@RaginCajunsSOC Match 8 Preview: at Northwestern State

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team wraps up its non-conference schedule on Sunday when it travels up I-49 to Natchitoches to face in-state foe Northwestern State at the Lady Demon Soccer Complex.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Live results of the match will be available at RaginCajuns.com with a live video stream available at NSUDemons.com.

Louisiana (4-2-1) won its fourth straight match after posting a 2-0 victory over Nicholls on Wednesday behind second-half goals from Skyla Sykes and Gwen Mummert. The Ragin' Cajuns held a decisive 16-1 advantage in shots against the Colonels with Mackenzie Lee posting her sixth career shutout to move into a tie for sixth-place in school history.

Sykes and freshman Karleen Bedre have scored a team-high three goals each to lead Louisiana with Bedre (4) and freshman Rachel Sutter (3) leading the team in assists. Mummert, Una Einarsdottir and Katherine Whitman have scored two goals each for the Ragin' Cajuns with Lee posting a 1.85 goals against average with 22 saves.

Northwestern State (2-5-0) won its second consecutive match after an 0-5 start after blanking Sun Belt Conference favorite Texas State, 1-0, on Friday. Hallie Field scored the match's lone goal in the 24^th minute for the Demons while Acelya Aydogmus recorded a save in posting the shutout.

MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (4-2-1) at NORTHWESTERN STATE (2-5-0)
Date/Time: September 15, 2019 / 1 p.m.
Site: Natchitoches, La.
Facility (Surface): Lady Demon Soccer Complex (grass)

LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Live Video: NSUDemons.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC | #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Mostly sunny | High: 98° | Winds: ENE 5-10 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Sunny | 95° | Rain: 5% | Wind: ENE 8 mph

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 9-7
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 6-4
At Natchitoches: Series tied, 3-3
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 1-0 (Aug. 24, 2018 at Lafayette)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 4-2-1 (first season), Career Record: 214-23-17 (13th season)

NORTHWESTERN STATE
Co-Head Coach: Jess Jobe (Fontbonne, 2009)
Record at NSU: 12-15-0 (second season), Career Record: Same

Co-Head Coach: Anna Jobe (Mobile, 2011)
Record at NSU: 12-15-0 (second season), Career Record: Same

JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana, playing its 20th season of intercollegiate soccer, wraps up its non-conference schedule on Sunday when it visits Northwestern State in Natchitoches.
• Louisiana looks for its first five-match win streak in school history after winning four straight in both 2006 and 2013.
• Eleven newcomers, including nine freshmen/transfers, have seen playing time during the first six matches of the 2019 season.
• Louisiana's four wins during the month of September are one off the school record that was set four times (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017).
• Louisiana's 16-match series against Northwestern State is the longest against a non-conference opponent in Ragin' Cajuns history.

THROW-INS ...
• Louisiana's current four-match win streak is its longest since matches against ULM (2-0), Little Rock (2-1), Arkansas State (1-0) and Texas State (5-2) from Oct. 6-18, 2013.
• The Ragin' Cajuns 4-0-1 record in their last five matches is the best five-match mark in school history.
• Louisiana's 2-1 win at Sam Houston State was its first double overtime road victory since a 3-2 victory at Troy on Sept. 25, 2016.
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 25 career matches she has played in.
• Skyla Sykes two game-winning goals in 2019 are one off the school record, set eight times previously (last Annika Schmidt in 2016).
• Freshman Karleen Bedre's four assists in 2019 is tied for the 10th-most in a single-season in school history.
• The two assists by freshman Rachel Sutter against Northern Illinois on Aug. 30 is tied for second-most by a Sun Belt Conference player in 2019.

SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• The shutout of Nicholls on Sept. 11 was the sixth for Mackenzie Lee in her career, moving her into a tie with Cosette Morche (2015-16) for fourth-place on the all-time list.
• With 12 career victories between the posts, Lee can pass Morche for sole possession of fourth place on the Ragin' Cajuns all-time list.
• Lee is 14 saves shy of tying Anne Corbello (144 saves - 2000) for sixth place 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 (No. 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

CAJUNS IN THE SUN BELT
• As a team, Louisiana is ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference in shots (102), assists (15) and corner kicks (44).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are third in points (43), goals scored (14) and tied for fourth in goals per game (2.00).
• Louisiana's 1.77 goals against average is sixth in the Sun Belt.
• Freshman Karleen Bedre is tied for fifth in the league in goals scored (3) and tied for first in assists (4).
• Junior captain Una Einarsdottir is tied for fifth in shot attempts (16).
• Freshman Rachel Sutter is tied for sixth in the league in assists (3).
• Mackenzie Lee enters the week tied for fifth in the Sun Belt in saves (22), ninth in saves per game (3.14) and ninth in goals against average (1.85).

SCOUTING THE DEMONS
• Northwestern State claimed its second consecutive shutout victory after posting a 1-0 win over Sun Belt Conference preseason favorite Texas State on Friday.
• Hallie Field scored the match's lone goal in the 24th minute while Acelya Aydogmus recorded a save in posting the shutout.

LOUISIANA vs. THE SOUTHLAND
• Louisiana has officially played 71 matches against current members of the Southland Conference and is 37-27-7 overall.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have played Northwestern State the most among current SLC schools (16 meetings) and have face McNeese State (15), Southeastern Louisiana (14) and Nicholls (12).
• Louisiana has also faced current SLC members Lamar (6), Sam Houston State (6) and Stephen F. Austin (2).

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 (Sept. 22), Georgia Southern (Oct. 25) and Troy (Oct. 27) will be televised and will be also available on ESPN+.
• Louisiana's other home matches - Southern (Sept. 5), Appalachian State (Oct. 4) and Coastal Carolina (Oct. 6) will be streamed live on the Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network.

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Players Mentioned

Karleen Bedre

Una Einarsdottir

Mackenzie Lee

Gwen Mummert

Annika Schmidt

Rachel Sutter

Skyla Sykes

Katherine Whitman

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