ITTA BENA, Miss. – Southeastern Louisiana senior Gisenia Utreras scored a goal and dished out three assists to lead the Lady Lion soccer team to a 5-2 non-conference victory at Mississippi Valley State Sunday afternoon at the MVSU Soccer Field.
 
Southeastern (2-0) remained undefeated with a victory in its first road match of the 2015 season. The Lady Lions scored the match's first four goals, before MVSU (0-2) scored two late goals.
 
"We did a nice job creating opportunities today," Southeastern head coach Blake Hornbuckle said. "Maddie Kresevic had a very good day in the back, while Katie Noonan was excellent in the midfield. Gisenia was also extremely good today getting us into the attack."
 
For the second straight match, senior Kayla Vera and junior Marisa Rodrigues each found the net. Scoring their first goals of the 2015 season were Utreras, junior Bri Singh and freshman Vanessa Arzaluz. Noonan also finished with two assists for the Lady Lions.
 
Southeastern wasted no time getting on the board, taking a 1-0 lead just a minute into the match. Vera scored off a feed from Utreras to give the Lady Lions the early advantage. Despite holding a 6-0 shot advantage in the first half, SLU was unable to add to its lead in the first 45 minutes.
 
The Lady Lions added to their lead eight minutes into the second half. Noonan beat the Delta Devilette defense and found Arzaluz who sent a shot past MVSU goalkeeper Rita Gyasi. The Sparks, Nevada native's first collegiate goal pushed the SLU lead to 2-0.
 
In the 73^rd minute, Noonan again assisted a goal to pad the Southeastern advantage. She found Utreras, who launched a shot into the back of the net for a 3-0 Lady Lion lead.
 
Two minutes later, Singh scored off a Utreras free kick to add to the SLU lead. The goal was the 23^rd of the Lancaster, California native's career and moved her into sole possession on the school's career list.
 
After Mississippi Valley State got on the board in the 80^th minute, Southeastern answered right back. Rodrigues took a pass from Utreras and gave SLU a 5-1 lead with her second goal in as many matches.
 
Mississippi Valley State scored a goal in the 87^th minute to narrow the final margin.
 
On Friday, the Lady Lions will travel to face defending national champion and current No. 1 Florida State at 6 p.m. (CDT) in Tallahassee, Florida. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN3.