Cajuns and South Alabama Square Off In SBC Tournament

Complete Match Notes

Match 20 – No. 8 Seed Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8-9-2, 2-6-1 SBC) vs. No. 1 Seed South Alabama (15-2-1, 9-0 SBC)
Date – Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Time – 1 p.m. (Noon CST)
Location – LakePoint Sporting Community – Emerson, Ga.
Series Record/Last Meeting – Jaguars lead all-time series 8-3-5/Cajuns lost, 2-1 in 2OT on Oct. 2 this season. This is the first postseason meeting between the two schools.

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LAFAYETTE – The No. 8 seeded Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns soccer team (8-9-2, 2-6-1 SBC) faces the No. 1 seeded South Alabama Jaguars (15-2-1, 9-0 SBC) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament opening round on Wednesday, Nov. 4 for a 12 p.m. (CST) first kick. Due to inclement weather conditions, the matches were moved from the Georgia State Soccer Complex to the LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga.

If the Cajuns win their first round matchup with South Alabama, they will face the winner of fifth-seeded Little Rock and fourth-seeded Appalachian State in the SBC Tournament semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m.

Last Wednesday, the Cajuns ended the 2015 regular season with a 3-2 double-overtime loss at ULM. Sophomore forward Ashleigh Cade scored her third goal in her last four matches, while fellow sophomore Whitney Taggart secured her first goal of the season in the conference affair. Freshman goalkeeper Cosette Morche saved eight shots, raising her total to 94.

The two foes met back on Oct. 2 in Lafayette, with the Jaguars prevailing, 2-1 in double overtime. The Cajuns tied the match at 1-1 on a goal by Taylor Kennedy with nearly 7 ½ minutes left in regulation. The match was decided in the second overtime when South Alabama's Rio Hardy kicked the ball inside the goalie box to Charde Hannah who knocked the ball into the left corner of the net.

This marks the third straight and 12^th overall appearance in Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the Cajuns.

Cajun Notes
*Morche owns four shutouts this season (tied for sixth in the conference) tying her with Leslie Beckman for third place on the Cajuns' all-time list. She finished the regular season ranked second in the conference with 94 saves trailing ULM's Brooke-Ly Scroggins (97).

*Morche needs two more saves to pass Stephanie Weston (95) for third-most in a single season for a Cajuns goalkeeper. She also needs one more shutout to tie Kristen Malen for second-most in a season with five, set back in 2004.

*Junior forward Yazmin Montoya sits in first place on the Cajuns' all-time points list with 53. She stands one score away from passing Kelli Jestes as the all-time leader in goals and is two assists from passing Courtney Hofland as the program's all-time leader with 13.

*Junior midfielder Kimberly Grasso is one goal shy of matching her career of five, set last season.

*Cade has five goals and three assists this season for 13 points. A season ago, she recorded three assists for three points.

Scouting the South Alabama Jaguars
*The Jaguars have won 10 consecutive matches and finished the regular season undefeated (9-0) in conference play.

*The South Alabama defense has yielded just one goal in the past four matches and owns four shutouts over its last six matches.

*The Jaguars led the conference in shots per game (17.67), goals (44), assists (41) and points (129) during the regular season.

*Sophomore forwards Charde Hannah (seven goals, five assists) and Ashlynn Jones (seven goals, four assists) pace the offense, combining for 14 goals and nine assists for 37 points.

*Junior goalkeeper Sarah Hay recorded six shutouts during the regular season, tied for second-most in the conference.

Series History with the South Alabama Jaguars
*The Cajuns trail in the all-time series, 3-8-5. This marks the first meeting between the two schools in postseason play.

Cajuns and South Alabama Square Off In SBC Tournament

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Players Mentioned

Ashleigh Cade

Kimberly Grasso

Taylor Kennedy

Yazmin Montoya

Cosette Morche

Whitney Taggart

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