@RaginCajunsSOC Match 5 Preview: vs. Southern

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team returns home after a season-opening, four-match roadtrip when it plays host to in-state opponent Southern University on Thursday at the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Complex.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Admission is free. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com with live video available at RaginCajuns.com/Live.

Louisiana (1-2-1), which plays at home for the first time under head coach Lance Key, wrapped up its roadtrip on Sunday with a 2-0 victory at Chicago State. Skyla Sykes and Karleen Bedre each scored second-half goals for the Ragin' Cajuns while goalkeeper Mackenzie Lee stopped four shots in earning her fifth career shutout.

Lee, one of four seniors on the team, is second in the Sun Belt in total saves (9) and third in saves per game (4.5). Freshman Rachel Sutter is tied for fifth in the league in shots taken (10) and assists (2) while Bedre is tied for seventh in goals scored (2) and tied for 10th in points (5).

Southern (0-2-0) opened its second season under head coach Jeremy Fontenot with losses on the road at McNeese (4-1) and Stephen F. Austin (6-0). Cordney Armstrong scored the Jaguars' lone goal at McNeese. Chioma Eriken has stopped 20 shots in goal in 2019, including 13 against McNeese on Aug. 23.

MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-2-1) vs. SOUTHERN (0-2-0)
Date/Time: September 5, 2019 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Facility (Surface): Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Complex (grass)

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

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Sunny | High: 96° | Winds: NNW 6 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Sunny | 89° | Rain: 0% | Wind: W 3 mph

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 1-0-1
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 1-0-1
At Baton Rouge: Never met
Last Meeting: Tied, 1-1 (Aug. 30, 2013 at Lafayette)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 1-2-1 (first season), Career Record: 211-23-17 (13th season)

SOUTHERN
Head Coach: Jeremy Fontenot (Upper Iowa, 2014)
Record at Southern: 3-16-0 (second season), Career Record: Same

JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana, playing its 20th season of intercollegiate soccer, opens its seven-match homestand on Thursday against in-state opponent Southern University.
• Louisiana is 7-6-6 overall in home openers in school history.
• Nine newcomers have seen playing time during the first four matches of the 2019 season.
• Louisiana is 61-73-12 overall in the month of September.

THROW-INS ...
• The first four matches for Louisiana away from home to start the 2019 campaign marked the first time the Ragin' Cajuns opened with four or more straight matches on the road since 2004.
• Gwen Mummert and Mackenzie Lee are the only two players to play in all 380 minutes during the first four matches of the 2019 season.
• Goalkeeper Mackenzie Lee is second in the Sun Belt in total saves (9) and third in saves per game (4.5).
• Lee, Una Einarsdottir and Julianne DeBlieux were named team captains for the 2019 season.
• The goal and game-winning goal for Skyla Sykes against Chicago State was the first of her career.

SHUTOUTS AND SAVES...
• The shutout of Chicago State on Sunday was the fifth for Mackenzie Lee, moving her into sole possession of fifth place on the Louisiana career list.
• The next shutout posted by Lee will tie her with Cosette Morche (2015-16) for fourth-place on the all-time list.
• The 2-0 win for Lee tied her with Liza Preseault (2002-03) for fifth on the school's all-time list with nine.

CAJUNS IN THE SUN BELT
• As a team, Louisiana is ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in both points (21) and assists (7).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are fifth in the league in shots attempted (51) and are tied for fifth in goals scored (7).
• Freshman Rachel Sutter is tied for fifth in the league in shots taken (10) and assists (2).
• Freshman Karleen Bedre is tied for seventh in the Sun Belt in goals scored (2) and tied for 10th in points (5).
• Una Einarsdottir is tied for fifth in the league in shot attempts (10).
• Sophomore Skyla Sykes is tied for second in the SBC in game-winning goals (1).
• Goalkeeper Mackenzie Lee is tied for third in the league in saves (17), tied for fourth in saves per game (4.25), tied for second in shutouts (1) and 10th in goals against average (2.84).

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

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.

SCOUTING SOUTHERN
• Southern has opened its second season under head coach Jeremy Fontenot with losses on the road at McNeese (4-1) and Stephen F. Austin (6-0).
• Cordney Armstrong scored the Jaguars' lone goal at McNeese.
• Chioma Eriken has stopped 20 shots in goal in 2019, including 13 against McNeese on Aug. 23.
• As a team, Southern has been outshot 66-6 during the first two matches of the season.

LOUISIANA vs. THE SWAC
• Louisiana sports a 15-0-1 record against current members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have played Mississippi Valley State (4-0-0) the most among current SWAC schools followed by Prairie View (3-0-0).
• In its history, Louisiana has faced every SWAC school with the exception of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Alabama State.

CAJUNS ADD HOME MATCH AGAINST NICHOLLS
• Louisiana added a seventh home match to the 2019 schedule when it will face Nicholls State on Wednesday (Sept. 11) at 7 p.m., at the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Complex.
• The contest will be the 12^th all-time meeting between the schools with Louisiana holding an 8-3 lead in the series.
• The match will be the first since a 5-1 Louisiana victory on Sept. 10, 2017 in Lafayette.

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@RaginCajunsSOC Match 5 Preview: vs. Southern

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Players Mentioned

Karleen Bedre

Julianne DeBlieux

Una Einarsdottir

Mackenzie Lee

Gwen Mummert

Rachel Sutter

Skyla Sykes

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