Road Trip Continues As Louisiana Travels To Face Lamar

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team continues its five-match road trip on Thursday when it heads west to the Lone Star State to battle Lamar in a non-conference match at the Lamar Soccer Complex.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live stats will be available at RaginCajuns.com.

Louisiana (1-0-2) posted its second consecutive draw in its last match after a scoreless contest – the 11^th in school history – last Sunday at Louisiana Tech. Libby Harper posted her third shutout in a Louisiana uniform as she faced five shots and recorded one save.

Sixteen players have attempted at least one of Louisiana's 41 shots during the first three matches with the Ragin' Cajuns ranked seventh nationally in corner kicks per game (9.33). The trio of Hailly Waterhouse (4 points), Ruthny Mathurin (3) and Jacie Crochet (2) lead Louisiana in scoring with Mathurin placing five of her seven shot attempts on frame.

Lamar (2-0-0) opened the season with a 3-0 win over Houston on Aug. 21 before a 5-1 win over Tarleton State last Sunday. Christine Kitaru has found the back of the net five times on seven shots through the first two matches for the Cardinals with Nicole Panis posting a 0.54 goals against average with 11 saves.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-0-2) at LAMAR (2-0-0)
Date / Time: September 1, 2022 / 7 p.m.
Site: Beaumont, Texas
Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex (grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Chris McBride (Tennessee Southern, 2011)
Record at Louisiana: 1-0-2 (first season); Overall Record: 32-42-17 (sixth season)

LAMAR
Head Coach: Nathan Kogut (Colorado State, 2010)
Record at LU: 2-0-0 (first season); Career Record: Same

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

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 4-2-0
at Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 3-0-0
at Beaumont: Lamar leads, 2-1-0
Streak: Lamar +2

SET PIECES
• Louisiana continues its five-match road trip when it heads west to face Lamar University in Beaumont.
• The match is Louisiana's first outside the "Bayou State" during the 2022 season and is the second of five straight contests on the road for Louisiana.
• Louisiana will also visit Abilene Christian (Sept. 4) before heading west to face Idaho (Sept. 9) and Eastern Washington (Sept. 11).
• With 28 corner kicks in its first three matches, Louisiana is ranked seventh nationally in corner kicks per game (9.33).
• Sixteen players have combined to take at least one of Louisiana's 41 shot attempts through the first three 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 (6-9-4) 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.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana continues its road trip in the Lone Star State when it ventures further west to face Abilene Christian on Sunday (Sept. 4).
• The Ragin' Cajuns will wrap up their roadtrip next weekend with a visit 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.

Road Trip Continues As Louisiana Travels To Face Lamar

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Players Mentioned

Karleen Bedre

Jacie Crochet

Libby Harper

Ruthny Mathurin

Sisley Stephens

Hailly Waterhouse

Savanna Young

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