Cajuns Continue Conference Play This Weekend In Alabama

Match 12 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5-5-1, 0-2-0 SBC) vs. Troy Trojans (8-3-0, 0-1-0 SBC)
Date: October 3
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Troy Track/Soccer Complex - Troy, Ala.
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Match 13 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5-5-1, 0-2-0 SBC) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (9-2-0, 1-0-0 SBC)
Date: October 5
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: The Cage - Mobile, Ala.
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LAFAYETTE, La. - Following an 0-2 start in Sun Belt Conference play at home last weekend, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns soccer team hits the road this weekend with two matches in Alabama. The Cajuns will first take on Troy on Friday at 7 p.m. before traveling to South Alabama for a 1 p.m. contest Sunday.

Louisiana played in two competitive matches to begin conference action last week, dropping 2-1 decisions to both Georgia State and Georgia Southern. On Friday, Georgia State scored two first half goals to Louisiana's one and held the Cajuns off in the final 45 minutes to take the SBC opener. Against the Eagles on Sunday, Louisiana took a 1-0 lead into halftime, but Georgia Southern answered with goals in the 56^th and 73^rd minutes to record the victory.

Scouting the Trojans
- Troy, who was picked to finish seventh in the Sun Belt, is off to a strong start at 8-3
- This past weekend, the Trojans dropped a 2-1 decision to South Alabama in their Sun Belt opener
- Troy is led by junior midfielder Alissa Jones, who has totaled 20 points and eight goals, which both rank second in the SBC
- Jones is also ranked in the top 20 nationally in points, goals and points per game
- The Trojans have also received contributions from junior forward Chelsey Williams, who is second on the squad with 11 points (4 G, 3 A)

Scouting the Jaguars
- Reigning Sun Belt Tournament champion South Alabama enters the weekend with a 9-2 mark and a 1-0 record in SBC play
- South Alabama was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt after receiving 98 points and nine of 10 first place votes
- Freshman forward Charde Hannah leads the conference with 26 points and 11 goals, and is in the top 10 in the country in goals, goals per game, points and points per game
- The Jaguars have four other players who have also reached double figures in points this season - (Rio Hardy, 16), (Sophie Haywood, 16), (Jordan Duncan, 16) and (Danielle Henley, 11)

Against Troy
- Louisiana is 3-5-1 all-time against the Trojans and 1-3 on the road
- In 2013, both teams played to a 0-0 draw in the regular season finale in Lafayette

Against South Alabama
- The Cajuns are 3-7-4 against South Alabama, and 2-3-2 in matches played in Mobile
- Last season, the Jaguars defeated Louisiana 4-2 in Mobile

Balanced Attack
- The Cajuns have several offensive threats this season with 17 players, including eight freshmen, recording points through the first 11 matches
- Seven players have tallied at least two goals on the season in Danielle DeRosa, Yazmin Montoya, Denice Emokpae, Madison Duncan, Tina Sanchez, Annika Schmidt and Kimberly Grasso

DeRosa Making Her Mark
- It's not a surprise for Ragin' Cajuns fans to see a freshman pacing the squad
- In 2013, freshmen Yazmin Montoya and Annika Schmidt totaled 54 of the team's 93 points during the season to lead the Ragin' Cajuns offense
- This season, freshman Danielle DeRosa leads the Cajuns with seven goals and 16 points, which ties her for fifth in the Louisiana single-season record books
- Nationally, she is tied for 54th in goals per game (.636) and tied for 71st in points per game (1.45)

Montoya Climbing the Record Books
- After a four-point outing against Lamar on Sept. 14, Yazmin Montoya moved into third place in the Louisiana record books for career points (43) and goals (18)
- The sophomore is just nine points shy from tying Courtney Hofland's school record of 52 points, and three goals away from tying Kelli Jestes' school record of 21 career goals

68 Starts
- Senior defender Grace Howell-Harries has been a consistent leader for the Ragin' Cajuns for several seasons, and her numbers prove it
- Howell-Harries has started every game she has played in, now at 68, which places her in a tie for seventh all-time in career starts
- She also played every minute for Louisiana during the 2012 and 2013 seasons

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Cajuns Continue Conference Play This Weekend In Alabama

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Danielle DeRosa

Madison Duncan

Denice Emokpae

Kimberly Grasso

Grace Howell-Harries

Yazmin Montoya

Tina Sanchez

Annika Schmidt

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