Louisiana Soccer Match 15 Preview: vs. Little Rock

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team opens a stretch where it plays three of its final four regular-season matches beginning on Thursday when it faces Little Rock in a Sun Belt Conference match at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., with the match being streamed live on ESPN+. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (5-8-1, 2-3-1 Sun Belt), which is celebrating Friends and Family Weekend and concludes on Sunday against Texas State, returns to action after earning a point last Sunday at Georgia Southern. Ruthny Mathurin's goal in the 65^th minute proved to be the equalizer as the Ragin' Cajuns and Eagles battled to a 1-1 tie.

The Ragin' Cajuns hold a 12-6-4 lead in the all-time series against Little Rock (6-6-3, 2-2-2 Sun Belt) and are 4-2-4 against the Trojans in the last 10 matches.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-8-1, 2-3-1 Sun Belt) vs. LITTLE ROCK (6-6-3, 2-2-2 Sun Belt)
Date / Time: October 14, 2021 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 24-25-5 (third season); Overall Record: 233-46-22 (15th season)

LITTLE ROCK
Head Coach: Mark Foster (Trevecca Nazarene, 2008)
Record at LR: 28-25-16 (fourth season); Career Record: 68-52-24 (eighth season)

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Talent: Cody Junot (pbp), Ian Auzenne (color)
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Mostly cloudy | High: 88° | Winds: SSE 9 mph | Rain: 10%
At kickoff: Partly cloudy | 81° | Wind: S 6 mph | Rain: 5%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 12-6-4
at Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 6-3-1
at Little Rock: Louisiana, leads, 6-3-3
Streak: T1

SET PIECES
• Louisiana is 56-85-18 all-time during the month of October and 10-5-2 overall under head coach Lance Key.
• Sixteen of the 31 members on the 2021 squad are in their first year with the Ragin' Cajuns.
• The newcomers have attributed to eight of Louisiana's 17 goals, five of 17 assists and 21 of 51 points during the 2021 season.
• Twenty-one of Louisiana's 31 players on the 2021 roster are underclassmen (12 freshmen, 9 sophomores).
• Ruthny Mathurin's second-half goal which tied the match at Georgia Southern on Sunday was the first equalizer for the Ragin' Cajuns during the 2021 season.
• In matches played through Oct. 10, Louisiana ranks 18th nationally among Division I schools in shot accuracy (.554).
• Karleen Bedre and Anna Grassinger are the only players to start in all 14 matches during the 2021 season.
• Grassinger has played 1,157 of a possible 1,280 minutes for Louisiana this season after recording a combined 984 minutes in two seasons at Creighton.
• Five players - Bedre, Grassinger, Savanna Young, Alyssa Abbott and Hailey Hoffmann - are the only players who have played in all 14 matches during the 2021 season.
• Fresno State transfer Gracie Vargas made her long-awaited debut for Louisiana last Sunday at Georgia Southern, logging 19 minutes off the bench and recording a shot on-goal.
• Louisiana has reached the semifinals in the Sun Belt Conference Championships the past two seasons under Lance Key after going 0-15 overall in the postseason before his hiring.
• Louisiana's 10 wins in 2020-21 tied for the most in school history that was previously set in 2010.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana closes out Friends and Family Weekend on Sunday when it hosts Texas State at 1 p.m.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will then open the final week of the regular season on Thursday (Oct. 21) at Appalachian State before returning home to face ULM on Senior Day on Oct. 24.

Louisiana Soccer Match 15 Preview: vs. Little Rock

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Abbott

Karleen Bedre

Anna Grassinger

Hailey Hoffmann

Ruthny Mathurin

Gracie Vargas

Savanna Young

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