Raines’ Brace Lifts Southeastern Louisiana to Fourth Southland Tournament Title
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BEAUMONT, Texas – The party can start in Hammond, America, as Southeastern Louisiana completed its Southland Conference Soccer Tournament run with a 3-0 win over Sam Houston on Saturday afternoon at the LU Soccer Complex.
Lady Lion forward Jamie Raines accounted for all three goals, scoring two and assisting on another. The first came in the 13
th minute when Mya Guillory perfectly placed a corner in the box for Raines, whose strong header found the back of the net.
SLU had a chance at a second goal in the 18
th minute, earning a penalty kick that was stopped by SHSU’s Tatum Krueger. The champs eventually got their second score in the 63
rd minute, when Raines one-timed a pass from Paityn Bretzer in the lower right corner.
In the 67
th minute, the Lady Lions extended the lead to 3-0 as Hailie Yoder stayed with her first shot, collected the rebound and fired one past Krueger.
Southeastern Louisiana will learn its first-round opponent during the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Selection Show at noon CT on Monday, April 19.
2020 Southland Conference Soccer All-Tournament Team
Nadine Maher, Southeastern Louisiana (MVP)
Megan Gordon, Southeastern Louisiana
Dalton Fish, Southeastern Louisiana
Hailie Yoder, Southeastern Louisiana
Courtney Pawlik, Sam Houston
Danielle Forsyth, Sam Houston
Brooke Jones, Sam Houston
Katelyn Termini, Stephen F. Austin
Maddie Talbot, Stephen F. Austin
Christina Arteaga, Abilene Christian
Natalie Jones, Abilene Christian