Louisiana Soccer Match 3 Preview: at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team continues its three-match road swing through the Southeastern Conference on Thursday when it faces Kentucky in the first-ever meeting between the schools on the pitch.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT. The match will be streamed live on SEC Network + with live statistics available at RaginCajuns.com.

Louisiana (1-1-0), playing the second of four SEC opponents on the schedule, opened its road swing with a 2-0 setback at Mississippi State last Sunday. The Ragin' Cajuns will wrap up the road swing on Sunday at No. 17-ranked Tennessee and will host in-state rival LSU on Sept. 9.

With three goalkeepers with starting experience on the Louisiana roster, newcomer Libby Harper has played all 180 minutes through the first two matches of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns stopping six shots and posting a 1.00 goals against average.

Kentucky (1-0-1) opened its season with a 1-1 deadlock at Purdue on Aug. 19 before earning a 3-0 victory over Marshall last Sunday. Jordyn Rhodes has scored three of the Wildcats' four goals on the season while goalkeeper Laura Nielsen has sported a 0.47 goals against average in 192 minutes of work.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-1-0) at KENTUCKY (1-0-1)
Date / Time: August 26, 2021 / 6 p.m. CDT
Site: Lexington, Ky.
Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 20-18-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 229-39-21 (15th season)

KENTUCKY
Head Coach: Ian Carry (Bell College of Technology, 2001)
Record at UK: 21-42-7 (Fifth season); Overall Record: Same

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: SEC Network +
Talent: Dave Baker (pxp), Payton Atkins (analyst)
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Thursday: Isolated Thunderstorms | High: 90° | Winds: E 4 mph | Rain: 33%
At kickoff: Partly cloudy | 87° | Wind: E 3 mph | Rain: 12%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: First meeting

SET PIECES
• Louisiana continues its three-match road swing through the Southeastern Conference on Thursday when it plays at Kentucky.
• The Ragin' Cajuns opened their road schedule last Sunday (Aug. 22) at Mississippi State before wrapping up the road swing at No. 17 Tennessee on Sunday.
• Last Sunday's match at Mississippi State was the 400th career contest for Louisiana in women's soccer dating back to the inaugural season in 2000.
• Louisiana has posted an all-time record of 140-218-72 in its 22nd season of intercollegiate soccer.
• Louisiana looks for its first-ever win over an SEC school; the Ragin' Cajuns are currently 0-24-0 all-time.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will face four teams (Mississippi State, Kentucky, Tennessee and LSU) from the SEC during the 2021 season.
• The Ragin' Cajuns faced three SEC teams - Alabama, Mississippi State and Texas A&M - during the spring portion of their 2020-21 schedule.
• Louisiana's win came on an own goal in the final 30 seconds.
• The victory was the Ragin' Cajuns second consecutive opening day win with both coming by shutout (2-0 vs. Abilene Christian on Sept. 4, 2020).
• Sixteen of the 31 members on the 2021 squad are in their first year with the Ragin' Cajuns.
Louisiana makes its first trip to the Blue Grass State since 2013 when it faced former Sun Belt Conference member Western Kentucky in Bowling Green.

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