NATCHITOCHES, La. – HCU women's soccer is halfway through the Southland Conference schedule and begins the second half of league play with a visit to Northwestern State to take on the Lady Demons this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Lady Demon Soccer Complex.
 
The Huskies (6-3-5, 2-0-3 SLC) and Lady Demons (7-6-0, 4-1-0 SLC) both head into Thursday's matchup playing at a high level. HCU is on a nine-match unbeaten streak and hasn't lost since August while Northwestern State has won seven of its last eight.
 
HCU has lost a match since a 2-0 road defeat at SMU on Aug. 30 and has not allowed more than one goal in a game since a 4-4 draw with Tarleton State on Sept. 6. In SLC play, the Huskies are tied for second in the league with 1.80 goals per game while also ranking second in goals allowed per game, at 0.80.
 
Paisley Barela and Isabella Dillow are tied for the team lead with five goals each while Olivia Rossman has a team-best five assists. As a team, HCU has scored 25 goals already this season, with five regular season games remaining, and is approaching the 29 total goals scored last season.
 
Northwestern State is a perfect 4-0 at home this year with all four of those wins coming during their recent seven-of-eight streak. The Lady Demons earned a home win over East Texas A&M, 3-1, and a 2-0 road win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last week.
 
In SLC play, Emily Gundin, Bonnie Miller and Riley Stern are tied with two goals each to lead the Lady Demons. Gundin also leads the team with three assists against conference opponents. Goalkeeper Audrey Marfia earned the league's most recent Goalkeeper of the Week honor after totaling 14 saves last week with just one goal allowed.
 
HCU owns a 9-7-2 all-time record against Northwestern State and has posted a 4-1-1 record over the last six meetings. The Huskies are 4-3-2 all-time in Natchitoches.
 
The Huskies will return to Houston for their penultimate home game of the 2026 campaign, hosting East Texas A&M at Sorrels Field on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:00 p.m.