Live Stats (Lamar)

THIBODAUX, La. – With a six-game road stretch coming to an end, the Nicholls State University soccer team will play in its first Southland Conference match of the season Friday at Lamar followed by a Sunday duel with Southern.

Junior midfielder Haylee Atwell tallied her second goal of the season during the Colonels 5-1 defeat to UL-Lafayette Sunday. Nicholls (2-4) is looking to snap a two-game skid as it also dropped Friday's match 1-0 to Alcorn.

The Colonels are hoping to have junior midfielder Francesca Curteis return to the lineup after missing the last four matches due to injury.
 
Senior midfielder Mie Elvestad has accumulated a team-high 12 shots while fellow senior Emily Werenskiold has put 6-of-10 shots on goal.

Freshmen Hannah Bodron and Brittany Bunn have become a staple to the Colonels starting 11, playing all 180 minutes in the last two contests.

Lamar
Friday, Sept. 15 | LU Soccer Complex | 7 p.m.

The hottest team in the SLC, the Cardinals have the best record in the league at 5-2-1, including a 3-0-1 record in their last four matches. Goalkeeper Lauren Lovejoy has shut out the last four opponents, receiving SLC Goalkeeper of the Week honors three times this season.

Junior-college transfer Amelia Fullmer played all 110 minutes in Lamar's blanking of Houston. Consequently, she earned SLC Defender of the Week Tuesday.
Offensively, the Cardinals have 10 different goal scorers this season. Kelso Peskin has a team-high five assists and seven points.

All-Time Record against Lamar: 2-7-1
Last match: T, 0-0 (Sept. 16, 2016)

Southern
Sunday, Sept. 17 | Jaguar Park | 1 p.m.

The Lady Jags (0-4) are still looking for their first win in 2017 as they have been outscored 15-0. Sophomore Sophia Zavala, a second team All-SWAC selection, fronts the squad with seven shots taken.

All-Time Record against Southern: 11-0
Last match: W, 8-0 (Aug. 28, 2016)

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