Box Score
RUSTON – The Southeastern Louisiana women's soccer team picked up its second victory of the season Friday afternoon with a 3-0 victory over in-state foe Grambling at the GSU soccer field.
The Lady Lions (2-2) snapped a two-match losing skid with the victory. Grambling fell to 1-4 overall with the loss.
Southeastern Louisiana senior
Candice Wallace finished with a goal and an assist to lead the Lady Lions. With 15 goals, 15 assists and 45 points in her career, the Guelph, Ont. native ranks in the school's career top 10 in all three scoring categories.
Junior
Natalie Santana and freshman
Karly Dagys each found the net for their second goals of the season. Freshman
Lauren Stillians was credited with two assists.
Led by junior
Nicole Brannigan and sophomore
Kyle MacIntosh, Southeastern held GSU to one shot on goal. Sophomore
Lacey Bockhaus was credited with the shutout in goal for the Lady Lions.
“This was a good, much-needed victory for us,” Southeastern head coach
Blake Hornbuckle said. “I thought we controlled the tempo of the match and did a nice job of limiting the opportunities of a hard working Grambling team.
“Individually, Natalie was a difference maker for us in the midfield, really helped us control the flow of play and scored a nice goal,” Hornbuckle added. “We were also pleased with the efforts of Candice and Lauren in our attack. Kyle and Nicole were excellent in the back and the play of freshmen
Karly Dagys and
Sam McNally was also outstanding.”
Southeastern grabbed the lead in the match's 27th minute, as Wallace scored off a corner kick by
Lauren Stillians. Wallace's first goal of the season gave Southeastern a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
The Lady Lions doubled their lead early in the second half. Wallace played a ball through to Santana who found the net with an excellent effort to stretch the Southeastern advantage to 2-0.
Dagys put the game away in the 77th minute. The Oakville, Ont. product drilled home a shot off a Stillians throw in to provide Southeastern with the final 3-0 margin.
Southeastern will return to action on Sunday, facing former Southland Conference rival Louisiana-Monroe in a 1 p.m. road match.
