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Louisiana Tech Game Notes

Soccer Continues Season At Louisiana Tech In Final Non-Conference Match Of 2005

Senior Micah Stephens leads the team with five goals, three assists and 13 points this season.

HATTIESBURG, Miss.— The Southern Miss Lady Eagle soccer team continues its season Sunday, with a 1 p.m., contest at Louisiana Tech. This will be the first meeting between the two schools and the final non-conference game for the Lady Eagles in 2005.

The Lady Eagles are currently on a nine match road streak, with Sunday’s match the sixth match in that stretch. The Lady Eagles will not play at home in September, and were only scheduled to have one match at home, Sept. 9 against North Florida, but that match was postponed until 2007 due to Hurricane Katrina.

Southern Miss enters the match with a 3-2-1 record. The Lady Eagles have scored 16 goals on the season and have taken 110 shots. The team has 52 shots on goal, average 18.3 shots per game and 2.57 goals per match.

Senior Micah Stephens, one of Conference USA’s Players to Watch in 2005, leads the team with five goals, three assists, 13 points, 11 shots on goal and two game winning goals. She opened her senior season with two goals and two assists against Louisiana-Lafayette on Aug. 26, before posting the first hat trick of her career against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 2.

Juniors Carly Barkley, Kim Turner and freshman Sarah McFadden each have three goals on the season. McFadden and Stephens are tied for the team lead in shots with 18. Junior Sarah Brennan has two goals on the season.

Freshman goalkeeper Holly Cox has 18 saves in goal for the Lady Eagles, posting her first career shutout against Murray State on Sept. 4. Christina Duvall, also a freshman goalkeeper, has five saves on the season and posted her first career shutout against Centenary on Sept. 11.

Louisiana Tech enters Sunday’s match with a 5-3 record. The team has scored 27 goals in 135 shots, averaging 22.5 shots per match and 4.50 goals per contest.

Emily Cleaveland leads the team with five goals, 13 points and 18 shots on the season. Kodi Bethay has four goals, while Katherine Peters and Hayley Smith each have three goals. Kathleen McCullough has a team-high four assists.

Goalkeeper Chrissy Haisler leads the team with eight saves on the season.

Southern Miss returns to action on Sept. 30, as it opens Conference USA action at UCF at 5:30 p.m.