Louisiana Soccer Match 6 Preview: at Houston

HOUSTON – Coming off a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team hits the road to face American Athletic Conference member Houston at Carl Lewis International Complex.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (2-3-0) got goals from Karleen Bedre, Alex Folchert and Tatum Beck in earning the win over the defending Southland Conference champions and NCAA Championship participants. Bedre added an assist in the match for the Ragin' Cajuns while Libby Harper stopped a pair of shots in earning the win.

Houston (4-0-1) opened the season with a win over Oklahoma and have victories over McNeese, Houston Baptist and Lamar. The Cougars earned a 4-4 tie against Stephen F. Austin.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (2-3-0) at HOUSTON (4-0-1)
Date / Time: September 5, 2021 / 1 p.m.
Site: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Carl Lewis International Complex (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 21-20-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 230-41-21 (15th season)

HOUSTON
Head Coach: Diego Bocanegra (Fresno State, 1998)
Record at UH: 30-37-5 (Fifth season); Overall Record: 48-50-14 (Seventh season)

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: None
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Mostly sunny | High: 95° | Winds: WSW 8 mph | Rain: 15%
At kickoff: Partly cloudy | 92° | Wind: WSW 6 mph | Rain: 1%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: UH leads, 9-1-1
At Lafayette: UH leads, 3-0-1
At Houston: UH leads, 6-1-0
Last Meeting: UH, 2-0 (September 20, 2015 at Houston)

SET PIECES
• After a hard-fought victory over 2021 NCAA Championships participant Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, Louisiana makes the quick turnaround as it heads to face American Athletic Conference member Houston.
• The match was originally scheduled to be played in Lafayette, but was moved due to travel logistical problems to Southern Louisiana due to the impact of Hurricane Ida.
• The meeting is the first between the schools since 2015 after UH posted a 2-0 victory on Sept. 20.
• Tatum Beck and Alex Folchert each scored their first career goals in Louisiana's win over SLU. Beck's goal in the 66th minute served as the eventual game-winning goal - the first of her career.
• Karleen Bedre scored a goal and added an assist for her fifth career match with 3+ points.
• Nine of Louisiana's 13 shots against SLU (.692) were on-goal.
• Louisiana set season-highs in points (7), goals (3), shots (13) and shots on-goal (9) against SLU.
• 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).
• Third-year head coach Lance Key entered the 2021 season third among active NCAA Division I coaches in winning percentage (.831), trailing North Carolina's Anson Dorrance (.902) and second-year coach Kristin Jones of UC San Diego (.849).
• Libby Harper leads the Sun Belt Conference in total saves (25) and is third in the league in saves per game (5.0).
• Goalkeeper Jordan Higgins played the final 12 minutes at No. 17 Tennessee - the first appearance for the senior since suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Arkansas State match on Sept. 24, 2020.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana returns home for its next two matches beginning on Thursday, Sept. 9, against nationally-ranked LSU at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
• Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Louisiana Soccer Match 6 Preview: at Houston

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Players Mentioned

Tatum Beck

Karleen Bedre

Alex Folchert

Libby Harper

Jordan Higgins

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