LAKE CHARLES, La. – The Nicholls State University women's soccer team travels to Lake Charles on Friday for the first Southland Conference matchup of the season.
 
The Colonels (4-3) defeated Alcorn State 4-0 on Friday behind a balanced offensive effort and a strong defensive play.
 
The Cowgirls (2-4-1) are coming off of a 0-0 tie to the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Sunday.
 
In their only matchup last season Nicholls took a 3-0 victory over McNeese behind a hat trick from forward Spencer Valdespino.
 
This season the Colonels have employed an extremely balanced offensive attack with 15 different players scoring a goal through seven games. Valdespino leads the team with three goals and an assist on the season. Jess Cotes has a team-high three assists and also contributed a goal, while freshmen Kaitlyn Caro has two goals and two assists this year.
 
McNeese has four players who have recorded a goal and two who have recorded an assist through their seven games.
 
In the net, Taylor Mosley (2-3) has recorded 28 saves with 13 goals allowed on the year and has a .683 save percentage.
 
Maggie Marks (1-3) has 14 saves on the season while giving up six goals.
 
The Colonels will travel to Lake Charles to take on McNeese State at 6 p.m. on Friday. Visit geauxcolonels.com for full coverage of Colonel soccer and live stats.