Ragin' Cajuns Wrap Up Florida Trip With Visit To FIU

MIAMI – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team closes out a four-match road trip on Sunday when it faces former Sun Belt Conference rival Florida International at the FIU Soccer Stadium.

Kickoff is scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (3-1-1) dropped its first match of the season on Thursday in a 2-1 setback at former SBC rival Florida Atlantic. Briana Henry's first career goal helped Louisiana regain momentum heading into halftime against the Owls, but the Ragin' Cajuns were not able to record the equalizer.

Sisley Stephens (2 goals, 1 assist, 5 points) and freshman Sophie Placke (1 goal, 1 assist, 3 points) lead Louisiana in scoring through the first five matches. Henry, Bailey Giddings, Emma Bates, Megan Bradley and Anneliese Switzer have each scored goals for the Ragin' Cajuns with Karleen Bedre and Mary Meuth credited with one assist.

FIU (4-1-0), ranked No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches South Region poll, opened the season in the state of Louisiana with wins over Alcorn State (6-0) and Nicholls (7-0) before a 4-0 win over Jacksonville (Fla.). The Panthers rebounded from a 2-0 loss at Mississippi State with a 4-0 win over in-state opponent Stetson on Thursday.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (3-1-1) at FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (4-1-0)
Date / Time: September 3, 2023/ 10 a.m. CT
Site: Miami, Florida
Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium (Grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Chris McBride
Record at Louisiana: 6-10-6 (second season); Overall Record: 37-52-21 (seventh season)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Head Coach: Jonathan Garber
Record at FIU: 12-30-6 (fourth season); Overall Record: 46-45-12 (seventh season)

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

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: FIU leads, 6-5-3
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 4-1-1
At Miami: FIU leads, 3-1-2
At Neutral Sites: FIU leads, 2-0-0
Streak: Louisiana +1

SET PIECES
• Louisiana wraps up a trip to the Sunshine State on Sunday when it battles former Sun Belt Conference rival Florida International.
• The Ragin' Cajuns dropped its first contest of the season in a 2-1 decision at Florida Atlantic on Thursday.
• The matches against FAU and FIU – both ranked in the United Soccer Coaches South Region – are the last of three for Louisiana against schools from the state of Florida this season.
• Louisiana opened its home schedule with a 2-0 win over South Florida on Aug. 20.
• Louisiana's three wins in the month of August tied the school record that was previously set in 2010 (3-1-0).
• Louisiana rallied for a 2-1 victory in last year's meeting against FIU - the first between the schools since 2012.
• The Ragin' Cajuns lone win in Miami (1-0) came on Oct. 12, 2003.
• Seven of Louisiana's eight goals in 2023 have been scored by reserves.
• Newcomer Makenna Garcia enters the weekend ranked ninth nationally in shutouts (3).
• The Ragin' Cajuns open with five of their first six regular-season matches on the road.
• Louisiana returns 17 players from the 2022 roster and eight starters for second-year coach Chris McBride.
• Before being named the fourth head coach in school history in February of 2022, McBride spent five seasons at in-state program Southeastern Louisiana where he guided the Lady Lions to an NCAA Regional berth.
• Super Senior Karleen Bedre enters the season ranked in the top five in school history in matches played (81), matches started (77), points (56), goals (19), assists (18), match-winning goals (6) and penalty kicks made (2).
• Bedre enters the weekend second behind South Alabama's Gracie Wilson among active Sun Belt Conference players in points, goals and assists.
• Bedre is third overall among active SBC players in shot attempts (110).
• Bedre's five assists in 2022 were tied for the fifth most in a single season in school history.

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.
• 3 - Points by Karleen Bedre to tie Annika Schmidt (59, 2013-16) for second in school history.
• 5 - Assists needed by Karleen Bedre to tie Ashleigh Cade (23, 2014-17) for the most in school history.
• 6 - Goals scored by reserves in the 2023 season.
• 7 - Players who have scored at least one goal in 2023.
• 12 - Points by Karleen Bedre to pass Yazmin Montoya (67, 2013-16) for first place.
• 77/81 - Career starts and matches played by Karleen Bedre, three shy of the school record in both categories.

UP NEXT
Louisiana returns home for a pair of matches beginning on Thursday (Sept. 7) against Alcorn State before hosting Southland Conference member Lamar in its non-conference finale on Sept. 10.

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Players Mentioned

Emma Bates

Karleen Bedre

Megan Bradley

Makenna Garcia

Bailey Giddings

Briana Henry

Sophie Placke

Sisley Stephens

Anneliese Switzer

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