Louisiana Soccer Match 7 Preview: vs. No. 7 LSU

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team plays host to a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time in school history on Thursday when it faces No. 7-ranked LSU at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and will be available on ESPN+. Live results will be available at CajunStats.com. Admission to the match is free with the match also part of Cajun Rush and SSO Night.

Louisiana (2-4-0), which is playing its second nationally-ranked opponent during the 2021 season and fourth school from the SEC, faces LSU (6-0-0) for the 10^th time overall and the first since Aug. 21, 2011. The match for the Ragin' Cajuns is the final tuneup before beginning Sun Belt Conference play on Sept. 16 against Georgia State.

LSU, which has defeated three ranked opponents on the road this season, received its highest-ever ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll after being ranked No. 7 in 2009.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (2-4-0) vs. No. 7 LSU (6-0-0)
Date / Time: September 9, 2021 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Lance Key (Trinity, 2000)
Record at Louisiana: 21-21-4 (Third season); Overall Record: 230-42-21 (15th season)

LSU
Head Coach: Sian Hudson (Cardiff Metropolitan, 2002)
Record at LSU: 14-8-3 (Second season); Overall Record: 66-18-7 (Fifth season)

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Talent: Cody Junot (pbp); Ian Auzenne (color)
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Thursday: Sunny | High: 91° | Winds: NNE 10 mph | Rain: 2%
At kickoff: Clear | 81° | Wind: NNE 7 mph | Rain: 1%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: LSU leads, 9-0-0
At Lafayette: LSU leads, 5-0-0
At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 4-0-0
Last Meeting: LSU, 3-0 (August 21, 2011 at Lafayette)

SET PIECES
• Louisiana plays host to a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time in school history when it faces No. 7 LSU at the Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility.
• The meeting is the 10th overall between the in-state schools and the first since 2011.
• Louisiana looks for its first-ever win over an SEC school; the Ragin' Cajuns are currently 0-26-0 all-time.
• The Ragin' Cajuns faced three SEC teams - Alabama, Mississippi State and Texas A&M - during the spring portion of their 2020-21 schedule.
• The match against LSU will be the eighth against a nationally-ranked opponent for the Ragin' Cajuns with prior matches against Florida (2006), Oklahoma State (2009), Denver (2010), Ole Miss (2016), Auburn (2018), Texas A&M (2020-21) and Tennessee (2021).
• In a 3-2 win over Southeastern Louisiana, Karleen Bedre scored a goal and added an assist for her fifth career match with 3+ points.
• 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 is third overall in the Sun Belt Conference in total saves (30) and is fifth in the league in saves per game (5.0).
• As a team, Louisiana's 31 saves are tied for the most in the Sun Belt Conference with App State and Georgia Southern.
• Louisiana has averaged 494 fans through its first two home matches to lead the Sun Belt Conference during the 2021 season.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana will open Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday, Sept. 16 when it plays host to Georgia State in a 3 p.m., match.
• The match is part of a Futbol/Football doubleheader where the Ragin' Cajuns football team hosts Ohio in a nationally-televised game at 7 p.m.
• The Louisiana-Georgia State matchup will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Louisiana Soccer Match 7 Preview: vs. No. 7 LSU

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Players Mentioned

Karleen Bedre

Libby Harper

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