Louisiana Hits The Road To Face Louisiana Tech In Soccer

RUSTON – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team plays the first of five consecutive matches away from home when it faces in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Sunday at Robert Mack Caruthers Field.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The match will be streamed live on CUSA.tv (subscription required) with live stats available at RaginCajuns.com.

Louisiana (1-0-1) had its scheduled three-match homestand postponed on Thursday against the University of Houston after inclement weather in the area. The Ragin' Cajuns return to the pitch after a seven-day hiatus when they earned a 2-2 tie against Stephen F. Austin.

Hailly Waterhouse (2), Ruthny Mathurin (1) and Jacie Crochet (1) have each scored goals in the first two matches of the season for Louisiana with Mathurin, Karleen Bedre, Tatum Beck and Sisley Stephens each credited with an assist. Libby Harper has played all 180 minutes in goal for Louisiana, posting a 1.50 goals against average with six saves.

Louisiana Tech (2-1-0) edged Abilene Christian in its last match, 1-0, on Alma Cedefors' header in the 69^th minute to break a scoreless contest. The Lady Techsters opened the season with a 2-1 win over Murray State before falling to Northwestern State, 4-1.

Four different players have each scored a goal to lead Louisiana Tech with Kalli Madlock leading the team in scoring with three points (1 goal, 1 assist). Sydnee Korchak has allowed one goal (0.50 goals against average) in both wins for the Lady Techsters while recording six saves.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-0-1) at LOUISIANA TECH (2-1-0)
Date / Time: August 28, 2022 / 1 p.m.
Site: Ruston, La.
Stadium: Robert Mack Caruthers Field (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Chris McBride (Tennessee Southern, 2011)
Record at Louisiana: 1-0-1 (first season); Overall Record: 32-42-16 (sixth season)

LOUISIANA TECH
Head Coach: Steve Voltz (Florida, 1999)
Record at LT: 8-9-3 (second season); Career Record: 10-25-3 (third season)

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Streaming Video: CUSA.tv (subscription required)
Talent: TBA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

WEATHER FORECAST (via Weather.com)
Sunday: Partly cloudy | High: 91° | Winds: S 6 mph | Rain: 30%
At kickoff: Mostly cloudy | 87° | Wind: SSW 6 mph | Rain: 30%

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Series tied, 2-2-0
at Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 2-1-0
at Ruston: Louisiana Tech leads, 1-0-0
Streak: Louisiana +1

SET PIECES
• Louisiana hits the road for the first time in the 2022 season when it travels north to face in-state rival Louisiana Tech.
• The match is the first of five straight on the road for Louisiana.
• Louisiana's trip to Ruston is its first on the pitch since 2014.
• The Ragin' Cajuns claimed the last meeting between the schools, 2-0, on goals by Una Einarsdottir and Lizzie Mayfield.
• With 19 corner kicks in its first two matches, Louisiana is ranked ninth nationally in the first 2022 NCAA team statistics release.
• Twelve players have combined to take at least one of Louisiana's 28 shot attempts through the first two matches.
• Hailly Waterhouse's eight shots against Stephen F. Austin equaled the most in a single-match by a Ragin' Cajun since Savanna Young against Southeastern Louisiana in 2018.
• Waterhouse's two goals scored against SFA was her first multi-goal collegiate performance and the Ragin' Cajuns 27th individual multi-goal match in school history.
• Hometown product Jacie Crochet (Lafayette High) scored the game-winner against FIU in her Ragin' Cajuns debut.
• Ruthny Mathurin's three-point performance (1 goal, 1 assist) was the first three-point match of her collegiate career.
• The next victory for Libby Harper (6-9-3) will move her into a ninth-place tie with Alexis Stricklin (2013-14) in program history.
• Karleen Bedre and Ruthny Mathurin represent Louisiana on the 2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team.
• The duo earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2021 with Bedre named a second-team midfielder and Mathurin a third-team defender.
• Mariella and Sisley Stephens are one of 50 sets of sisters on NCAA Division I rosters this season.
• Louisiana has 10 international players on its 2022 roster hailing from seven countries.

RULE CHANGES FOR 2022
• Major changes to the overtime rules in men's and women's college soccer have been announced following a meeting by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel.
• Changes are set to go into effect during the 2022 season, and will be implemented for both the regular season and postseason.
• For the regular season, overtime has been eliminated, meaning if a game is tied after the regulation 90 minutes, it will end in a tie. Previously, teams played two 10-minute overtime periods in a sudden-victory (golden goal) format, and if neither team scored, the game ended in a tie.
• In conference tournaments and NCAA postseason games, the sudden-victory component has been eliminated, and teams will play two 10-minute overtime periods instead. Also, when a substitution is made by the winning team in the last five minutes of the second overtime, the game clock will stop.
• If the game remains tied, a penalty-kick shootout will be held to determine the winner.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana continues its five-match road trip when it heads to the Lone Star State to face Lamar on Sept. 1.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will continue their roadtrip on Sept. 4 at Abilene Christian before heading to Big Sky Country for matches at Idaho (Sept. 9) and Eastern Washington (Sept. 11).
• Louisiana's next home match will be on Sept. 16 against SBC newcomer Old Dominion.

Louisiana Hits The Road To Face Louisiana Tech In Soccer

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Players Mentioned

Tatum Beck

Karleen Bedre

Jacie Crochet

Libby Harper

Ruthny Mathurin

Lizzie Mayfield

Sisley Stephens

Hailly Waterhouse

Savanna Young

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