University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, September 4
Lafayette
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Abilene Christian
Louisiana Soccer Match 1 Preview: vs. Abilene Christian
9/3/2020 1:17:00 PM | Soccer
Ragin' Cajuns to open season with nine of first 11 matches at home
LAFAYETTE – The second year of the Lance Key era begins on Friday when the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team officially kicks off its 2020 season against Southland Conference member Abilene Christian at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com.
The match against ACU (12-5-2 in 2019) will be the first-ever meeting between the schools and is one of just two matches being played nationally to open the season (the other is Stephen F. Austin at Texas State).
Louisiana, which returns 15 letterwinners, posted a historic 9-8-3 record in 2019 which included the first-ever berth to semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships. The Ragin' Cajuns will open the season with nine of its first 11 matches at home, including Sun Belt West Division foes Arkansas State, Little Rock, Texas State and ULM.
Team captains Julianne DeBlieux, Una Einarsdottir, Ashley Newland and Gwen Mummert return to lead the Ragin' Cajuns, who have 14 newcomers added to the roster that includes West Virginia transfer Lizzie Mayfield and junior college goalkeeper Jordan Higgins.
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.
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.
MATCH INFORMATION
Louisiana (9-8-3 in 2019) vs Abilene Christian (12-5-2 in 2019)
Date / Time: September 4, 2020 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (grass)
LIVE VIDEO/LIVE STATS
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Live TV/Video: ESPN+
Talent: Cody Junot (pbp)
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns
WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Friday: Partly cloudy | High: 92° | Winds: NE 5 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Partly cloudy | 87° | Wind: E 3 mph | Rain: 5%
SERIES HISTORY
First meeting
JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana officially opens its 21st season of intercollegiate soccer on Friday when it hosts Southland Conference member Abilene Christian.
• The meeting against ACU, which posted a 12-5-2 record in 2019, is the first between the schools in women's soccer.
• The season-opener for Louisiana is one of two women's matches being played nationally (the other is Stephen F. Austin at Texas State).
• 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 will play nine of its first 11 matches during the 2020 season at the friendly confines of the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility.
• Louisiana clinched its first-winning season since 2014 when the Ragin' Cajuns posted a 9-8-2 record.
• The season-opening match is Louisiana's first at home since the 2015 season (vs. Sam Houston State, 8/21).
• Louisiana, which finished 9-8-3 in 2019, was picked to finish in a tie for fifth place in the 2020 Sun Belt Conference preseason poll which was voted on by the league's head coaches.
• The nine wins in 2019 by Louisiana under Lance Key were the most by a first-year coach in Ragin' Cajuns history, breaking the previous mark (4, Scot Wieland) in 2005.
• Louisiana's eight shutouts during the 2019 season were the most in school history, breaking the previous mark (7) set in 2010.
• During the 2019 season, Louisiana posted a 5-1-1 record at home and allowed three goals all season.
• The five shutouts by Louisiana at home in 2019 tied the single-season record that was previously set by the 2010 squad.
BENDING THE BALL ...
• Sophomore Gwen Mummert was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference after the 2019 season, becoming the first Ragin' Cajuns defender to earn postseason honors since Grace Howell-Harries in 2014.
• Louisiana's four wins in October were one more than the total by the Ragin' Cajuns from 2015-18.
• Louisiana's Karleen Bedre capped off an impressive first season at the collegiate level when she was named the Freshman of the Year as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association released its 2019 All-Louisiana Women's Soccer team.
• Louisiana placed three members on the first-team with defender Gwen Mummert and goalkeeper Mackenzie Lee joining Bedre on the 12-member team.
• Bedre was the first Ragin' Cajuns player to earn Freshman LSWA honors since Stacy Smith in 2002.
• Bedre and Skyla Skyes' three game-winning goals in 2019 were tied for the most in a single-season in school history, set eight times previously (last Annika Schmidt and Whitney Taggart in 2016).
• 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 ...
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 38 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.
• Louisiana is 37-28-7 (.563) all-time against schools from the Southland Conference.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are also scheduled to face SLC programs Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 13), Central Arkansas (Oct. 11) and Lamar (Oct. 16) during the 2020 season.
SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• Louisiana's eight shutouts in 2019 set a school record.
• The Ragin' Cajuns current 1.14 goals against average is on pace to be the lowest in school history, shattering the previous record (1.32) set in 2010.
• 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.
RAGIN' CAJUNS ON "THE PLUS"
• Five Louisiana matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning with the season-opener against Abilene Christian.
• Matches against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 13), Texas State (Oct. 4), Little Rock (Oct. 9) and Central Arkansas (Oct. 11) will also be streamed during the 2020 season.
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.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana hits the road for the first time in the 2020 season when it travels east to Foley, Ala., to face Sun Belt Conference rival and defending league champion South Alabama in a 7 p.m. match.
• The contest will be a non-conference match.
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.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsSOC), Instagram (@RaginCajuns_SOC) and Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Soccer) or check RaginCajuns.com for Louisiana soccer updates.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com.
The match against ACU (12-5-2 in 2019) will be the first-ever meeting between the schools and is one of just two matches being played nationally to open the season (the other is Stephen F. Austin at Texas State).
Louisiana, which returns 15 letterwinners, posted a historic 9-8-3 record in 2019 which included the first-ever berth to semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships. The Ragin' Cajuns will open the season with nine of its first 11 matches at home, including Sun Belt West Division foes Arkansas State, Little Rock, Texas State and ULM.
Team captains Julianne DeBlieux, Una Einarsdottir, Ashley Newland and Gwen Mummert return to lead the Ragin' Cajuns, who have 14 newcomers added to the roster that includes West Virginia transfer Lizzie Mayfield and junior college goalkeeper Jordan Higgins.
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.
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.
MATCH INFORMATION
Louisiana (9-8-3 in 2019) vs Abilene Christian (12-5-2 in 2019)
Date / Time: September 4, 2020 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (grass)
LIVE VIDEO/LIVE STATS
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Live TV/Video: ESPN+
Talent: Cody Junot (pbp)
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns
WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Friday: Partly cloudy | High: 92° | Winds: NE 5 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Partly cloudy | 87° | Wind: E 3 mph | Rain: 5%
SERIES HISTORY
First meeting
JUST FOR KICKS ...
• Louisiana officially opens its 21st season of intercollegiate soccer on Friday when it hosts Southland Conference member Abilene Christian.
• The meeting against ACU, which posted a 12-5-2 record in 2019, is the first between the schools in women's soccer.
• The season-opener for Louisiana is one of two women's matches being played nationally (the other is Stephen F. Austin at Texas State).
• 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 will play nine of its first 11 matches during the 2020 season at the friendly confines of the Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility.
• Louisiana clinched its first-winning season since 2014 when the Ragin' Cajuns posted a 9-8-2 record.
• The season-opening match is Louisiana's first at home since the 2015 season (vs. Sam Houston State, 8/21).
• Louisiana, which finished 9-8-3 in 2019, was picked to finish in a tie for fifth place in the 2020 Sun Belt Conference preseason poll which was voted on by the league's head coaches.
• The nine wins in 2019 by Louisiana under Lance Key were the most by a first-year coach in Ragin' Cajuns history, breaking the previous mark (4, Scot Wieland) in 2005.
• Louisiana's eight shutouts during the 2019 season were the most in school history, breaking the previous mark (7) set in 2010.
• During the 2019 season, Louisiana posted a 5-1-1 record at home and allowed three goals all season.
• The five shutouts by Louisiana at home in 2019 tied the single-season record that was previously set by the 2010 squad.
BENDING THE BALL ...
• Sophomore Gwen Mummert was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference after the 2019 season, becoming the first Ragin' Cajuns defender to earn postseason honors since Grace Howell-Harries in 2014.
• Louisiana's four wins in October were one more than the total by the Ragin' Cajuns from 2015-18.
• Louisiana's Karleen Bedre capped off an impressive first season at the collegiate level when she was named the Freshman of the Year as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association released its 2019 All-Louisiana Women's Soccer team.
• Louisiana placed three members on the first-team with defender Gwen Mummert and goalkeeper Mackenzie Lee joining Bedre on the 12-member team.
• Bedre was the first Ragin' Cajuns player to earn Freshman LSWA honors since Stacy Smith in 2002.
• Bedre and Skyla Skyes' three game-winning goals in 2019 were tied for the most in a single-season in school history, set eight times previously (last Annika Schmidt and Whitney Taggart in 2016).
• 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 ...
• Gwen Mummert has started in all 38 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.
• Louisiana is 37-28-7 (.563) all-time against schools from the Southland Conference.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are also scheduled to face SLC programs Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 13), Central Arkansas (Oct. 11) and Lamar (Oct. 16) during the 2020 season.
SAVES AND CLEAN SHEETS ...
• Louisiana's eight shutouts in 2019 set a school record.
• The Ragin' Cajuns current 1.14 goals against average is on pace to be the lowest in school history, shattering the previous record (1.32) set in 2010.
• 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.
RAGIN' CAJUNS ON "THE PLUS"
• Five Louisiana matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning with the season-opener against Abilene Christian.
• Matches against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 13), Texas State (Oct. 4), Little Rock (Oct. 9) and Central Arkansas (Oct. 11) will also be streamed during the 2020 season.
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.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana hits the road for the first time in the 2020 season when it travels east to Foley, Ala., to face Sun Belt Conference rival and defending league champion South Alabama in a 7 p.m. match.
• The contest will be a non-conference match.
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.
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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