Cajuns Travel To North Carolina, Texas For SBC Action

Match 16 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-6-2, 2-3-1 SBC) vs. Appalachian State (6-8, 3-2 SBC)
Date: Friday, October 17
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Location: Appalachian Soccer Stadium – Boone, N.C.
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Match 17 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-6-2, 2-3-1 SBC) vs. Texas State (9-4-1, 4-1 SBC)
Date: Sunday, October 19
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Bobcat Soccer Complex – San Marcos, Texas
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LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns soccer team will look to move up the Sun Belt Conference standings on the road this weekend when they travel to Appalachian State and Texas State. The Cajuns take on the Mountaineers on Friday at 7 p.m. (ET) before heading west to take on the Bobcats on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Cajuns, currently sixth in the SBC with seven points, are in striking distance of its two foes this weekend. Appalachian State is in fifth place with nine points, while Texas State is tied for second in the league with 12 points.

Louisiana is coming off a 2-0 weekend with wins over UALR and Arkansas State at home. Senior midfielder Tina Sanchez netted two of the Cajuns' six goals on the weekend including the game winner in a 2-1 victory over UALR. On Sunday, Louisiana took down the Red Wolves, 4-2, for its second four-goal performance in its last three matches.

Scouting the Mountaineers
- Appalachian State brings a 6-8 record and 3-2 Sun Belt mark into Friday's match against the Cajuns
- The Mountaineers have conference wins over UALR, Arkansas State and Troy with losses to Texas State and South Alabama, both of which came in overtime
- Forwards Sam Childress and Jane Cline have paced the Mountaineers offense this season, each totaling eight points apiece

Scouting the Bobcats
- Texas State enters the weekend with a 9-4-1 record and a 4-1 mark in SBC play
- The Bobcats have posted wins over Arkansas State, UALR, Appalachian State and Troy in conference action
- The only conference defeat for the Bobcats came last weekend in a 1-0 overtime loss to South Alabama at home
- Texas State is 49th in the country in goals against average, limiting opponents to 11 goals in 14 matches for a .767 average this season
- The Bobcats are tied for 67th in the country in shutout percentage, recording six shutouts this season for a .429 percentage
- Forward Lynsey Curry leads the Texas State offense with 13 points, five goals and three assists
- Forward Tori Hale and midfielder Rachel Grout have each tallied four goals this season to join Curry in leading the Bobcats' attack

Against Appalachian State
- This will be the first meeting between the two programs

Against Texas State
- Louisiana is 1-1 against Texas State in its program history
- The Cajuns lost to the Bobcats in their inaugural 2000 season, while winning 5-2 last season in Lafayette

Cajuns Set New Program Records
- In its 4-2 win over Arkansas State on Oct. 12, Louisiana set single-season program records for goals (40) and points (100)
- The Cajuns' 40 goals this season broke the previous program record of 36 set back in 2007
- Louisiana's new single-season record of 100 points surpassed the previous record of 96, which was also set in 2007
- Louisiana is ranked eighth in the country in total goals, while the squad is tied for 14th in the nation in total points
- Nationally, the Cajuns rank 10th with 2.67 goals per game and are 23rd with 6.80 points per game

DeRosa Making Her Mark
- It's not a surprise for Ragin' Cajuns fans to see a freshman pacing the squad
- In 2013, freshmen Yazmin Montoya and Annika Schmidt totaled 54 of the team's 93 points during the season to lead the Ragin' Cajuns offense
- This season, freshman Danielle DeRosa leads the Cajuns with seven goals and 18 points, which places her fifth in the Louisiana single-season record books

Montoya Climbing the Record Books
- After a four-point outing against Lamar on Sept. 14, Yazmin Montoya moved into third place in the Louisiana record books in goals and points
- Through last weekend, Montoya has recorded 45 points and 19 goals
- Montoya has also moved up the charts in shots (121) and shots on goal (52) as she sits third all-time for shots and fifth in shots on goal
- In 2013, Montoya set single-season school records in points (31), goals (13), shots (86) and shots on goal (38)
- The sophomore is just seven points shy from tying Courtney Hofland's school record of 52 career points, and two goals away from tying Kelli Jestes' school record of 21 career goals

72 Starts
- Senior defender Grace Howell-Harries has been a consistent leader for the Ragin' Cajuns for several seasons, and her numbers prove it
- Howell-Harries has started every game she has played in, now at 72, which places her in a tie for third all-time in career starts
- She also played every minute for Louisiana during the 2012 and 2013 seasons

Balanced Attack
- The Cajuns have several offensive threats this season with 19 players, including eight freshmen, recording points
- Eight players have tallied at least two goals on the season in Danielle DeRosa, Yazmin Montoya, Denice Emokpae, Madison Duncan, Tina Sanchez, Annika Schmidt, Kimberly Grasso and Jorgie Smith

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Players Mentioned

Danielle DeRosa

Madison Duncan

Denice Emokpae

Kimberly Grasso

Grace Howell-Harries

Yazmin Montoya

Tina Sanchez

Annika Schmidt

Jorgie Smith