Ragin' Cajuns Face SBC West Leader South Alabama In Soccer

LAFAYETTE – Coming off a 2-1 win over Southern Miss in its last match, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team heads east to Mobile, Ala., to face Sun Belt Conference West Division leader South Alabama on Sunday at The Cage.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (5-6-2, 2-4-0 SBC) got back into the win column behind first-half goals from Hailly Waterhouse and Alyssa Abbott. The Ragin' Cajuns snapped a three-match losing streak with the victory with their last victory coming on Sept. 21 against previously unbeaten Old Dominion.

The Ragin' Cajuns face a South Alabama (11-0-3, 4-0-2 SBC) squad which has won its last two matches and leads the all-time series, 13-5-7. The Jags have won the last three meetings in the series, including consecutive 1-0 decisions in the last two matches.

Megan Bradley (3), Henry (2) and Sisley Stephens (2) lead Louisiana in goals scored on the season with Mary Mueth leading the team with a pair of assists.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-6-2, 2-4-0 SBC) at SOUTH ALABAMA (11-0-3, 4-0-2 SBC)
Date / Time: October 15, 2023/ 1 p.m. CT
Site: Mobile, Ala.
Stadium: The Cage (Grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Chris McBride
Record at Louisiana: 8-15-7 (second season); Overall Record: 39-57-22 (seventh season)

SOUTH ALABAMA
Head Coach: Richard Moodie
Record at USA: 86-35-19 (seventh season); Overall Record: 134-74-26 (12^th season)

VIDEO/LIVE STATS/SOCIAL UPDATES
Live Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSOC
Hashtag: #GeauxCajuns

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: South Alabama leads, 13-5-7
In Lafayette: South Alabama leads, 7-1-3
In Mobile: South Alabama leads, 4-3-4
Neutral Sites: South Alabama leads, 2-1-0
Streak: USA +3

CORNER KICKS
• Louisiana visits SBC West Division leader South Alabama for the 26th time in school history.
• The Ragin' Cajuns last win over the Jaguars came on Alyssa Abbott's goal in double overtime of a 2-1 contest on Sept. 6, 2020 in Foley, Ala.
• Louisiana earned a 2-1 win over Southern Miss in its last match on goals from Hailly Waterhouse and Alyssa Abbott.
• Louisiana's three wins in the month of August tied the school record which was previously set in 2010 (3-1-0).
• Eleven of Louisiana's 13 goals in 2023 have been scored by either freshmen or sophomore with 11 scored by reserves.
• Ten players on the roster have scored at least one goal in 2023.
• Super Senior Karleen Bedre enters the season ranked in the top five in school history in matches played (89), matches started (82), points (56), goals (19), assists (18), match-winning goals (6) and penalty kicks made (2).
• Her appearance against Old Dominion on Sept. 21 was her 85th, breaking the school record (84) set by Courtney Hofland from 2006-10.
• Bedre's 81st career start at Georgia Southern passed Hofland for the UL school-record.
• Bedre is second among active SBC players in goals (19), assists (18) and points (56).
• Makenna Garcia's 65 saves in 2023 leads the Sun Belt Conference.
• Garcia's four shutouts in 2023 is tied for fifth in school history.
• Garcia leads all SBC goalkeepers in saves (31).
• Her 12 saves at Old Dominion are the most by a SBC goalkeeper in 2023.
• The Ragin' Cajuns opened with five of their first six regular-season matches on the road.
• Only four position players - Lauren Bennett (1,121), Hailly Waterhouse (970), Mariella Stephens (842) and Tatum Beck (736) - have logged more than 700 minutes on the pitch through the first 13 matches.
• Megan Bradley's two goals at Florida International on Sept. 3 was the first multi-goal match of her career.

BY THE NUMBERS
1 – Goals needed by Karleen Bedre to become the fifth player in school history with 20+ goals in a career.
2 – Sets of sisters on the 2022 squad - Mariella and Sisley Stephens; Gabi and Sophie Placke.
5 – Total of Hat Tricks recorded in Ragin' Cajuns history.
10 – Players who have scored at least one goal in 2023.
11 – Goals scored by reserves in the 2023 season.
11 – Goals scored for Louisiana in 2023 by either freshmen or sophomores.
13 – Goals allowed in the second half by Louisiana on the season (out of 18 total).
20 – Number of players who have logged over 200-plus minutes during the 2023 season.
82 – Career matches started by Karleen Bedre, breaking the school record set by Courtney Hofland (2006-10).

UP NEXT
• Louisiana returns home for its next match to face Arkansas State on Oct. 19 in a 7 p.m. contest at the Home Bank Soccer and Track Complex.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will then head back to the state of Alabama next Sunday when it faces Troy in a 1 p.m.

Ragin' Cajuns Face SBC West Leader South Alabama In Soccer

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Abbott

Tatum Beck

Karleen Bedre

Lauren Bennett

Megan Bradley

Makenna Garcia

Mary Mueth

Sophie Placke

Mariella Stephens

Sisley Stephens

Hailly Waterhouse

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