Mid-Spring 2018 Volume 1, Issue 10
In this issue:
Cowgirl Award Ceremony
The 2018 Soccer Banquet was
held at Blue Dog Café where
everyone enjoyed crawfish
enchiladas, awards and con-
versations about the Cowgirls
impeccable 2017 season. The
girls were recognized for their
achievements for conference
play, receiving their All-
Conference First, Second and
position specific awards. The
Cowgirls also voted on who
would be awarded McNeese
Soccer titles such as MVP, the
S.P.I.R.I.T award, and the
“Golden Cowbell” award.
(Award winners listed to the right)
Emma Roccaforte: Goalkeeper of the Year
We would like to say a big thank
you to our Cowgirl supporters
who joined us for the Banquet!
Our guest speaker, David Grif-
fin shared some words of wis-
dom and advice with the girls
about continuing to build off
accomplishments. We conclud-
ed the night, with words from
Head Coach, Drew Fitzgerald on
the future and vision for Cow-
girl Soccer as he presented a 6
phase project for building and
redesigning Cowgirl Stadium.
(If you are interested in hearing about how
you can contribute to our 6 phase project,
reach out to Head Coach, Drew Fitzgerald
for more information. )
 Banquet Awards
 New Cowgirls
 Staff Addition
 #CharacterEnhancement
 #OldTimers
 Spring Games
Banquet Awards
All-Conference First Team:
Gabrielle D’Alesandro , Emma Roc-
caforte, Savannah LaRicci
All-Conference Second Team:
Nicole Schaaf, Nola Prickett
Defender of the Year: Gabrielle
D’Alesandro
Goalkeeper of the Year: Emma Roc-
caforte
Forward &Player of the Year:
Savannah LaRicci
Most Valuable Player
Savannah LaRicci& Nicole Schaaf
S.P.I.R.I.T Award: Nola Prickett
Most Improved Player: Rebecca Ad-
cock
Rookie of the Year: Emma Roccaforte
McNeese Soccer 2017 Offensive Player
of the Year: Savannah LaRicci
McNeese Soccer 2017 Defensive
Player of the Year: Nicole Schaaf
McNeese Soccer 2017 “Golden Cow-
bell” : Nola Prickett
 Welcome Our New Cowgirls!

McNeese Soccer signed 10 new cowgirls to the squad on

National Signing Day. This is the largest class to come
through the McNeese Soccer Program. 2018 COWGIRL SIGNEES
Fitzgerald said this about the incoming class, "Nick has
again worked tirelessly to put together a large and very ● CARISSA ADAMS | FORWARD | QUARTZ HILL, CA
deep recruiting class. The players coming in will help fill ● MACAYLA BASS | FORWARD | MADISONVILLE, LOUISIANA
the void left by our exceptional graduating senior
● GABRIELLE CHRISTY | GOALKEEPER | PERRY HALL, MARYLAND
class. This class continues our trend of bringing in talent
● DELANA FRIESEN | FORWARD | ALBERTA, CANADA
from all over the country (and Canada) while we've also
● CAROLINE SOPHIE FRITSCH | MIDFIELDER | SPRING, TEXAS
added in-state talent. Combined with a strong returning
● HAYLEY HALLIDAY | DEFENDER | CYPRESS, TEXAS
group, we will have a lot of talent to utilize."
● ISABEL VICTORIA KEMBEL | FORWARD | LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON
"On paper this class is fairly heavy in forwards, largely
● BROOKE MALLORY | MIDFIELDER | MAGNOLIA, TEXAS
because when you have to replace the Southland Confer-
● NATALYA RAMIREZ | DEFENDER | DALLAS, TEXAS
ence Player of the Year and the team's leading goal scor-
● JUNA SUPPAN l DEFENDER l GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY
er you need to have depth. But the forwards in the group
are also flexible players capable of playing in multiple
positions and in many different systems. We look forward
to figuring out to best use each player's abilities."
 The girls are enjoying giving back to the community
and will continue to do it throughout the rest of the
semester! Geaux Pokes!!
(Soccer clinic to the left, Abrahams tent, below)

Your Cowgirls are doing their part around Lake Charles!

Every Monday the girls are volunteering at different loca-
tions in Lake Charles to enhance their character and give
back to the community! There are cowgirls in 4 different
locations: Abraham’s tent, where the girls help serve food
to the homeless; Calcasieu Animal Shelter, they are play-
ing with animals and helping them get adopted; McNeese
Soccer Clinic, the girls help kids in the Calcasieu Parish
with their soccer development; and lastly they attend Fel-
lowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

Kylee Hatha wa y Named New As s is tant Coach

Kylee Hathaway joins our Cowgirl
staff from Texas Southern Uni-
well. She graduated from Ala-
bama State University in 2015
with a Bachelors of Science in
Business Management. While
at ASU, Kylee was the starting
goal keeper all four years. She
was named to the SWAC All-
Conference First Team in 2013
and the SWAC All-Conference
Second Team in
2012. Throughout her career
Volume 1, Issue 10
of the Week multiple times. She was
named SWAC Defensive player of the
“It was an honor
Year in 2013 and helped the team
to be chosen to
reach many momentous achieve- join the Cowgirl
ments over her career. University, Soccer staff.
and received multiple SWAC Aca- McNeese Soccer
demic awards. Kylee has also is such a great
program and I’m
worked with multiple soccer clubs in
excited to help the
the Houston area and was part of growth and add to
the State Staff for the STYSA Olym- its success.
pic Development Program in South Geaux Pokes!

versity as she served as assis- she was named SWAC Confer- Texas. -Hathaway
tant coach from 2015-2018 and ence Player of the Week and We are glad to have her on our Cow-
received her MBA from TSU as College Sports Madness Player girl Staff!
 SPRING SEASON SUCCESS!
cally, tactically, mentally, and physically. The girls are bonding
well on the team and are excited to come to practice every
day to get better (even the 6am practices). Our Cowgirls are
definitely emptying their tank every time they step on the field
to make themselves better for next season!

The girls are off to a great start of their 2018 Spring

Season! They went 4-0-1 in the UL-L tournament, only
tying to ULL who they beat in the championship game!
This past weekend the Cowgirls also went 4-0 in the
HBU 7v7 Tournament and beat conference competitor
Nicholls State at Cowgirls Stadium, 7-0! The girls have
worked hard over the past month in improving techni-

We had our Annual Cowgirl Alumni Game March 10th, where our
team and alumni enjoyed crawfish and fans got to see a com-
petitive game! Thank you to our Alumni who came out and gave a
great game to our girls! (Although, the alumni may have had 14
people on the field at one point) We appreciate your continuous
support and dedication to being a Cowgirl!
(Alumni: Rachel Wright-Lyons, Nikki Schaaf, Michelle Petrarca, Krista Stein-
beiser, Annie Bravenec, Gabi D’Alesandro, Taylor Trent, Kayla Goedicke, Sara
Ortiz, Emily Silva, Kelley Clancey

Tentative Spring Schedule

March 18th : UL-L 7v7 Tournament CHAMPIONS
March 24th : Houston Baptist University 7v7 Tournament CHAMPIONS
March 25th : Vs Nicholls State @Cowgirl Stadium, Game time: 2pm 7-0 WIN
March 30th-April 8th : Spring Break -
April 15th : @University of Houston, Game time: 5pm
April 21st-22nd : Team Retreat to Camp Cho-Yeh
 FRI., AUG. 17 7 p.m. @ Prairie View A&M
SUN., AUG. 19 1 p.m. @ TCU

FRI., AUG. 24 7 p.m. Texas State

SUN., AUG. 26 1 p.m. Arkansas

FRI., AUG. 31 7 p.m. UL-M

SUN., SEPT. 2 1 p.m. UL-L

FRI., SEPT. 7 7 p.m. @ UTRGV

SUN., SEPT. 9 5 p.m. @ UH

FRI., SEPT. 14 7 p.m. @ Southeastern

SUN., SEPT. 16 1 p.m. @ Jackson State University

*FRI., SEPT. 21 7 p.m. Northwestern

*SUN., SEPT. 23 1 p.m. UCA

*FRI., SEPT. 28 7 p.m. @SFA

*SUN., SEPT. 30 1 p.m. @ Sam Houston
*FRI., OCT. 5 7 p.m. Nicholls
*SUN., OCT. 7 OPEN

*FRI., OCT. 12 7 p.m. @ ACU

*SUN., OCT. 14 1 p.m. @ UIW

*FRI., OCT. 19 7 p.m. A&M Corpus Christi

*SUN., OCT. 21 1 p.m. HBU

*FRI., OCT. 28 7 p.m. Lamar

Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 SLC Tournament at Lamar

*Conference

#TodaysQuote: “I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.” -Mia Hamm