LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University women's soccer program will see its first action of the 2019 season on Wednesday evening when it heads to Belhaven University for a 7 p.m. exhibition match at Belhaven Bowl Stadium.
"We start off the season in a preseason fixture at Belhaven University a bit shorthanded," said head coach
Junior Noel. Â "The team is upbeat and is looking forward to a good contest. We are primarily focused on building character at this point in our preparation."
The Lady Braves return 13 players from last season including nine starters. Senior goalkeeper
Giselle Rojas is looking to build on her solid campaign after racking up 6.42 saves in 2018, the third-best mark in the SWAC and top-15 in the NCAA.
The purple and gold bring back its three primary midfielders in sophomore
Johanna Seelhorst, senior
Aliyah Bachelor and senior
Christina Grybos, all of which contributed points in last year's campaign. Seelhorst is the top-returning point scorer for the Lady Braves as she provided two goals and an assist in 2018, Bachelor cashed in on her only shot on goal attempt last season and Grybos notched an assist in the season finale against Mississippi Valley State.
On the defensive end of the pitch, the duo of sophomore
Shalisha King and senior
Gemma Dunn return to The Reservation after both defenders logged over 1,050 minutes last season. King was a starter in all but one contest during her freshman campaign and Dunn registered a shot on goal.
Belhaven ended the 2018 season at 2-14-2 with a 1-10-1 record in the American Southwest Conference. The Lady Blazers return goalie Georgia Jordan who ranked top-five in the conference last season in saves per game (5.56) and total saves (89).
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