THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University women's soccer team took a 1-0 lead early and outlasted Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday afternoon at the Nicholls Soccer Complex.
 
The Colonels (5-4) scored just ten minutes into the contest when Emily Werenskiold launched a curving free kick from 40 yards out that found Jess Cotes. Coates fired a shot that snuck under a diving Megan Delaney and hit the bottom left corner of the net.
 
The Islanders (1-4-2) took 11 shots in the first period and had a number of opportunities. On one instance Corpus Christi had a 1-on-1 with goalie Taylor Mosley, but the Islander shot hit the left post, only inches from tying the game.
 
Nicholls largely controlled the second period, outshooting Corpus Christi 9-1 and tightening up their defense after halftime adjustments.
 
Coates registered the only goal for the Colonels, her second of the season, while Werenskiold earned her second assist of the year.
 
Delaney led the Islanders offensively with a team-high three shots from the goalie position.
 
Mosley faced 12 shots and earned six saves in a shutout effort on the evening.
 
Delaney had six saves for Corpus Christi, while allowing one goal on 17 shots.
 
The Colonels will head to Abilene, Texas to face Abilene Christian University on Friday at 12 p.m. for the first of a four-game road-swing.
 
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