Goalkeeper Hannah Linzay said she plans to help the Warhawks soccer team reach the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

“We’ve done well so far, so we have to keep playing hard to get to that tournament,” Linzay said.

Linzay, a Cheneyville, La. native, is a sophomore on the field and has begun a very successful 2011 season.

Before making her first appearance for the Warhawks, Linzay began her career for the LSU Tigers in the 2009 season. She made an appearance in two games against Kentucky and Florida where she did not allow a goal in 24 minutes of play.

Political issues at LSU and wanting to be closer to her brother, Linzay transferred to ULM for the 2010 season.

“My brother was one of the reasons and I wasn’t happy there and it wasn’t fair of the way I was treated,” said Linzay.

Though she did not have an official visit to ULM, it is where her brother attends school, and she said she was more familiar with the Monroe area. She also said, she felt she could be very helpful to the Warhawks.

The transition from LSU to ULM did not start on a good foot. For the 2010 season Linzay took 9 months off and was redshirted due to a lower body injury. It had been the longest she had taken off since the beginning of her soccer career.

In her absence, the team called on junior Alex Holland to defend the goal.

While Linzay was inactive, she assisted Holland in practice to help improve her skills. Linzay showed she could contribute to the team, despite her injuriy.

Now Linzay is back on the field in hopes of getting back to her 100% footwork and taking the Warhawks to the Sunbelt Tournament

“We have a pretty good chance of not only going but competing in the Sun Belt Tournament,” said Linzay.

Off the soccer field, Linzay is a Kinesiology major with a concentration of Exercise Science.

Linzay said, compared to LSU, ULM curriculum is a bit easier and the teachers are much more helpful.

“At LSU professors really don’t care whether you failed or succeed. At ULM the professors are more personal and active in each student’s curriculum,” Linzay said.

Outside of her brother and his friends, the bond between Linzay and her teammates are very strong. She consider her teammates to be sisters and said that they are “very strong together.”