Louisiana Soccer Match 14 Preview: at Georgia Southern

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team will look to earn a split in its weekend trip to the southeast part of the country when it faces Georgia Southern in a Sun Belt Conference match on Sunday at Eagle Field – Erk Park.

Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT, with the match being streamed live on ESPN+. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (5-8-0, 2-3-0 Sun Belt) opened its weekend trip dropping a 1-0 decision at Coastal Carolina on Friday. The Ragin' Cajuns held a 9-5 advantage in shots against the Chanticleers, but CCU's lone attempt in the first half was able to find the back of the net.

The Ragin' Cajuns hold a 4-2-0 advantage in the all-time series and meets Georgia Southern (9-4-2, 4-1-1 Sun Belt) for the first time since a 2-0 rain-soaked victory in Lafayette during the 2019 season.

Georgia Southern, with a 3-0-1 record in its last four matches, upped its home record to 5-0 on the season after defeating Texas State, 1-0, in overtime on Friday.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-8-0, 2-3-0 SBC) at GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9-4-2, 4-1-1 SBC)
Date / Time: October 10, 2021 / 11 a.m. CT
Site: Statesboro, Ga.
Stadium: Eagle Field – Erk Park (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 24-25-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 233-46-21 (15th season)

GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Head Coach: Chris Adams (Georgia, 1998)
Record at GS: 10-6-2 (second season); Career Record: 209-104-30 (19^th season)

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Talent: Jared Denk (pbp), Justin Helms (color)
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Partly cloudy | High: 76° | Winds: NNW 6 mph | Rain: 5%
At kickoff: Partly cloudy | 70° | Wind: NNE 7 mph | Rain: 5%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 4-2-0
at Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 2-1-0
at Statesboro: Louisiana leads, 2-1-0
Streak: Louisiana +1
Last Meeting: Louisiana, 2-0 (October 25, 2019 at Lafayette)

SET PIECES
• Louisiana is the only school in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 season to not go to overtime in a match.
• Louisiana is 56-85-17 all-time during the month of October and 10-5-1 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 25th nationally among Division I schools in shot accuracy (.551).
• Karleen Bedre and Anna Grassinger are the only players to start in all 13 matches during the 2021 season.
• Four players - Bedre, Grassinger, Alyssa Abbott and Hailey Hoffmann - are the only players who have played in all 13 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).
• Fourteen 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 returns home for Friends and Family Weekend beginning on Thursday when it hosts Little Rock in a 7 p.m. contest.
• The Ragin' Cajuns wrap up the weekend on Sunday when it plays Texas State at 1 p.m.

Louisiana Soccer Match 14 Preview: at Georgia Southern

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Abbott

Karleen Bedre

Anna Grassinger

Hailey Hoffmann

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