ULM (5-0-1 overall) vs. Texas Southern (0-4)
7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 | Brown Stadium | $5 admission
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ULM (5-0-1 overall) vs. Tarleton State (3-1-1)
1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 | Brown Stadium | $5 admission
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MATCH NOTES
MONROE, La. - ULM continues an incredibly busy stretch with back-to-back home matches Friday and Sunday, taking on Texas Southern at 6 p.m. Friday and Tarleton State at 1 p.m. Sunday at Brown Stadium. By the end of Sunday's match, ULM will have played five matches in 12 days. Admission to each match is $5. Both matches will air on ESPN+ with Cory Crowe on the call.
FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS -
Links to live stats and video streams for all matches, when available, can be found on the soccer schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com by scrolling down to that day's match. Six home matches will be streamed on ESPN+ this season, including both matches this weekend.
RECAP -
Kédie Johnson scored twice and assisted on a third goal as ULM rolled to a 4-0 win over Jackson State Friday, Sept. 2, at Brown Stadium. Johnson scored in the sixth minute and 51st minute before assisting on
Eve Blakey's first career goal in the 69th minute.
Efi Brame capped the scoring in the 72nd minute.
Mickaela Leal made one save in picking up the shutout.
Janet Stopka took over on Sunday, scoring twice and assisting on a third goal, as ULM cruised to another 4-0 win, this time at Mississippi Valley State. She scored in the 27th minute off an assist by
Madi Garza. She struck again in the 60th minute with an assist from
Sara Navarro. Stopka then assisted on a goal by
Taylor Henry in the 69th minute.
Ashley Washburn wrapped up the scoring with a goal in the 78th minute, her third of the season, with an assist to
Peyton Pipes. Leal and
Emerson Roberts combined on the shutout.
Freshman
Ashley Washburn scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, while
Paula Guba scored a goal in the first half as ULM defeated Southern, 2-1, Tuesday night in Baton Rouge. Southern tied the game early in the second half, but the two teams played even until Washburn broke through late. Leal made four saves for the win.
SERIES HISTORY –
Friday's match is the second-ever meeting between ULM and Texas Southern. ULM posted a 2-1 overtime win in Houston last season before the match was forfeited due to the use of an ineligible player.
Sunday's match is the first-ever meeting between ULM and Tarleton State. It is the first season for the Texans to field a women's soccer team, and the second year for Tarleton State's athletics programs to compete in NCAA Division I.
STOPKA SCORES SBC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR –
ULM sophomore forward
Janet Stopka was named the Sun Belt Conference's Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals and adding an assist in Sunday's road match at Mississippi Valley State.
Stopka opened the scoring on Sunday with a goal in the 27th minute, with an assist to
Madi Garza. She added another goal in the 59th minute, with an assist by
Sara Navarro, to extend the lead to 2-0. Stopka then added an assist on
Taylor Henry's goal in the 69th minute as the Warhawks built a 3-0 lead.
Stopka now has 16 goals in her career to go with three assists. Her 16 goals ranks tied for fifth all-time at ULM, while her 35 career points rank ninth in program history. She scored a then-program record 10 goals as a first-year freshman in 2020-21 and added four more goals in an injury-shortened season as a second-year sophomore in 2021.
She is the second SBC Offensive Player of the Week for ULM this season after
Inge Konst won the honor on Aug. 22.
A LOOK AHEAD -
ULM concludes non-conference play on Thursday, Sept. 15, at Prairie View A&M before opening Sun Belt Conference play on Sunday, Sept. 18, at App State.
