Louisiana Soccer Match 12 Preview: vs. Arkansas State

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team returns to action on Sunday when it plays host to Arkansas State in a Sun Belt Conference match at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m., with the match being streamed live on ESPN+. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com. Admission is free.

Louisiana (4-7-0, 1-2-0 SBC) looks to bounce back after dropping a 1-0 contest last week at defending SBC champion South Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns face A-State (6-3-1, 3-0-0 SBC), winners of its last five matches, for the 25^th time and extending Louisiana's longest series on the pitch.

Karleen Bedre has paced Louisiana's attack during the 2021 season with a team-high three goals and three assists. Rachel Sutter, Tatum Beck and Hailly Waterhouse have each scored a pair of goals for the Ragin' Cajuns.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (4-7-0, 1-2-0 SBC) vs. ARKANSAS STATE (6-3-1, 3-0-0 SBC)
Date / Time: October 3, 2021 / 1 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 23-24-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 232-45-21 (15th season)

ARKANSAS STATE
Head Coach: Brian Dooley (Nova Southeastern, 1997)
Record at ASU: 53-49-15 (seventh season); Career Record: 245-173-36 (25th season)

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

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Scattered Thunderstorms | High: 83° | Winds: N 3 mph | Rain: 50%
At kickoff: Scattered Thunderstorms | 81° | Wind: NNW 2 mph | Rain: 50%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Tied, 12-12-0
at Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 6-4-0
at Jonesboro: Tied, 6-6-0
at Neutral Sites: LA trails, 0-2-0
Streak: A-State +4

SET PIECES
• The schools meet for the 25th time in the all-time series, extending Louisiana's longest-running series in school history.
• Through 24 matches, the teams have never finished in a tie with only two contests in the all-time series going to overtime (Louisiana winning both - 2006 and 2017).
• Louisiana is the only school in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 season to not go to overtime in a match.
• Seven of the last eight meetings in the series have resulted in shutouts.
• Louisiana is 55-84-17 all-time during the month of October and 9-4-1 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 six of Louisiana's 14 goals, four of 15 assists and 16 of 43 points during the 2021 season.
• Twenty-one of Louisiana's 31 players on the 2021 roster are underclassmen (12 freshmen, 9 sophomores).
• Louisiana ranks 29th nationally among Division I schools in shot accuracy (.550).
• Savanna Young's seven starts in 2021 are a career best.
• Karleen Bedre and Anna Grassinger are the only players to start in all 11 matches during the 2021 season.
• With 13 career goals, Bedre is currently tied with Shelby Isley (2010-13) and Cayla Chatman (2009-11) for sixth in school history and needs one to move into sole possession of sixth.
• With 12 career assists, Bedre is tied with Courtney Hofland for third place on the Ragin' Cajuns career list and is three shy of tying Yazmin Montoya (2013-16) for second.
• Bedre is currently sixth in school history in points scored (38 - 13G, 12A) and is three shy of tying Ashleigh Cade (2014-17) for fifth.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana heads back out on the road for Sun Belt Conference matches at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 8) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 10).
• The Ragin' Cajuns will then return home to play three of their final four regular-season contests beginning on Oct. 14 against Little Rock.

Louisiana Soccer Match 12 Preview: vs. Arkansas State

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Players Mentioned

Tatum Beck

Karleen Bedre

Anna Grassinger

Rachel Sutter

Hailly Waterhouse

Savanna Young

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