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Follow @HCUWSoccer<\/a> <\/p>\n HOUSTON \u2013 The reigning Southland Conference champion HCU Huskies women’s soccer team begins Southland Conference play at Sorrels Field on Thursday evening with a 6:00 p.m. kickoff against the Nicholls Colonels.
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\nThe Huskies (4-3-2) are unbeaten in their last four matches, earning three wins and one tie during that stretch. Last week, HCU earned a pair of 3-1 wins over Southern and Prairie View A&M with the defense limiting opponents to a combined three shots on goal. During HCU’s unbeaten run, Isabella Dillow<\/a> has scored in three-straight matches and has a pair of assists while Paisley Barela<\/a> also has three goals and two assists. Olivia Rossman<\/a> has two goals and two assists during that stretch while Madison Stormberg<\/a> has scored twice with an assist.
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\nNicholls (2-3-3) heads into the match following a 2-1 home loss to Southern Miss after playing Prairie View A&M to a 1-1 draw on the road last Thursday. Fifth-year midfielder Alyssa Wheeler leads the Colonels with five goals, tied for second-most in the conference, and has three assists. Three other Nicholls players have four goals each as the Colonels have out-scored opponents 27-16 this season. In goal, Aislinn Wright has a 2.14 goals against average with a .667 save percentage.
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\nThe Huskies are 13-1-1 all-time against the Colonels, losing the first meeting between the two programs before winning 13-straight and playing to a 1-1 draw in Thibodaux, La. last year.
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\nHCU will have more than a week off following Thursday’s match, next visiting Edinburg, Texas on Sunday, Sept. 27, to face UT Rio Grande Valley at 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n