scrum and secured the win for ULM.
SERIES HISTORY –
Sunday's match marks the 22nd all-time meeting between the Warhawks and Ragin' Cajuns, with the Cajuns leading the series, 14-5-2. ULM snapped a four-match losing streak in the series last year, earning a 3-1 victory in Lafayette, marking the Warhawks' first-ever win in Lafayette. The Cajuns have won the last two meetings in Monroe, 2-0 on Oct. 18, 2020, and 2-0 on Oct. 13, 2019. ULM last won at home against the Cajuns, 2-1, on Oct. 5, 2017.
WARHAWKS IN NATIONAL STAT RANKINGS –
ULM ranks inside the Top 50 in NCAA Division I in several stat categories, including: total goals (10th at 35, first in Sun Belt Conference), shots per game (11th at 19.47, first SBC), shots on goal per game (17th at 8.87, first SBC), total points (17th at 95, first SBC), scoring offense (23rd at 2.33, first SBC), points per game (35th at 6.33, first SBC) and total assists (46th at 25, first SBC).
Individually,
Mara Grutkamp ranks inside the Top 50, ranking 29th in total assists at six to lead the SBC and 49th in assists per game at 0.43 to rank second in the SBC.
A LOOK AHEAD –
ULM concludes its three-match homestand and home schedule at 7 p.m. Thursday vs. Georgia Southern. The Warhawks then wrap up the week with its penultimate match of the regular season at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Troy.
