University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, September 27
Lafayette
1 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
ULM
Louisiana Soccer Match 6 Preview: vs. ULM
9/26/2020 7:13:00 PM | Soccer
Ragin' Cajuns to honor senior class in post-match ceremony
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team caps off Friends and Family Weekend on Sunday when it battles in-state opponent ULM in a Sun Belt Conference contest at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
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Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com. Louisiana will honors its senior class in a post-match ceremony.
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Louisiana (2-3-0, 0-2-0 Sun Belt) looks to snap a three-match losing streak that has included a pair of 1-0 decisions at home. The Ragin' Cajuns host a ULM squad (0-2-0, 0-1-0 Sun Belt) that opened the season with a 6-1 loss at Arkansas State on Sept. 20 before a 3-0 setback at Central Arkansas on Thursday.
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The Ragin' Cajuns enter the match with a 12-4-2 advantage in their series against ULM and are 8-0-1 all-time at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
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The Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility will operate at a significantly reduced capacity for the 2020 season (unless state policy changes during the season). This will allow for fans and University students to be accommodated this season.
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Should disruptions or modifications to the 2020 season occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Athletics will quickly communicate the adjustments through its social media channels and RaginCajuns.com. Additionally, the department will communicate any changes to specific entry and attendance protocols for home matches.
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In the interest of public safety and following the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) Best Practices Guide, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletics Department is implementing a clear bag policy at all venues that host ticketed events effective with the 2020-21 competition season. Information about the clear bag policy can be found by visiting www.RaginCajuns.com/clearbag.
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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (2-3-0, 0-2-0 Sun Belt) vs. ULM (0-2-0, 0-1-0, Sun Belt)
Date / Time: September 27, 2020 / 1 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility (grass)
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VIDEO/LIVE STATS
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Talent: Cody Junot
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns / #LAvsULM
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WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Thursday: Sunny | High: 86° | Winds: S 7 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Sunny | 84° | Wind: SSW 6 mph | Rain: 0%
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SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 12-4-2
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 8-0-1
At Monroe: ULM leads, 4-3-1
At Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: Louisiana +2
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 2-0 (Oct. 13, 2019 at Monroe)
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JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana's all-time series against ULM (18 matches) is currently the fourth-longest in school history behind Arkansas State (23), South Alabama (22) and Little Rock (20).
• Louisiana will honor its senior class - Una Einarsdottir, Julianne DeBlieux, Kiana Leger, Kobi McNutt and Ashley Newland - along with juniors Grace Champagne and Skyla Sykes, and manager Reagan Lantier in a post-match ceremony.
• Louisiana has won eight of the last 10 meetings against its in-state opponent and is 8-0-1 all-time against the Warhawks in Lafayette.
• The Ragin' Cajuns claimed a 2-0 victory in last year's meeting in Monroe behind goals from Olivia Gelpi and Karleen Bedre.
• Louisiana's Lizzie Mayfield is tied for second nationally in total assists (2), tied for fifth nationally in total points (6) and tied for eighth in total goals (2).
• The West Virginia transfer is 11th nationally in shot accuracy (.818) with nine of her 11 attempts in 2020 on-goal.
• The Ragin' Cajuns return 15 letterwinners from a squad that posted a 9-8-3 record in 2019 and reached the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships for the first time in school history.
• Louisiana opens the season playing nine of its first 11 matches during the 2020 season at the friendly confines of the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility.
• In all Division I matches played through Sept. 20, Louisiana ranks third nationally behind Texas State (890) and Clemson (776) in total fans (746) while its average of 373 fans through the first two matches ranks eighth.
• Louisiana head coach Lance Key is currently second behind North Carolina's Anson Dorrance among active Division I coaches in winning percentage (.846). Â
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BENDING THE BALL ...
• Louisiana leads the Sun Belt Conference and is 13th nationally in corner kicks per game (6.4).
• Louisiana's two goals scored against Abilene Christian equaled the most by the Ragin' Cajuns in a season-opener since a 2-1 win at McNeese State on Aug. 21, 2012.
• Alyssa Abbott's game-winning goal in double overtime against South Alabama was the first of her career.
• Lizzie Mayfield's three points (goal, assist) against Abilene Christian equaled the most by a Ragin' Cajun in a season-opener since Courtney Hofland's three points at Houston in 2006.
• Louisiana is ranked tied for fifth in total goals (6) and tied for 13th nationally in corner kicks per game (6.0).
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THROW-INS ...
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 43 career matches she has played in.
• Mummert joins Una Einarsdottir, Julianne DeBlieux and Ashley Newland as team captains for the 2020 season.
• The assists at Texas State by Kiana Leger and freshman Demi McCalliog – in her collegiate debut – were the first points of their Louisiana career.
• Freshman Caitlyn Ferguson made her Louisiana debut at Texas State and scored an equalizer in the 76th minute off an assist from Leger.
• The announcement of Lizzie Mayfield (offense) and Jordan Higgins (defense) as Sun Belt Conference Players of the Week on Sept. 9 marked the first time in school history Louisiana swept the weekly honors.
• The announced crowd of 563 against Abilene Christian on Sept. 4 was the second-largest in school history at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Complex. The Ragin' Cajuns drew a school-record 663 fans against Northwestern State on Sept. 13, 2002.
• After missing the 2019 season due to injury, redshirt junior Grace Champagne played seven minutes against ACU as she returned to the field for the time since Oct. 21, 2018 against Georgia State.
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SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• Goalkeeper Jordan Higgins posted the first shutout in her Ragin' Cajuns debut since Alexias Stricklin stopped seven shots in a 1-0 win over Sam Houston State in 2014.Â
• Higgins is fifth nationally in total goalkeeper minutes played (376:47) and sixth in total saves (16).
• Higgins became just the second goalkeeper in school history to earn SBC Player of the Week honors and the first since Liza Preseault on Oct. 1, 2002.
• Louisiana added three goalkeepers - junior college transfer Jordan Higgins and freshmen Carly Dean and Lauryn Starwood - to replace the tandem of Mackenzie Lee and Victoria Mendes.
• Starwood earned her first career start in Thursday's match against Arkansas State after Jordan Higgins was a late scratch.
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RAGIN' CAJUNS ON "THE PLUS"
• Four Louisiana matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning with the season-opener against Abilene Christian.
• Matches against ULM (Sept. 27), Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2), Texas State (Oct. 4) are tentatively scheduled to be streamed during the 2020 season.
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MEET THE NEWCOMERS
• Fourteen new faces are expected to see their first action for Louisiana during the 2020 season, highlighted by West Virginia transfer Lizzie Mayfield and junior college transfer Jordan Higgins.
• Newcomers Alyssa Abbott, Carly Dean, Caitlyn Ferguson, Hailey Hoffmann, Demi McCalliog, Abby Nowak, Lucy Ortiz, Mikayla Price, Mya Smith, Emily Sonnier, Katelyn Stamps and Lauryn Starwood are part of head coach Lance Key's first recruiting class at Louisiana.
• Mayfield, Higgins and Hoffmann each earned starts in Louisiana's debut while Abbott and Ortiz each came off the bench in the 2-0 win over ACU.
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UP NEXT
• Louisiana continues its seven-match homestand on Friday when it hosts Louisiana Tech in a 7 p.m. contest.
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THE NEW NORMAL ... FOR NOW
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sun Belt Conference has split the teams split into East and West Divisions with teams playing home-and-home against divisional opponents.
• Louisiana and the rest of the West Division programs (Arkansas State, Little Rock, ULM, Texas State) will play eight conference contests while the teams in the East (Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, South Alabama, Troy) will play 10.
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LOUISIANA ADDS LOUISIANA FOR OCTOBER 2 HOME MATCH
• The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team picked up its ninth home match of the 2020 season after adding in-state opponent Louisiana Tech for a non-conference contest at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility on Friday, Oct. 2.
• The match will kick off at 7 p.m., and will be streamed live on ESPN+. The contest will be the fourth all-time meeting between the schools on the pitch with the last match coming in 2014.
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LOUISIANA, LAMAR MOVED UP TO OCTOBER 15 START
• Louisiana's scheduled Oct. 16 contest against Lamar has been moved up one day to the Oct. 15 contest at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
• The match will start at 7 p.m.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsSOC), Instagram (@RaginCajuns_SOC) and Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Soccer) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana soccer updates.
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Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com. Louisiana will honors its senior class in a post-match ceremony.
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Louisiana (2-3-0, 0-2-0 Sun Belt) looks to snap a three-match losing streak that has included a pair of 1-0 decisions at home. The Ragin' Cajuns host a ULM squad (0-2-0, 0-1-0 Sun Belt) that opened the season with a 6-1 loss at Arkansas State on Sept. 20 before a 3-0 setback at Central Arkansas on Thursday.
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The Ragin' Cajuns enter the match with a 12-4-2 advantage in their series against ULM and are 8-0-1 all-time at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
Â
The Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility will operate at a significantly reduced capacity for the 2020 season (unless state policy changes during the season). This will allow for fans and University students to be accommodated this season.
Â
Should disruptions or modifications to the 2020 season occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Athletics will quickly communicate the adjustments through its social media channels and RaginCajuns.com. Additionally, the department will communicate any changes to specific entry and attendance protocols for home matches.
Â
In the interest of public safety and following the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) Best Practices Guide, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletics Department is implementing a clear bag policy at all venues that host ticketed events effective with the 2020-21 competition season. Information about the clear bag policy can be found by visiting www.RaginCajuns.com/clearbag.
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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (2-3-0, 0-2-0 Sun Belt) vs. ULM (0-2-0, 0-1-0, Sun Belt)
Date / Time: September 27, 2020 / 1 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility (grass)
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VIDEO/LIVE STATS
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Talent: Cody Junot
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns / #LAvsULM
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WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Thursday: Sunny | High: 86° | Winds: S 7 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Sunny | 84° | Wind: SSW 6 mph | Rain: 0%
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SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 12-4-2
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 8-0-1
At Monroe: ULM leads, 4-3-1
At Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: Louisiana +2
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 2-0 (Oct. 13, 2019 at Monroe)
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JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana's all-time series against ULM (18 matches) is currently the fourth-longest in school history behind Arkansas State (23), South Alabama (22) and Little Rock (20).
• Louisiana will honor its senior class - Una Einarsdottir, Julianne DeBlieux, Kiana Leger, Kobi McNutt and Ashley Newland - along with juniors Grace Champagne and Skyla Sykes, and manager Reagan Lantier in a post-match ceremony.
• Louisiana has won eight of the last 10 meetings against its in-state opponent and is 8-0-1 all-time against the Warhawks in Lafayette.
• The Ragin' Cajuns claimed a 2-0 victory in last year's meeting in Monroe behind goals from Olivia Gelpi and Karleen Bedre.
• Louisiana's Lizzie Mayfield is tied for second nationally in total assists (2), tied for fifth nationally in total points (6) and tied for eighth in total goals (2).
• The West Virginia transfer is 11th nationally in shot accuracy (.818) with nine of her 11 attempts in 2020 on-goal.
• The Ragin' Cajuns return 15 letterwinners from a squad that posted a 9-8-3 record in 2019 and reached the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships for the first time in school history.
• Louisiana opens the season playing nine of its first 11 matches during the 2020 season at the friendly confines of the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility.
• In all Division I matches played through Sept. 20, Louisiana ranks third nationally behind Texas State (890) and Clemson (776) in total fans (746) while its average of 373 fans through the first two matches ranks eighth.
• Louisiana head coach Lance Key is currently second behind North Carolina's Anson Dorrance among active Division I coaches in winning percentage (.846). Â
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BENDING THE BALL ...
• Louisiana leads the Sun Belt Conference and is 13th nationally in corner kicks per game (6.4).
• Louisiana's two goals scored against Abilene Christian equaled the most by the Ragin' Cajuns in a season-opener since a 2-1 win at McNeese State on Aug. 21, 2012.
• Alyssa Abbott's game-winning goal in double overtime against South Alabama was the first of her career.
• Lizzie Mayfield's three points (goal, assist) against Abilene Christian equaled the most by a Ragin' Cajun in a season-opener since Courtney Hofland's three points at Houston in 2006.
• Louisiana is ranked tied for fifth in total goals (6) and tied for 13th nationally in corner kicks per game (6.0).
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THROW-INS ...
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 43 career matches she has played in.
• Mummert joins Una Einarsdottir, Julianne DeBlieux and Ashley Newland as team captains for the 2020 season.
• The assists at Texas State by Kiana Leger and freshman Demi McCalliog – in her collegiate debut – were the first points of their Louisiana career.
• Freshman Caitlyn Ferguson made her Louisiana debut at Texas State and scored an equalizer in the 76th minute off an assist from Leger.
• The announcement of Lizzie Mayfield (offense) and Jordan Higgins (defense) as Sun Belt Conference Players of the Week on Sept. 9 marked the first time in school history Louisiana swept the weekly honors.
• The announced crowd of 563 against Abilene Christian on Sept. 4 was the second-largest in school history at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Complex. The Ragin' Cajuns drew a school-record 663 fans against Northwestern State on Sept. 13, 2002.
• After missing the 2019 season due to injury, redshirt junior Grace Champagne played seven minutes against ACU as she returned to the field for the time since Oct. 21, 2018 against Georgia State.
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SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• Goalkeeper Jordan Higgins posted the first shutout in her Ragin' Cajuns debut since Alexias Stricklin stopped seven shots in a 1-0 win over Sam Houston State in 2014.Â
• Higgins is fifth nationally in total goalkeeper minutes played (376:47) and sixth in total saves (16).
• Higgins became just the second goalkeeper in school history to earn SBC Player of the Week honors and the first since Liza Preseault on Oct. 1, 2002.
• Louisiana added three goalkeepers - junior college transfer Jordan Higgins and freshmen Carly Dean and Lauryn Starwood - to replace the tandem of Mackenzie Lee and Victoria Mendes.
• Starwood earned her first career start in Thursday's match against Arkansas State after Jordan Higgins was a late scratch.
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RAGIN' CAJUNS ON "THE PLUS"
• Four Louisiana matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning with the season-opener against Abilene Christian.
• Matches against ULM (Sept. 27), Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2), Texas State (Oct. 4) are tentatively scheduled to be streamed during the 2020 season.
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MEET THE NEWCOMERS
• Fourteen new faces are expected to see their first action for Louisiana during the 2020 season, highlighted by West Virginia transfer Lizzie Mayfield and junior college transfer Jordan Higgins.
• Newcomers Alyssa Abbott, Carly Dean, Caitlyn Ferguson, Hailey Hoffmann, Demi McCalliog, Abby Nowak, Lucy Ortiz, Mikayla Price, Mya Smith, Emily Sonnier, Katelyn Stamps and Lauryn Starwood are part of head coach Lance Key's first recruiting class at Louisiana.
• Mayfield, Higgins and Hoffmann each earned starts in Louisiana's debut while Abbott and Ortiz each came off the bench in the 2-0 win over ACU.
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UP NEXT
• Louisiana continues its seven-match homestand on Friday when it hosts Louisiana Tech in a 7 p.m. contest.
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THE NEW NORMAL ... FOR NOW
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sun Belt Conference has split the teams split into East and West Divisions with teams playing home-and-home against divisional opponents.
• Louisiana and the rest of the West Division programs (Arkansas State, Little Rock, ULM, Texas State) will play eight conference contests while the teams in the East (Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, South Alabama, Troy) will play 10.
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LOUISIANA ADDS LOUISIANA FOR OCTOBER 2 HOME MATCH
• The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team picked up its ninth home match of the 2020 season after adding in-state opponent Louisiana Tech for a non-conference contest at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility on Friday, Oct. 2.
• The match will kick off at 7 p.m., and will be streamed live on ESPN+. The contest will be the fourth all-time meeting between the schools on the pitch with the last match coming in 2014.
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LOUISIANA, LAMAR MOVED UP TO OCTOBER 15 START
• Louisiana's scheduled Oct. 16 contest against Lamar has been moved up one day to the Oct. 15 contest at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
• The match will start at 7 p.m.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsSOC), Instagram (@RaginCajuns_SOC) and Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Soccer) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana soccer updates.
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