The LSU soccer team will play its fourth consecutive road match tonight as it travels to Houston, Texas, to compete against Rice.
The Tigers (1-2) are coming off a dreary weekend after losing to North Carolina State, 1-0, on Aug. 29. Multiple fouls, missed shots, drawn-out weather delays and a yellow card brought the team its second loss.
“The N.C. State match was the best attacking game we’ve played against a good opponent in two years, but we just couldn’t find the net,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “We want to keep working on it, cleaning up some things and eventually the goals will out.”
Senior goalkeeper Mo Isom and sophomore goalkeeper Megan Kinneman have also been competing for a starting job.
Isom entered at halftime against N.C. State after Kinneman allowed the one goal of the game, letting the ball slip through her grasp in the first half.
Lee said his team needs to be better in possession to increase LSU’s scoring opportunities against Rice.
“We’d always like it to be faster, but there’s a progression,” Lee said. “When it comes together, we’re going to score goals in