<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=30tCMc_0vjBnPbM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=30tCMc_0vjBnPbM00" width="800" height="480" >NEW ORLEANS – The second week of Sun Belt competition gets a jumpstart with two matches, including a West Division battle featuring Southern Miss at South Alabama on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Five more matches will be played on Thursday, Sept. 26 with James Madison traveling to Coastal Carolina for an East Division contest All seven matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.<ul><li>UNBEATEN STREAKS – A quartet of Sun Belt teams are unbeaten in at least their last three matches, led by Texas State at five in a row with two wins and three draws. South Alabama has won four consecutive games, while Louisiana (1-0-2) and Coastal Carolina (2-0-1) are undefeated in their last three matches, respectively.</li><li>INTERNATIONAL SPARKS – Southern Miss sophomore forward Rebeka Vega (Venezuela) and Texas State freshman midfielder Helen Alormenu (Ghana) missed most of their respective teams’ non-conference schedules to compete in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. However, both players have been extremely productive since their returns to campus, as Vega scored a goal and tallied four shots at James Madison on Sept. 21 in just her second match of the season. Alormenu a goal in each of her first two collegiate appearances, with her first coming in game-tying fashion with 11 seconds remaining in a 2-2 draw at Baylor on Sept. 15. In her next match, she scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at McNeese State on Sept. 19.</li><li>BACK-TO-BACK BRACES – James Madison freshman forward Ginny Lackey has played in three collegiate matches including her debut at West Virginia on Sept. 5 and has scored two goals in each of her last two matches. The reigning Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week was responsible for both scores in a 2-0 win at East Carolina on Sept. 15 before striking two more times in the 7-2 victory over Southern Miss on Sept. 21. Lackey is currently the only player in the Sun Belt with multiple multi-goal games this season.</li><li>NATIONAL LEADERS – Multiple Sun Belt players are among the national leaders in several major statistical categories. ULM senior midfielder Mara Grutkamp ranks No. 1 among all NCAA Division I players in shot accuracy, putting 80 percent of her 25 total shots on goal this season. Arkansas State junior goalkeeper Damaris Deschaine ranked third nationally in save percentage (.919), and App State graduate forward Izzi Wood stands 12th in the country in both shots per game (4.56) and shots on goal per game (2.44). Louisiana sophomore goalkeeper Natalie Mayes ranks 14th nationally in shutouts (5), while Texas State sophomore goalie Caitlyn Draper is 19th overall in saves per game (6.0) and 23rd in save percentage (.875).</li><li>RPI RANKINGS – In the latest NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, Sept. 23, two Sun Belt programs are listed in the top 100 including No. 67 South Alabama and No. 75 Old Dominion.</li></ul></div></body>

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Unbeaten Streaks On The Line During Second Week of Sun Belt Women’s Soccer Conference Play

NEW ORLEANS – The second week of Sun Belt competition gets a jumpstart with two matches, including a West Division battle featuring Southern Miss at South Alabama on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Five more matches will be played on Thursday, Sept. 26 with James Madison traveling to Coastal Carolina for an East Division contest All seven matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.