Louisiana Returns Home To Face ULM In SBC Soccer

LAFAYETTE – Coming off a split during its opening week of Sun Belt Conference play, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team returns home for a pair of league matches beginning on Sunday against in-state foe ULM at the Home Bank Track and Soccer Complex.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Admission to all Louisiana home soccer matches is free.

The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (4-3-2, 1-1-0 SBC) picked up a huge win on the road on Thursday, blanking defending SBC Tournament champion Old Dominion, 1-0. Tatum Beck's goal in the 53^rd minute was enough for Louisiana against on the nation's stingiest defense with Makenna Garcia stopping a career-high 12 shots to earn her fourth clean sheet of the season.

Ten of Louisiana's 11 goals scored on the season have come from either freshmen or sophomores. Megan Bradley leads the Ragin' Cajuns with three goals on the season and seven points with Sisley Stephens and Beck each scoring a goal with an assist.

Freshman Mary Mueth recorded her team-high second assist of the season against ODU with Alyssa Abbott credited with an assist.

Garcia, who is second in the Sun Belt Conference in saves (47), lowered her goals against average to 1.13 on the season.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (4-3-2, 1-1-0 SBC) vs. ULM (6-2-2, 1-1-0 SBC)
Date / Time: September 24, 2023/ 1 p.m. CT
Site: Lafayette, La.
Stadium: Home Bank Track & Soccer Complex (Grass)

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Chris McBride
Record at Louisiana: 7-12-7 (second season); Overall Record: 38-54-22 (seventh season)

ULM
Head Coach: Will Roberts
Record at ULM: 6-2-2 (first season); Overall Record: Same

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

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 15-5-2
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 9-1-1
At Monroe: Louisiana leads, 5-4-1
Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 1-0-0
Streak: Louisiana +1

CORNER KICKS
• Louisiana returns to its home pitch to host ULM after opening Sun Belt Conference play with two matches on the road.
• The 22-match series with ULM is the fourth-longest for Louisiana in school history trailing Arkansas State (26), South Alabama (25) and Little Rock (24).
• Louisiana has won seven of the last 10 meetings in the series against its in-state foe.
• Louisiana's three wins in the month of August tied the school record which was previously set in 2010 (3-1-0).
• Nine of Louisiana's 11 goals in 2023 have been scored by reserves.
• Super Senior Karleen Bedre enters the season ranked in the top five in school history in matches played (85), matches started (79), points (56), goals (19), assists (18), match-winning goals (6) and penalty kicks made (2).
• Her appearance against Old Dominion on Thursday was her 85th, breaking the previous school record set by Courtney Hofland from 2006-10.
• Bedre's 79 career starts is one shy of tying Hofland's school-record.
• Ten of the 11 goals scored by the Cajuns have been by either freshmen or sophomores.
• The Ragin' Cajuns opened 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.
• Megan Bradley's two goals at Florida International on Sept. 3 was the first multi-goal match of her career.
• Makenna Garcia's 47 saves in 2023 is second overall in the Sun Belt Conference and 38th nationally.
• Only four position players - Hailly Waterhouse (769), Lauren Bennett (761), Mariella Stephens (526) and Tatum Beck (513) - have played more than 500 minutes on the pitch through the first nine matches.
• Six players - Tatum Beck, Mariella Stephens, Hailly Waterhouse, Alyssa Abbott, Lauren Bennett and Makenna Garcia - have started in all eight matches for Louisiana.

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.
5 – Total of Hat Tricks recorded in Ragin' Cajuns history.
7 - Players who have scored at least one goal in 2023.
8 – Goals allowed in the second half by Louisiana on the season (out of 10 total).
9 - Goals scored by reserves in the 2023 season.
10 – Goals scored by either Louisiana freshmen or sophomores in 2023.
11 – Number of scoreless draws recorded in school history.
12 - Points needed by Karleen Bedre to pass Yazmin Montoya (67, 2013-16) for first place.
17 – States which Louisiana has competed in (includes Thursday's match at ODU).
19 – Number of players who have logged over 200-plus minutes during the 2023 season.
79 – Career matches started by Karleen Bedre, one shy of tying the record set by Courtney Hofland.
85 - Career matches played by Karleen Bedre, breaking Hofland's record (84) set from 2006-10.

UP NEXT
• Louisiana closes out its two-match homestand on Sept. 30 in a Saturday match against James Madison at the Home Bank Track & Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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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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