Trojans Embark on First League Road Series of 2021

GAME 12 - ULM
Date	Friday, Oct. 1 - 7 p.m.
Location	Monroe, La.
Stadium	Brown Stadium
Records	Little Rock (5-3-3, 1-0-2 SBC) ULM (7-0-1, 1-0-1 SBC)
Watch	None
Live Stats	ULMWarhawks.com
Twitter	@LittleRockSOC
History	Little Rock vs. ULM

Opening Draw
Little Rock embarks on its first Sun Belt road weekend of the 2021 season, heading to Monroe, Louisiana to face ULM Friday evening. The Trojans then head west to San Marcos, Texas, for a showdown with Texas State Sunday afternoon.
 
Last Time Out
Little Rock and Georgia Southern battled to a 0-0 double overtime draw Sunday afternoon at the Coleman Sports Complex. The Trojans held a 12-11 edge in shots with both teams firing a pair on goal, resulting in a pair of saves for Saskia Wagner. Fanney Einarsdottir led the Trojans with three shots on the afternoon, including one on goal, with Jana Heinen and April Lucio each firing a pair of shots.

GAME 13 - TEXAS STATE
Date	Sunday, Oct. 3 - 1 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Texas
Stadium	Bobcat Soccer Complex
Records	Little Rock (5-3-3, 1-0-2 SBC) Texas State (5-4-1, 2-2 SBC)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	TXStateBobcats.com
Twitter	@LittleRockSOC
History	Little Rock vs. Texas State

 
No Goals For You
Sunday's 0-0 double overtime draw marked Little Rock's seventh clean sheet of the season, which leads the Sun Belt Conference heading into the weekend and is tied for fifth nationally behind the 10 from Wake Forest and eight each from Pacific, Milwaukee and UCLA. In his 66 games as head coach, Mark Foster's squad has recorded 30 shutouts, accounting for 45.5% of Little Rock's matches, while Sunday's draw was the ninth 0-0 double overtime draw during his career.

Solid in Net
Freshman Paige Henry has stepped up in a big way as needed in net, posting a 4-1-1 record in her first season and allowing just three goals with 14 saves. Henry has a 0.48 goals against average heading into the weekend, ranking first in the Sun Belt and 19th nationally, with three of her four wins coming in shutout fashion. All three Trojan goalkeepers have recorded at least one shutout on the year with Saskia Wagner recording a pair and Hilma Svalander  earning one as Little Rock's 0.60 goals against average ranks first in the Sun Belt and 35th nationally.
 
Scouting the Warhawks
ULM heads into the weekend at 7-0-1 on the year and 1-0-1 in Sun Belt action, averaging 4.13 goals per game. Courtney Marten is the reigning league Offensive Player of the Week, leading the league with 11 goals on the year, with Theoni Zerva adding six goals and six assists. Little Rock is 16-7 all-time against ULM, winning six-straight and nine of the last 10 against the Warhawks, including a pair of victories in 2020. The Trojans are 6-5 all-time in games played in Monroe.
 
Scouting the Bobcats
Texas State enters the weekend at 5-4-1 overall and 2-2 in Sun Belt play, facing Arkansas State Friday evening before taking on the Trojans. Texas State is averaging 1.30 goals per game while giving up 1.10 as five different players have tallied a pair of goals on the season. Kiara Gonzalez and Mya Ulloa have each added three assists as well, giving the pair seven points to lead the team. Little Rock is 1-6-3 all-time against Texas State, including a 0-4-1 mark in San Marcos. The meetings between the Trojans and Bobcats have been historically close as every meeting between 2015 and 2019 went to at least the first overtime period.
 
In the Record Book
Fifth-year defender Bergros Asgeirsdottir etched her name among the all-time leader in the Trojan record book in a pair of categories last week. Asgeirsdottier is now the all-time Little Rock leader in both games played (87) and minutes played 7,576, surpassing Jane Picarelli (2007-10) for the top spot in both categories. She is on the doorstep of becoming the all-time leader in another category as she has 81 career starts, two shy of Picarelli's program-record 83.
 
Spreading the Wealth
Little Rock has had a balanced attack this season as the Trojans' 13 goals on the year have been scored by nine different players. Jana Heinen leads the squad with three goals and a pair of assists while Bergros Asgeirsdottir and Fanney Einarsdottir have both found the back of the net twice. In the win over Mississippi Valley State last Tuesday, Addison Yinger scored her first career goal while Camryn Jacobs was credited with the assist for her first career points.
 
Trojan Stat Leaders
Heading into this weekend's matches, the Trojans have been led by three goals from Jana Heinen and two each from Bergros Asgeirsdottir and Fanney Einarsdottir with Heinen and Abril Lucio tallying a pair of assists. Six different Trojans have taken 12 or more shots this season, led by 18  from Heinen and 16 each from Einarsdottir and Mariella Stephens  as Stephens' 11 shots on goal leads Little Rock offensively, followed closely by the nine from Heinen.
 
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