Game 2: LSU def. Birmingham-Southern, 3-0
BATON ROUGE — The LSU soccer team remained undefeated with a 3-0 shutout of the Birmingham-Southern Panthers on Friday evening in the nightcap of the Tiger Classic II at the LSU Soccer Complex in Baton Rouge.
“I am happy we won the game, we were sluggish and had trouble scoring early,” said LSU head coach George Fotopoulos. “Give Birmingham Southern credit because they kept their poise. This was our fourth game in eight days but we found a way to score at the end and win.”
The Tigers have started the season 4-0 for the first time in school history and have outscored the opposition 24-1 after four games. Freshman forward Stacy Bishop scored two goals, one in each half, and leads the Tigers with eight goals. Fellow freshman Michelle De Cespedes notched her fourth goal, knocking the ball into the left corner at the 30:39 mark of the second half to put the Tigers up 3-0 and complete the scoring.
LSU won its 12th-straight game against non-conference competition and owns a 30-4-1 mark against non-conference teams under Fotopoulos. The Tigers have their first three-game winning streak since winning six-consecutive games last season.
Loyola (Md.), defeated McNeese State in Friday’s earlier game by a score of 5-0 led by Carolyn Kennington’s two goals. McNeese State will meet Birmingham-Southern on Sunday at 11 a.m.
LSU will face Loyola on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. to wrap up the Tiger Classic II. The Tigers will be facing the Greyhounds for the first time in school history.
Game 1: Loyola (Md.) def. McNeese State, 5-0
BATON ROUGE — Loyala College (Md.) scored five second-half goals to break a scoreless tie and defeat McNeese State, 5-0, in the first game of the Tiger Classic II on Friday afternoon at the LSU Soccer Complex.
The four-team tournament is the second of its kind in as many weeks hosted by the Tigers. LSU and Birmingham-Southern College are underway starting at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
Loyola’s Carolyn Kennington scored back-to-back goals in the 52nd and 73rd minutes of the game, while Ellen Sroka scored the final two goals of the afternoon for the Greyhounds.
Kate Elliott scored the third goal of the game for Loyola off an assist by Sroka in the 77th minute.
Loyola goalkeeper Erica Niemann earned the shutout victory, recording two saves.
Loyola outshot McNeese State, 23-3, as Cowgirl goalkeeper Toni Deason recorded 12 saves in 90 minutes.