Warhawks face off against top 20 team

The Warhawk soccer team started their season under new head coach Keyton Wheelock last Friday with a loss to the #18 ranked University of South Florida 2-0.

“My team played with a lot of heart this afternoon. They did everything I asked them to do, and their intensity was up. We were unlucky on a couple of bounces, but credit to USF,” said coach Wheelock.

The USF Bulls started off the game strong by recording 11 of their 13 shots in the first half alone. Forward Laticia Skeete scored the first goal of the game with 17:10 remaining in the first half to put the Bulls ahead going into halftime.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, the next strike didn’t result in a goal, but instead with lightning. Coach Wheelock talked about the delay and it’s affect on the game.

“You go into a lightning delay where you’re down and off the field for a long period of time. It is hard to come back on and get going, but these girls continued to battle and didn’t drop their heads,” said Wheelock.

After a delay that lasted a little over an hour, ULM regrouped and only allowed two shots in the second half.

Unfortunately, one of those two shots was by freshman midfielder, Andrea Hauksdottir, who would tally another goal for USF with only 21 minutes left in the game.

Despite forward Maia Mumfords two shots on goal, ULM could not find the back of the net before the clock ran out.

Former leader of the Sun Belt conference in save, Brooke Scroggins, continued her strong net-presence by recording 7 saves on the day.

ULM may have lost to the #18 ranked team in the nation by a final score of 2-0, but they will be back in action this Friday at 4 p.m. when they travel to Southern Miss.