Louisiana Hosts SBC East Leader JMU In Saturday Soccer

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Soccer team returns to Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday when it faces East Division leader James Madison at the Home Bank Track and Soccer Complex.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Admission to all Ragin' Cajuns home soccer matches is free. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (4-4-2, 1-2-0 SBC) looks to rebound after a 1-0 setback against ULM on Sunday. The meeting against JMU (5-2-4, 2-0-1 SBC) is the first-ever meeting between the schools on the pitch.

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MATCH INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (4-4-2, 1-2-0 SBC) vs. JAMES MADISON (5-2-4, 2-0-1 SBC)
Date / Time: September 30, 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: 7-13-7 (second season); Overall Record: 38-55-22 (seventh season)

JAMES MADISON
Head Coach: Joshua Walters
Record at JMU: 47-38-14 (sixth 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: First meeting

CORNER KICKS
• Louisiana closes out a two-match homestand when it faces Sun Belt Conference member James Madison in a rare Saturday contest.
• The meeting against JMU is the first between the schools on the pitch.
• Louisiana's three wins in the month of August tied the school record which was previously set in 2010 (3-1-0).
• Ten of Louisiana's 11 goals in 2023 have been scored by either freshmen or sophomore with nine scored by reserves.
• Eight 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 (86), matches started (80), 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 80 career starts is currently tied with Hofland for the UL school-record.
• Ten of the 11 goals scored by the Cajuns have been by either freshmen or sophomores.
• Makenna Garcia's 51 saves in 2023 is second overall in the Sun Belt Conference and 37th nationally.
• Garcia's four shutouts in 2023 is tied for fifth in school history.
• 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 in 2020.
• Megan Bradley's two goals at Florida International on Sept. 3 was the first multi-goal match of her career.
• Only three position players - Lauren Bennett (851), Hailly Waterhouse (846) and Mariella Stephens (601) - have played more than 600 minutes on the pitch through the first 10 matches.

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.
• 8 - Players who have scored at least one goal in 2023.
• 9 – Goals allowed in the second half by Louisiana on the season (out of 11 total).
• 9 - Goals scored by reserves in the 2023 season.
• 10 - Goals scored for Louisiana in 2023 by either freshmen or sophomores.
• 19 – Number of players who have logged over 200-plus minutes during the 2023 season.
• 80 - Career matches started by Karleen Bedre, tying the school record set by Courtney Hofland (2006-10).

UP NEXT
• Louisiana travels to Statesboro, Ga., to face Georgia Southern on Thursday in SBC action.
• The Ragin' Cajuns will return home to face Southern Miss on Oct. 8 in a 1 p.m. contest.

Louisiana Hosts SBC East Leader JMU In Saturday Soccer

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Players Mentioned

Karleen Bedre

Lauren Bennett

Megan Bradley

Makenna Garcia

Sophie Placke

Mariella Stephens

Sisley Stephens

Hailly Waterhouse

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