Lady Jackets Shut Out Laramie County CC in Preseason Tune-up (August 23, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s soccer team looked impressive in its preseason exhibition game against Laramie County Community College on Saturday evening, shutting out the Golden Eagles 4-0.  Freshman midfielder Ally Taylor tallied four points as the new-look Yellowjackets controlled play for 90 minutes.

Junior Margot Merrill-Johnson opened the scoring just 4:48 into the contest with a header from the right side.  She was assisted by junior Candy Cherry and senior Mandy Reed.  Taylor scored an unassisted goal just under five minutes later to put the Yellowjackets ahead 2-0.  Junior Heidi Robertson and junior transfer Megan Beckstead each found the net late in the game to give MSUB its final margin.  Taylor assisted on both of those goals.

LCCC managed just one shot in the game as the Golden Eagles were unable to threaten the goal against the better-conditioned Yellowjackets.  Alyssa Wolfer and Megan Plank shared time in goal for MSUB in the shutout.

MSU Billings will open its regular season next Friday when the Jackets host St. Cloud State and East Stroudsburg in the second annual MSU Billings Cup Sponsored by Thrifty Car Rental.  MSUB will face St. Cloud State on Friday and East Stroudsburg on Sunday.  SCSU and ESU will square off against each other on Saturday.  All games are slated for 1:00 p.m. starts.