LAFAYETTE - Alyssa Abbott scored a pair of goals and Hailly Waterhouse added an assist to lead the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team in its exhibition opener against I-10 rival McNeese on Wednesday, but a mad scramble in the box in the final half-minute of regulation resulted in an own goal and a 2-2 deadlock at the Home Bank Track/Soccer Facility.
Louisiana, which will officially open its first season under head coach Chris McBride on Aug. 18 against FIU, outshot McNeese, 9-5 with Abbott scoring in the 19th minute before giving the Ragin' Cajuns a 2-1 lead with an unassisted goal in the 76th minute.