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HAMMOND, La. — Kelso Peskin and Madison Ledet each had a goal and an assist as the Lamar Cardinals remained in a tie for first place in the Southland Conference women’s soccer standings with a 2-1 victory at Southeastern Louisiana on Friday night.

The Cardinals (10-3-1 overall, 5-1-0 Southland) are tied with McNeese State atop the standings. LU is one win shy of the school single-season records for wins and conference wins.

McNeese kept pace with a 2-0 win over Nicholls, while Central Arkansas fell out of the deadlock with a 1-0 loss to Stephen F. Austin.

Nederland’s Ledet gave LU a 1-0 lead at the 23:53 mark of the first half. Peskin started the play on a throw-in to M.J. Eckart, who flicked the ball to Ledet, who buried it behind Southeastern Louisiana goalkeeper Michaela Hawthorne for her second goal of the season. Peskin’s assist was her ninth of the season, equaling the school mark set by Mari Olastuen in 2015.

LU increased the lead to 2-0 just 6:09 into the second half on a header by Peskin off a set play from the right side. It was Peskin’s team-leading fifth goal of the season, with Ledet and Samantha Moreno picking up the assists.

Southeastern Louisiana (3-7-3. 1-3-2) broke up LU goalkeeper Lauren Lovejoy’s shutout bid with 21:58 remaining when Maddie Kresevic scored from the top of the box. Megan Gordon was credited with the assist.

After that, Lovejoy and the LU defense shut down the Lady Lions as the Cardinals ran their winning streak to four games.