HAMMOND, La.  – The Southeastern Louisiana University women's soccer team will open the 2022 season Thursday with a 6 p.m. contest at Ole Miss.
 
Thursday's contest will be televised on SEC Network+. Live stats, provided by the hosts, will be accessible on the soccer schedule page at LionSports.net.
 
First-year SLU head coach Nathan Gillespie returns 18 letter winners from last season's roster that advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament.
 
Among those returning are the team's top scorers in 2021 in Mya Guillory (five goals, five assists) and Makenzie Maher (five goals, one assist), as well as fellow starters Darby Gillette, Haylli Roe, Dalton Fish and Claire Huston.
 
Guillory, Gilllette and Huston represented the Lady Lions on the preseason All-Southland teams released earlier this month. Southeastern also added 10 newcomers for the upcoming season.
 
Southeastern dropped a 4-0 exhibition decision at Mississippi State last Sunday. Olivia Griffin and Sophie Wendt split time in goal for SLU, combining for 11 saves in the match.
 
Thursday will see the Lady Lions take on an Ole Miss squad that finished 12-6-3 overall and 6-3-1 in Southeastern Conference play. The Rebels advanced to the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
 
Thursday's match is the first of two road matches to open the regular season for SLU. Southeastern will travel to Jackson, Miss. next Friday for a 1 p.m. match at Jackson State.  
 
SCORE ONE MORE CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the women's soccer program are encouraged to join the Score One More Club.  Lion alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners. All membership fees and donations to Score One More Club are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern soccer program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
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