MONROE, La. – The ULM soccer team (3-2) remains home to face the Southern Jaguars (1-3) at Brown Stadium on Thursday (Sept. 4) at 6 p.m. The Warhawks look to continue momentum in the final week of nonconference play.
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS –
Southern is currently 1-3 on the season, opening the season with a 1-0 win over Southern Miss at home. The Jaguars then followed things up with three road losses: to McNeese, 0-4, to SMU, 0-2, and to Houston, 0-6. Southern will continue on their road trip after ULM, not returning home until October 3. The Jaguars are predicted to win the SWAC this season under SWAC Co-Coach of the Year Jeremy Fontenot, after clinching the SWAC Tournament title and going to the NCAA Tournament last season.
SPREADING THE WEALTH –
Seven different Warhawks have scored each of the 10 goals this season and 12 have earned points. In the Aug. 14 season opener vs. Southeastern Louisiana, four different ULM players scored a goal. In the Aug. 27 match against Little Rock, four Warhawks claimed points from assists. Skylar Blaise leads the pack with six points so far, posting three goals. Fellow captain Beth Strutton follows closely behind with five points.
SERIES VS. SOUTHERN –
This is the 13th meeting between the Jaguars and the Warhawks, the first in Monroe since 2021. The first meeting between the two teams was in 2006, in which the Warhawks claimed a win at home over the Jaguars, 6-1. ULM leads the series with a 11-1 record, the lone loss to Southern coming in a vacated win in 2021. The last meeting in the series was in 2024, when the Warhawks claimed a 2-0 shutout win at Southern.
LAST TIME OUT –
MONROE, La. – The ULM women's soccer team found a way to come from behind and win their second consecutive match against Little Rock on Wednesday night. Vienna Tokam logged her first career goal and Skylar Blaise notched the game winner, with four Warhawks earning assists.
The Trojans got off to an early start, with Maria Schuller breaking away from the pack and hitting the back of the net in the eighth minute. A corner kick by Margret Edda Bjarnadottir set up a header from Libby Holmes, a goal coming off the foot of Tokam. The goal was Tokam's first career goal. This was also Holmes' second assist this season and Bjarnadottir's third.
A free kick by Ally Richardson sent the ball to Stacey Qosja, who then passed it to Blaise for her third goal of the season and 14th of her career. Richardson logged her first assist of the season, while Qosja claimed her first career point with the assist. While the Trojans fought to find the tying goal, the half ended with ULM ahead.
Multiple shots from both teams kept the second half even. While the Trojans prevented extra goals from the Warhawks, they were unable to tie things up, as ULM clinched its second-straight win over Little Rock, 2-1.
SET PIECES –
The Warhawks have been known to capitalize off set pieces this season, with five of the team's 10 goals coming off corner kicks or free kicks. ULM also ranks seventh nationally in corner kicks, averaging 8.6 per game as they look for more scoring opportunities.
FOLLOW THE WARHAWKS –
Thursday's match will have live stats available, while it will not be available on streaming. Links to live stats and video streams for all matches, when available, can be found at ULMWarhawks.com.
LOOKING AHEAD –
The Warhawks will host former Sun Belt opponent North Texas on Sunday (Sept. 7) at 1 p.m. CT in Brown Stadium.
