HolmesRecap
Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
3
Winner ULM ULM (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
2
Nicholls NICH (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
ULM ULM
(2-1-0, 0-0-0)
3
Final
2
Nicholls NICH
(0-2-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
ULM ULM 2 1 3
Nicholls NICH 1 1 2

Game Recap: Soccer | | ULM Athletic Communications

Warhawks Find a Way in 3-2 Contest at Nicholls

The ULM soccer team posted 20 shots and 13 on target, scoring three goals in the win.

THIBODAUX, La. – The ULM women's soccer team (2-1) found a way in an 87th-minute game winner against the Nicholls State Colonels (0-2) on Thursday (Aug. 21) night. As ULM scored goals in the first half for a 2-0 lead, Nicholls caught up before a game winner secured the victory for the Warhawks.
 
ULM notched six shots–five on goal–in the first 10 minutes of the contest, getting off to a hot start. In the sixth minute, sophomore Beth Strutton knocked the ball into the net for the first score of the evening. It was Strutton's second goal of the season, assisted by Margret Edda Bjarnadottir, her second of the season.
 
In the 16th minute, Skylar Blaise followed things up with her second goal of 2025, Libby Holmes claiming the assist, for an early 2-0 lead for the road team. But the Colonels would not let up. A penalty kick in the 25th minute gave Nicholls momentum to keep things tight. At the half, the score was 2-1, with ULM ahead.
 
Kaisa Vale started the second half in goal, playing a career-high 45 minutes. For the majority of the second half, ULM registered shot after shot, but Nicholls goalkeeper Aislinn Wright made six saves to prevent the lead. After 12 shots from ULM, the Colonels found a way to tie things up in the 80th minute. With time running out, the Warhawks pushed for a response and a game winner. In the 87th minute, newcomer Maria Thania Gealon made it happen, knocking the ball into the bottom left for the third goal of the night and the ULM win.
 
The Warhawks led in shots (20 to three), shots on goal (13 to two) and corner kicks (eight to one). But Nicholls had 10 saves while ULM claimed none. 
 
Leane Commaret and Giulia Franco each led the team with four shots apiece. Holmes and Bjarnadottir will earn a point for their assists, while Strutton, Blaise and Gealon will add two to their tally. Jen Handy and Kaisa Vale each played 45 minutes in goal, allowing a goal each.
 
ULM Soccer will continue on the road this weekend, taking on the UAB Blazers for the first time in program history. Kickoff on Sunday (Aug. 24) is scheduled for 7 p.m. 
 
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