Sept. 20, 2009

Final Stats

Ruston, La. - Freshman Mal Feece's header broke a scoreless game in the 77th minute to push Louisiana Tech past UALR 1-0 on Sunday at the Lady Techster Soccer Complex.

Feece's third goal of the season was assisted by Kat McCullough on a corner kick as the Lady Techsters remain one of the few teams undefeated on the season. Their 10-0 record extends the school record.

"We've been working on getting the ball in the right areas for our girls to attack it," said LA Tech head coach Kevin Sherry. "Kat McCullough hit it perfectly to where we wanted it and Mal did what she is good at which is heading. She is a freshman that has heading power. To get her on the team this season gives us something that we've never had before."

LA Tech took just four shots in the first period, but had 14 in the second. Sophomore goal keeper Cat Buchanan withstood the Trojan's 13 shots - 5 on goal - for her sixth shutout of the season.

Buchanan made a couple of one-on-one saves in the contest that preserved the 0-0 tie, allowing her team to come away with the victory on Fleece's header.

"That was a really tough game," said Sherry. "It was like a game of chess. They (UALR) played to their strengths, hid their weaknesses and defended in numbers. It was a cat-and-mouse game. I think that game will be very similar to what we will play in conference. We could have conceded a goal in the first five minutes and one goal is going to make the difference. Today was our day, but it can go either way."

Tech outshot UALR 18-13, including an 8-5 advantage on shots on goal.

The Lady Techsters take their unblemished record on the road as they face Sam Houston State on Friday at 7 p.m.