Louisiana Soccer Match 11 Preview: at South Alabama

MOBILE, Ala. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team looks to cap off an unbeaten three-match roadtrip on Sunday when it faces defending Sun Belt Conference champion South Alabama at The Cage.

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

Louisiana (4-6-0, 1-1-0 SBC) earned its first SBC win of the season on Friday with a 2-0 shutout at Troy. The freshmen tandem of Hailly Waterhouse and Tatum Beck each scored goals as Louisiana improved to 2-0 on its current road swing and earned its first win in Troy in nearly five years.

The Ragin' Cajuns, who are playing in Mobile for the first time since 2018, split a pair of matches with South Alabama (5-3-1, 1-1-1 SBC) last season with both matches played in nearby Foley, Ala. Louisiana claimed a 2-1 non-conference victory in double overtime in the opening contest before the Jaguars claimed a 4-1 decision in the semifinals of the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Championships.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (4-6-0, 1-1-0 SBC) at SOUTH ALABAMA (5-3-1, 1-1-1 SBC)
Date / Time: September 26, 2021 / 1 p.m.
Site: Mobile, Ala.
Stadium: The Cage (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 23-23-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 232-44-21 (15th season)

SOUTH ALABAMA
Head Coach: Richard Moodie (Carson Newman, 2006)
Record at USA: 57-31-7 (fifth season); Overall Record: 105-70-14 (10th season)

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)
Sunday: Sunny | High: 84° | Winds: NE 5 mph | Rain: 0%
At kickoff: Sunny | 82° | Wind: NE 5 mph | Rain: 0%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana trails, 5-11-7
at Lafayette: Louisiana trails, 1-6-3
at Mobile: Louisiana trails, 3-3-4
at Neutral Sites: Louisiana trails, 1-2-0
Last Meeting: South Alabama, 4-1 (Nov. 6, 2020 at Foley, Ala.)

SET PIECES
• Louisiana wraps up a three-match roadtrip on Sunday when it faces defending Sun Belt champion South Alabama.
• The schools meet for the 24th time in the all-time series, tying Louisiana's series with Arkansas State for the longest in school history.
• Louisiana plays at The Cage for the first time since a 1-1 deadlock on Oct. 29, 2018.
• The teams split last season's series with both matches played at the Foley Sports Complex.
• Alyssa Abbott's goal in double overtime lifted Louisiana to a 2-1 victory in a non-conference match on Sept. 6, 2020.
• Freshman Hailly Waterhouse has scored goals in her past two matches.
• Louisiana's 2-0 win at Troy on Friday was its first at the Troy Soccer Complex since Sept. 25, 2016.
• The freshman tandem of Waterhouse and Tatum Beck accounted for both goals for Louisiana
• The seven goals scored by Louisiana last week at Alcorn State were the most in a road match in school history while the five goals in the second half tied a school record that was previously set in 2014.
• Louisiana has faced its most grueling non-conference schedule in school history during the 2021 season highlighted by four teams from the SEC (Mississippi State, Kentucky, Tennessee and LSU) and American Athletic Conference (Houston).
• Sixteen of the 31 members on the 2021 squad are in their first year with the Ragin' Cajuns.
• Twenty-one of Louisiana's 31 players on the 2021 roster are underclassmen (12 freshmen, 9 sophomores).
• With 11 career goals, Karleen Bedre is currently tied for ninth in school history and needs one to tie Ashley Delahoussaye (2000-03) for eighth.
• With an assist on Sept. 16 against Georgia State, Bedre moved past Sara Vienberg (2001-02) for fourth in school history with 11.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana returns home to face Arkansas State on Oct. 3 in a 1 p.m. contest at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
• Louisiana will then head back out on the road for matches at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 8) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 10).

Louisiana Soccer Match 11 Preview: at South Alabama

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Abbott

Tatum Beck

Karleen Bedre

Hailly Waterhouse

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