University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Cajuns Begin Second Season at Cajun Field Sunday at 1 p.m.
9/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Cajuns
Begin Second Season at Cajun Field Sunday at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003
The Ragin' Cajuns (2-1) enter Sunday's match off to the best start in the four-year history of the program.
UL Lafayette is coming off of a 2-1 overtime win over Nicholls State Wednesday.
Louisiana-Lafayette will be playing the first of 10 matches to be held at Cajun Field this season. The Cajuns are also beginning a stretch where they will play four of the next five matches on their home turf.
The Cajuns feature a balanced attack which helped them set the program record for goals in the season opener. Nine different players have scored at least one goal and three have tallied two in a match.
Lafayette natives Ainsley Breaux, Ashley Delahoussaye and Tiffany Garber lead the offense with two goals each.
The Cajuns defensive efforts are fortified by the solid play of sophomore goalkeeper Liza Preseault. Through three matches, the second-year netminder has allowed only two goals.
Southern Mississippi enters Sunday's match off to a 2-0-1 start. The Golden Eagles defeated Samford 1-0 Friday night on a goal in the 63rd minute by Carly Barkley.
The two teams have one common opponent - Nicholls State. Just as the Cajuns did earlier this week, Southern Mississippi defeated Nicholls State 2-1 in overtime last Friday in its season opener.
Sunday's meeting is the first all-time between the two programs. UL Lafayette and USM were supposed to meet last season on Oct. 4 but the passage of Hurricane Lili forced the cancellation of the tilt.
UL Lafayette is 1-2 all-time in home openers and 0-1 in Cajun Field openers. Last season Northwestern State downed the Cajuns 4-2 in the first match held at the stadium.
Tickets to Sunday's matinee will be sold at the Cajun Field gate A entrance. The prices are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-16. Louisiana-Lafayette students with a valid ID will be admitted free of charge.
Following Sunday's match, the Ragin' Cajuns will return to action on Friday, Sept. 12 in a 4:30 p.m. match at Northwestern State in Natchitoches. The next home match will be on Sunday, Sept. 14 against UL Monroe at 1 p.m.
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