Louisiana Soccer Match 13 Preview: at Coastal Carolina

CONWAY, S.C. – Coming off a win at home over Arkansas State, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team heads back out on the road for a pair of Sun Belt Conference matches beginning Friday against Coastal Carolina at the CCU Soccer Stadium.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT, with the match being streamed live on ESPN+. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com. After facing Coastal Carolina (3-6-2, 1-3-1 SBC), the Ragin' Cajuns will head south to face Georgia Southern on Sunday in an 11 a.m. CT contest.

Louisiana (5-7-0, 2-2-0 SBC) earned a 2-1 victory over A-State in its last match, snapping a four-match skid to the Red Wolves with each contest resulting in a shutout. Karleen Bedre scored the game-winner for Louisiana in the 80^th minute, the fifth game-winning goal in her career, while serving up Tatum Beck's goal off a corner kick.

Bedre leads Louisiana in goals scored (4), assists (4) and points (12) with Beck (3 goals), Rachel Sutter (2 goals) and Hailly Waterhouse (2 goals) each following in goals scored.

Louisiana has won the last two meetings in the series against the Chanticleers, including a 3-0 decision in the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Championships. Hailey Hoffmann, Mya Smith and Alyssa Abbott each scored goals for the Ragin' Cajuns in earning their second consecutive semifinal appearance.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-7-0, 2-2-0 SBC) at COASTAL CAROLINA (3-6-2, 1-3-1 SBC)
Date / Time: October 8, 2021 / 6 p.m. CT
Site: Conway, S.C.
Stadium: CCU Soccer Stadium (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 24-24-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 233-45-21 (15th season)

COASTAL CAROLINA
Head Coach: Paul Hogan (Charleston [WV], 2005)
Record at CCU: 93-92-16 (11th season); Career Record: Same

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Talent: Noah Frary (pbp)
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Friday: PM Thunderstorms | High: 80° | Winds: NNE 6 mph | Rain: 60%
At kickoff: Scattered Thunderstorms | 73° | Wind: N 1 mph | Rain: 50%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana trails, 2-3-1
at Lafayette: Series tied, 1-1-0
at Conway: Louisiana trails, 0-1-1
at Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1-0
Streak: Louisiana +2
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 3-0 (November 4, 2020 at Foley, Ala.)

SET PIECES
• Louisiana is the only school in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 season to not go to overtime in a match.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have won the previous two meetings after an 0-3-1 start to the series and look for their first-ever win in Conway.
• Louisiana is 56-84-17 all-time during the month of October and 10-4-1 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 seven of Louisiana's 16 goals, four of 16 assists and 18 of 48 points during the 2021 season.
• Twenty-one of Louisiana's 31 players on the 2021 roster are underclassmen (12 freshmen, 9 sophomores).
• Louisiana ranks 27th nationally among Division I schools in shot accuracy (.551).
• Karleen Bedre and Anna Grassinger are the only players to start in all 12 matches during the 2021 season.
• Four players - Bedre, Grassinger, Alyssa Abbott and Hailey Hoffmann - are the only players who have played in all 12 matches during the 2021 season.
• Karleen Bedre ranks in the top 10 among Sun Belt Conference players in shots (t9th), points (t9th), assists (t5th), assists per game (t8th) and game-winning goals (t4th).
• Louisiana is the lone team in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 season which has committed more fouls (119) than shots attempted (118).
• Fifteen players have logged over 400 minutes on the pitch this season.
• 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.

THE QUEEN BEE-DRE
• Junior Karleen Bedre continues her assault on the Louisiana Women's Soccer record books as she ranks among the career leaders in points (41), assists (13), points per game (0.79), assists per game (0.25), goals (14), goals per game (0.27) and game-winning goals (5).
• Bedre enters the weekend tied for fifth in school history in career points with Ashleigh Cade (2014-17) and is seven shy of tying Kelli Jestes (2007-10) for fourth.
• The midfielder is two assists shy of tying Yazmin Montoya (2013-16) for second in career assists and is one goal shy of tying Callie Oliver (2005-08) for fifth all-time.
• Bedre's five game-winning goals is currently tied for third all-time with her next GWG moving her into a tie with Jestes for second in school history.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana wraps up its trip on Sunday when it makes the four-hour drive south to Statesboro, Ga. to face Georgia Southern. Kickoff is set for Noon ET.
• 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 13 Preview: at Coastal Carolina

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Abbott

Tatum Beck

Karleen Bedre

Anna Grassinger

Hailey Hoffmann

Mya Smith

Rachel Sutter

Hailly Waterhouse

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