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Friday, October 18
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Louisiana wraps up 2019 road schedule against SBC rival Panthers
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team plays its eleventh – and final – regular-season match of the 2019 season away from home when it travels to Atlanta, Ga., to face Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia State on Friday at the GSU Soccer Complex.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., CT. Live stats will be available at CajunStats.com.
Looking to secure its first berth to the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Championship since 2016, Louisiana (7-5-3, 3-2-2 Sun Belt) wraps up a three-match road trip against Georgia State (4-8-2, 1-4-1 Sun Belt) before returning home for matches against Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27).
The Ragin' Cajuns split in their two matches on the road last week, capped by a 2-0 victory at ULM last Sunday. Olivia Gelpi and Karleen Bedre each scored goals for Louisiana against the Warhawks with Mackenzie Lee and Victoria Mendes combining for the Ragin' Cajuns sixth shutout of the season
MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (7-5-3, 3-2-2 Sun Belt) at GEORGIA STATE (4-8-2, 1-4-1 Sun Belt)
Date/Time: October 18, 2019 / 6 p.m. CT
Site: Atlanta, Ga.
Facility (Surface): GSU Soccer Complex (grass)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Video: None
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC | #GeauxCajuns
WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Friday: Partly cloudy | High: 69° | Winds: E 5-10 mph | Rain: 0%
At kickoff: Mostly cloudy | 64° | Wind: ESE 6 mph | Rain: 0%
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Georgia State leads, 3-1-2
At Lafayette: Georgia State leads, 2-0-1
At Atlanta: Tied, 1-1-1
Last Meeting: Georgia State, 2-1 (10/21/18 at Lafayette)
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 7-5-3 (first season), Career Record: 217-26-19 (13th season)
GEORGIA STATE
Head Coach: Ed Joyce (Erskine, 2007)
Record at GSU: 20-35-13 (fourth season), Career Record: Same
JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana, playing its 20th season of intercollegiate soccer, wraps up its regular-season road schedule on Friday at Georgia State.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will close out the regular-season at home against Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27).
• The seven wins by Louisiana under Lance Key are the most by a first-year coach in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Louisiana's 2-0 victory at ULM on Sunday was its first in Monroe since a 4-0 win on Oct. 28, 2011.
• Louisiana's six shutouts during the 2019 season are one off the school record set in 2010.
• Louisiana's three wins in October equal the total by the Ragin' Cajuns from 2015-18.
• A win in its road finale would equal the most victories in road matches by Louisiana since 2015 (4-4-1).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 4-0-1 at home in 2019 and have allowed one goal this season.
• The four shutouts by Louisiana at home in 2019 are one off the single-season record set by the 2010 squad.
• Louisiana's 1-0 win over Appalachian State on Oct. 4 was its first over the Mountaineers in the last six matches and marked its first shutout in the seven-match series.
• The win was Louisiana's first in the month of October since a 1-0 victory over ULM on Oct. 16, 2016. The Ragin' Cajuns were a combined 0-11-3 since.
• The win for Louisiana was its first in double overtime against a Sun Belt Conference opponent since a 2-1 win at Little Rock on Oct. 17, 2004.
• Louisiana has allowed one first-half goal in its last 13 matches.
• Louisiana's four wins during the month of September were one off the school record that was set four times (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017).
THROW-INS ...
• Louisiana's four-match win streak last month was its longest since victories against ULM (2-0), Little Rock (2-1), Arkansas State (1-0) and Texas State (5-2) from Oct. 6-18, 2013.
• Louisiana's 2-1 win at Sam Houston State on Sept. 8 was its first double overtime road victory since a 3-2 victory at Troy on Sept. 25, 2016.
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 33 career matches she has played in.
• Mummert was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 - the first Ragin' Cajun to earn SBC weekly honors since 2017 and the first to claim Defensive Player of the Week honors since Grace Howell-Harries in 2013.
• Mummert is tied for third in school history for most penalty kicks made (2) and penalty kicks attempted (2) in a single season.
• The five assists by freshman Karleen Bedre are tied for the fifth-most in a single season in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Skyla Sykes three game-winning goals in 2019 are tied for the single-season school record, set eight times previously (last by Annika Schmidt and Whitney Taggart in 2016).
• True freshman Olivia Gelpi recorded her first career goal (and game-winning goal) in Louisiana's 2-0 win at ULM on Oct. 13.
• Rainey Niles' goal against Northwestern State on Sept. 15 was the first of her career.
• Senior Kaylie Powell recorded the first point of her career with an assist in Louisiana's 3-1 win over Coastal Carolina on Oct. 6.
SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• Senior Mackenzie Lee recorded four saves against Little Rock on Sept. 29 to increase her career total to 146 and move past Anne Corbello (144) into sixth place on the school's all-time list
• The shutout of South Alabama on Sept. 22 was the seventh for Lee in her career, moving her past Cosette Morche (2015-16) into sole possession of fourth-place on the all-time list.
• With 15 career victories between the posts, Lee moved past Morche into fourth place on the Ragin' Cajuns all-time list. With her next victory, Lee will tie Kristen Malen (2004-07) and Stephanie Weston (2005-08) for second place.
• Lee's current 1.21 goals against average is the fourth-best in school history.
• Lee's seven wins in 2019 is tied for the fourth-most in a single-season in school history.
• The next start in goal for Lee will be her 39th, moving her into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list
• Louisiana's six shutouts in 2019 are one off the school record set in 2010.
• The Ragin' Cajuns current 1.18 goals against average is on pace to be the lowest in school history.
AWAY FROM THE FRIENDLY CONFINES
• Eleven of Louisiana's 18 regular-season matches are being played away from the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Complex, including six of the first seven matches.
• The opening stretch of matches in 2019 marks the first time since 2008 that Louisiana will play one home match in its first seven contests of the season.
• The 2008 squad opened the season at home against Southeastern Louisiana before playing its next seven on the road.
THE KEY TO WINNING
• In 12 seasons as head coach at Trinity University (Texas), Lance Key won 88.3 percent of his matches, compiling a 210-21-16 in the process.
• His .883 winning percentage is third-best all-time among NCAA Division I, II or III head coaches and ranking behind Scott Frey (Messiah) and Anson Dorrance (North Carolina).
Name (School) - Pct. (Record)
Scott Frey (Messiah) - .920 (399-23-26)
Anson Dorrance (North Carolina) - .902 (847-74-40)
Lance Key (Louisiana) - .883 (210-21-16)
Marcus Wood (Hardin-Simmons) - .877 (348-37-28)
Joe Russo (TCNJ) - .863 (518-64-43)
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
• In five matches at home, Louisiana has outshot its opponents, 77-32, and has allowed one goal in over 475 minutes of play.
• Two of the top largest crowds in school history have occurred during the 2019 season.
• Against Southern on Sept. 5, the crowd of 486 was the fourth-largest for the Ragin' Cajuns with the announced attendance of 411 against Appalachian State on Oct. 4 ranking eighth.
• With an average attendance of 334 through five matches, Louisiana is on pace to set the highest average in school history.
CAJUNS TO BE SEEN ON CST/ESPN+
• Three of Louisiana's six home matches during the 2019 season will be available to nearly five millions homes with live coverage on New Orleans-based Cox Sports Television (CST).
• Matches against South Alabama (LIVE - Sept. 22), Georgia Southern (tape-delayed - Oct. 25) and Troy (LIVE - Oct. 27) will be televised and will be also available live on ESPN+.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana returns home to wrap up the regular-season with matches against Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27).
• The match against Georgia Southern is being slated as the Ragin' Cajuns "Pink Game," along with Cajun Soccer Club Night.
• Louisiana's Oct. 27 match against Troy is being billed as "Louisiana Salutes," honoring all military personnel while also being Senior Day with the Ragin' Cajuns senior class being honored prior to the match.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Soccer), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSOC) and Instagram (@RaginCajuns_SOC), or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana soccer updates.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., CT. Live stats will be available at CajunStats.com.
Looking to secure its first berth to the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Championship since 2016, Louisiana (7-5-3, 3-2-2 Sun Belt) wraps up a three-match road trip against Georgia State (4-8-2, 1-4-1 Sun Belt) before returning home for matches against Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27).
The Ragin' Cajuns split in their two matches on the road last week, capped by a 2-0 victory at ULM last Sunday. Olivia Gelpi and Karleen Bedre each scored goals for Louisiana against the Warhawks with Mackenzie Lee and Victoria Mendes combining for the Ragin' Cajuns sixth shutout of the season
MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (7-5-3, 3-2-2 Sun Belt) at GEORGIA STATE (4-8-2, 1-4-1 Sun Belt)
Date/Time: October 18, 2019 / 6 p.m. CT
Site: Atlanta, Ga.
Facility (Surface): GSU Soccer Complex (grass)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Video: None
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC | #GeauxCajuns
WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Friday: Partly cloudy | High: 69° | Winds: E 5-10 mph | Rain: 0%
At kickoff: Mostly cloudy | 64° | Wind: ESE 6 mph | Rain: 0%
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Georgia State leads, 3-1-2
At Lafayette: Georgia State leads, 2-0-1
At Atlanta: Tied, 1-1-1
Last Meeting: Georgia State, 2-1 (10/21/18 at Lafayette)
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 7-5-3 (first season), Career Record: 217-26-19 (13th season)
GEORGIA STATE
Head Coach: Ed Joyce (Erskine, 2007)
Record at GSU: 20-35-13 (fourth season), Career Record: Same
JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana, playing its 20th season of intercollegiate soccer, wraps up its regular-season road schedule on Friday at Georgia State.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will close out the regular-season at home against Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27).
• The seven wins by Louisiana under Lance Key are the most by a first-year coach in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Louisiana's 2-0 victory at ULM on Sunday was its first in Monroe since a 4-0 win on Oct. 28, 2011.
• Louisiana's six shutouts during the 2019 season are one off the school record set in 2010.
• Louisiana's three wins in October equal the total by the Ragin' Cajuns from 2015-18.
• A win in its road finale would equal the most victories in road matches by Louisiana since 2015 (4-4-1).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 4-0-1 at home in 2019 and have allowed one goal this season.
• The four shutouts by Louisiana at home in 2019 are one off the single-season record set by the 2010 squad.
• Louisiana's 1-0 win over Appalachian State on Oct. 4 was its first over the Mountaineers in the last six matches and marked its first shutout in the seven-match series.
• The win was Louisiana's first in the month of October since a 1-0 victory over ULM on Oct. 16, 2016. The Ragin' Cajuns were a combined 0-11-3 since.
• The win for Louisiana was its first in double overtime against a Sun Belt Conference opponent since a 2-1 win at Little Rock on Oct. 17, 2004.
• Louisiana has allowed one first-half goal in its last 13 matches.
• Louisiana's four wins during the month of September were one off the school record that was set four times (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017).
THROW-INS ...
• Louisiana's four-match win streak last month was its longest since victories against ULM (2-0), Little Rock (2-1), Arkansas State (1-0) and Texas State (5-2) from Oct. 6-18, 2013.
• Louisiana's 2-1 win at Sam Houston State on Sept. 8 was its first double overtime road victory since a 3-2 victory at Troy on Sept. 25, 2016.
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 33 career matches she has played in.
• Mummert was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 - the first Ragin' Cajun to earn SBC weekly honors since 2017 and the first to claim Defensive Player of the Week honors since Grace Howell-Harries in 2013.
• Mummert is tied for third in school history for most penalty kicks made (2) and penalty kicks attempted (2) in a single season.
• The five assists by freshman Karleen Bedre are tied for the fifth-most in a single season in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Skyla Sykes three game-winning goals in 2019 are tied for the single-season school record, set eight times previously (last by Annika Schmidt and Whitney Taggart in 2016).
• True freshman Olivia Gelpi recorded her first career goal (and game-winning goal) in Louisiana's 2-0 win at ULM on Oct. 13.
• Rainey Niles' goal against Northwestern State on Sept. 15 was the first of her career.
• Senior Kaylie Powell recorded the first point of her career with an assist in Louisiana's 3-1 win over Coastal Carolina on Oct. 6.
SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• Senior Mackenzie Lee recorded four saves against Little Rock on Sept. 29 to increase her career total to 146 and move past Anne Corbello (144) into sixth place on the school's all-time list
• The shutout of South Alabama on Sept. 22 was the seventh for Lee in her career, moving her past Cosette Morche (2015-16) into sole possession of fourth-place on the all-time list.
• With 15 career victories between the posts, Lee moved past Morche into fourth place on the Ragin' Cajuns all-time list. With her next victory, Lee will tie Kristen Malen (2004-07) and Stephanie Weston (2005-08) for second place.
• Lee's current 1.21 goals against average is the fourth-best in school history.
• Lee's seven wins in 2019 is tied for the fourth-most in a single-season in school history.
• The next start in goal for Lee will be her 39th, moving her into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list
• Louisiana's six shutouts in 2019 are one off the school record set in 2010.
• The Ragin' Cajuns current 1.18 goals against average is on pace to be the lowest in school history.
AWAY FROM THE FRIENDLY CONFINES
• Eleven of Louisiana's 18 regular-season matches are being played away from the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Complex, including six of the first seven matches.
• The opening stretch of matches in 2019 marks the first time since 2008 that Louisiana will play one home match in its first seven contests of the season.
• The 2008 squad opened the season at home against Southeastern Louisiana before playing its next seven on the road.
THE KEY TO WINNING
• In 12 seasons as head coach at Trinity University (Texas), Lance Key won 88.3 percent of his matches, compiling a 210-21-16 in the process.
• His .883 winning percentage is third-best all-time among NCAA Division I, II or III head coaches and ranking behind Scott Frey (Messiah) and Anson Dorrance (North Carolina).
Name (School) - Pct. (Record)
Scott Frey (Messiah) - .920 (399-23-26)
Anson Dorrance (North Carolina) - .902 (847-74-40)
Lance Key (Louisiana) - .883 (210-21-16)
Marcus Wood (Hardin-Simmons) - .877 (348-37-28)
Joe Russo (TCNJ) - .863 (518-64-43)
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
• In five matches at home, Louisiana has outshot its opponents, 77-32, and has allowed one goal in over 475 minutes of play.
• Two of the top largest crowds in school history have occurred during the 2019 season.
• Against Southern on Sept. 5, the crowd of 486 was the fourth-largest for the Ragin' Cajuns with the announced attendance of 411 against Appalachian State on Oct. 4 ranking eighth.
• With an average attendance of 334 through five matches, Louisiana is on pace to set the highest average in school history.
CAJUNS TO BE SEEN ON CST/ESPN+
• Three of Louisiana's six home matches during the 2019 season will be available to nearly five millions homes with live coverage on New Orleans-based Cox Sports Television (CST).
• Matches against South Alabama (LIVE - Sept. 22), Georgia Southern (tape-delayed - Oct. 25) and Troy (LIVE - Oct. 27) will be televised and will be also available live on ESPN+.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana returns home to wrap up the regular-season with matches against Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27).
• The match against Georgia Southern is being slated as the Ragin' Cajuns "Pink Game," along with Cajun Soccer Club Night.
• Louisiana's Oct. 27 match against Troy is being billed as "Louisiana Salutes," honoring all military personnel while also being Senior Day with the Ragin' Cajuns senior class being honored prior to the match.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Soccer), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSOC) and Instagram (@RaginCajuns_SOC), or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana soccer updates.
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