University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, February 28
Auburn, Ala.
10:00 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Rutgers
Ragin’ Cajuns Get First Taste of the Road in Auburn
2/27/2025 9:45:00 PM | Softball
Jane B. Moore Memorial kicks off the 14-game road trip that lies ahead for Louisiana
Louisiana (8-4) at Auburn's Jane B. Moore Memorial
Dates: Friday-Sunday, Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2025
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Stadium: Jane B. Moore Field
Louisiana's Schedule:
Fri., Feb. 28 – vs. Rutgers, 10:00 a.m. (CST) // 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Fri., Feb. 28 – vs. McNeese, 12:30 p.m. (CST) // 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Sat., Mar. 1 – vs. Rutgers, 10:00 a.m. (CST) // 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Sat., Mar. 1 – at Auburn, 3:00 p.m. (CST) // SECN+ | 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Sun., Mar. 2 – at Auburn, 11:30 a.m. (CST) // SECN+ | 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
MEDIA INFORMATION
Game Notes (PDF) | Season Stats (PDF) | Roster | Schedule/Results
Television: SECN+ (Auburn games only) | Talent: JJ Jackson (PxP), Shelby Lowe (analyst); Auburn Sports Network Radio
Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM and Varsity Network | Talent: Cody Junot, PxP; Bobby Neveaux, analyst
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSB
LEADING OFF
>> Louisiana competes on the road for the first time in Alyson Habetz's inaugural season while at the Jane B. Moore Memorial tournament in Auburn, Alabama.
>> UL is set to face Rutgers, McNeese and Auburn in the tournament.
>> The trip to Auburn starts a 14-game road trip for Louisiana which keeps the squad away from Lamson Park until March 21.
>> UL spends 10 consecutive days on the road at the onset of the trip, also visiting Mississippi State (March 5) and playing in Alabama's Spring Break Showdown in Tuscaloosa (March 7-8) before returning home.
>> Head coach Alyson Habetz is no stranger to the Alabama landscape, having spent 25 seasons (1999-2023) in the SEC with the Crimson Tide.
>> Louisiana is two wins shy of the program's 1,900th all-time win.
>> Cajuns make their first-ever regular season appearance in Auburn. The only prior visit came in the 2015 NCAA Auburn Super Regional.
>> UL ranks Top 30 nationally with a .341 batting average.
>> Louisiana sports two wins trailing after six, rallying for comeback wins over Ole Miss (Feb. 14) and Houston (Feb. 22).
THIS 'N THAT
>> Maddie Hayden, Kayla Falterman and Cecilia Vasquez, Nos. 1-3 in the lineup, have combined for 46 hits on a .442 average.
>> Cecilia Vasquez, with 15 RBI, has posted at least one RBI in eight of 11 games and has a team-leading five (5) multiple-RBI games..
>> Freshman pitcher Mallory Wheeler has headlined UL's pitching staff early on, sporting a 3-0 mark through a team-leading 29 innings pitched.
>> Mallory Wheeler closed with five scoreless innings in the Ole Miss win.
>> UL's No. 1 and 2 hitters, Maddie Hayden and Kayla Falterman, reached base a combined 23 out of 34 plate appearances on opening weekend.
>> Kayla Falterman reached base in 12 out of 15 plate appearances (.800 OB%) and batted .700 (7-of-10) during Opening Weekend.
>> Freshman Emily Smith homered in her first collegiate at bat and finished opening weekend with two home runs and five RBI.
>> Mallory Wheeler (D1Softball and Softball America) and Emily Smith (Softball America) were named to national Freshmen Watch Lists.
>> Maddie Hayden, Sam Roe and Cecilia Vasquez represented the Louisiana on the 2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team.
>> The Ragin' Cajuns, who received the most first-place votes, were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
>> The 2025 campaign marks the 45th season in the storied history of Louisiana Softball. The program has recorded 1,898 wins, a total that ranks Top 5 in NCAA history.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana continues the first leg of its current 14-game road trip with a midweek game in Starkville, Mississippi on Wednesday, March 5 and the final non-conference tournament in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from Friday-Saturday, March 7-8.
The Ragin' Cajuns meeting with Mississippi State is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday (March 5) at Nusz Park. UL seeks to avenge last season's doubleheader loss to the Bulldogs in Starkvile.
Louisiana meets Iowa and Alabama once each day during the Spring Break Showdown at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Head coach Alyson Habetz returns to where her collegiate coaching journey began, serving as an assistant and associate head coach for Alabama from 1999-2023.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Instagram (@Louisiana.SB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Louisiana Softball season and single-game tickets are currently on sale, outfield general admission seating only, available for purchase online at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685). Fans can also support the softball student athletes, and invest in the program's future, through the Krewe Allons NIL Collective (click here).
Dates: Friday-Sunday, Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2025
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Stadium: Jane B. Moore Field
Louisiana's Schedule:
Fri., Feb. 28 – vs. Rutgers, 10:00 a.m. (CST) // 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Fri., Feb. 28 – vs. McNeese, 12:30 p.m. (CST) // 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Sat., Mar. 1 – vs. Rutgers, 10:00 a.m. (CST) // 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Sat., Mar. 1 – at Auburn, 3:00 p.m. (CST) // SECN+ | 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
Sun., Mar. 2 – at Auburn, 11:30 a.m. (CST) // SECN+ | 103.3 FM & 1420 AM
MEDIA INFORMATION
Game Notes (PDF) | Season Stats (PDF) | Roster | Schedule/Results
Television: SECN+ (Auburn games only) | Talent: JJ Jackson (PxP), Shelby Lowe (analyst); Auburn Sports Network Radio
Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM and Varsity Network | Talent: Cody Junot, PxP; Bobby Neveaux, analyst
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSB
LEADING OFF
>> Louisiana competes on the road for the first time in Alyson Habetz's inaugural season while at the Jane B. Moore Memorial tournament in Auburn, Alabama.
>> UL is set to face Rutgers, McNeese and Auburn in the tournament.
>> The trip to Auburn starts a 14-game road trip for Louisiana which keeps the squad away from Lamson Park until March 21.
>> UL spends 10 consecutive days on the road at the onset of the trip, also visiting Mississippi State (March 5) and playing in Alabama's Spring Break Showdown in Tuscaloosa (March 7-8) before returning home.
>> Head coach Alyson Habetz is no stranger to the Alabama landscape, having spent 25 seasons (1999-2023) in the SEC with the Crimson Tide.
>> Louisiana is two wins shy of the program's 1,900th all-time win.
>> Cajuns make their first-ever regular season appearance in Auburn. The only prior visit came in the 2015 NCAA Auburn Super Regional.
>> UL ranks Top 30 nationally with a .341 batting average.
>> Louisiana sports two wins trailing after six, rallying for comeback wins over Ole Miss (Feb. 14) and Houston (Feb. 22).
THIS 'N THAT
>> Maddie Hayden, Kayla Falterman and Cecilia Vasquez, Nos. 1-3 in the lineup, have combined for 46 hits on a .442 average.
>> Cecilia Vasquez, with 15 RBI, has posted at least one RBI in eight of 11 games and has a team-leading five (5) multiple-RBI games..
>> Freshman pitcher Mallory Wheeler has headlined UL's pitching staff early on, sporting a 3-0 mark through a team-leading 29 innings pitched.
>> Mallory Wheeler closed with five scoreless innings in the Ole Miss win.
>> UL's No. 1 and 2 hitters, Maddie Hayden and Kayla Falterman, reached base a combined 23 out of 34 plate appearances on opening weekend.
>> Kayla Falterman reached base in 12 out of 15 plate appearances (.800 OB%) and batted .700 (7-of-10) during Opening Weekend.
>> Freshman Emily Smith homered in her first collegiate at bat and finished opening weekend with two home runs and five RBI.
>> Mallory Wheeler (D1Softball and Softball America) and Emily Smith (Softball America) were named to national Freshmen Watch Lists.
>> Maddie Hayden, Sam Roe and Cecilia Vasquez represented the Louisiana on the 2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team.
>> The Ragin' Cajuns, who received the most first-place votes, were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
>> The 2025 campaign marks the 45th season in the storied history of Louisiana Softball. The program has recorded 1,898 wins, a total that ranks Top 5 in NCAA history.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana continues the first leg of its current 14-game road trip with a midweek game in Starkville, Mississippi on Wednesday, March 5 and the final non-conference tournament in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from Friday-Saturday, March 7-8.
The Ragin' Cajuns meeting with Mississippi State is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday (March 5) at Nusz Park. UL seeks to avenge last season's doubleheader loss to the Bulldogs in Starkvile.
Louisiana meets Iowa and Alabama once each day during the Spring Break Showdown at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Head coach Alyson Habetz returns to where her collegiate coaching journey began, serving as an assistant and associate head coach for Alabama from 1999-2023.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Facebook (/RaginCajunsSB), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSB) and Instagram (@Louisiana.SB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Softball.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Louisiana Softball season and single-game tickets are currently on sale, outfield general admission seating only, available for purchase online at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685). Fans can also support the softball student athletes, and invest in the program's future, through the Krewe Allons NIL Collective (click here).
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