Soccer Set to Face a Pair of In-State Foes This Weekend

Complete Match Notes

Match 5 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2-2) at McNeese State Cowgirls (3-1)
Date – Friday, September 4
Time - 7 p.m.
Location – Cowgirl Field – Lake Charles, La.

Match 6 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2-2) vs. Northwestern State Lady Demons (2-1-1)
Date – Sunday, September 6
Time - 1 p.m.
Location – Ragin' Cajuns Soccer Complex – Lafayette, La.

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LAFAYETTE – Looking to move above the .500 mark for the first time this season, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns soccer team battles a pair of in-state opponents this weekend. The Cajuns visit McNeese State on Friday, Sept. 4 at Cowgirl Field for a 7 p.m. kickoff and finish the week with a home date against the Northwestern State Lady Demons Sunday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m.

Last week, the Cajuns put together two strong performances on the road against Ole Miss and Southern Miss to even their season record at 2-2. The Cajuns fell in a close 3-1 contest to the Rebels last Friday evening and topped the Golden Eagles, 2-1 in Hattiesburg last Sunday.

Junior forward Yazmin Montoya is on the brink of becoming the program's all-time leader in several categories. She owns 50 career points and is three shy of passing Courtney Hofland for the most in school history. The West Covina, Calif. native has 20 career goals and stands two away from moving ahead of Kelli Jestes, and has 10 assists, three short from setting a new program benchmark.

Cajuns Notes
* Freshman goalkeeper Cosette Morche saved 19 shots in last week's matches. She now leads all Sun Belt Conference goalkeepers with 30 saves through the first two weeks of the season.

* Junior forward Yazmin Montoya's assist against Southern Miss tied Sara Vienberg for second place on the Cajuns' all-time list with 10. She also reached the 50-point plateau, moving her into a second-place tie with Kelli Jestes in Ragin' Cajuns history.

* Through four matches, junior midfielder Kimberly Grasso is tied for second in goals (2), tied for fifth in points (4), tied for fifth in points per game (1.33) and sixth in the Sun Belt Conference in shot attempts (10).

* The Cajuns are one of two Sun Belt Conference schools (ULM) to not receive a yellow card this season.

* In the 2-1 win at Southern Miss, the Cajuns had two defenders (Lindsay Brammer, Taylor Kennedy) account for all the scoring. Last season, no Cajun defenders recorded a goal.

Scouting the McNeese State Cowgirls
* The Cowgirls split a pair of road matches last week, clipping Texas State 1-0 and falling to Tulsa 3-0.

* The offense is paced by sophomore forward/midfielder Gabi D'Alesandro and junior midfielder Bettina Brulhart who both own two goals apiece. Brulhart leads McNeese State in shot attempts (12) and is second in shots on goal (5). Sophomore midfielder Sierra Sisco
owns a team-leading two assists. McNeese State has been outshot by their opponents 67-40 this season.

* Senior goalkeeper Lauren Sestak has started all four matches and is 3-1-0 this season with one shutout. She leads McNeese State goalkeepers with 308:25 between the pipes. Sestak has 22 saves and has yielded three goals for a 0.88 GAA.

Scouting the Northwestern State Lady Demons
* The Lady Demons went 1-0-1 in matches last week at LSU (1-1 tie) and at Jackson State
(4-0 win).

* Freshman forward Kayleigh Phillips leads the Lady Demons with four goals and nine points in 2015. Six of her eight shot attempts have been on-goal, a team-high. Senior forward/midfielder Cassandra Briscoe has dealt out a team-high three assists this season.

* Between the pipes, Northwestern State has been splitting time between sophomore Alex Latham (0-0-1) and senior Brooke Bourbonais (2-1-0) this season. Bourbonais has started all four matches, logging 180:07 minutes and allowing three goals, while Latham has played 199:53 minutes while giving up two scores. Bourbonais leads the duo with 11 saves (Latham with 9).

Series History with McNeese State
* The Ragin' Cajuns are 6-2-3 all-time against the Cowgirls. The Cajuns are 4-1-0 against McNeese State in Lake Charles and have won the past two meetings overall. Last season, Louisiana defeated the Cowgirls 3-0 in Lafayette on August 29.

Series History with Northwestern State
* The Cajuns trail the Lady Demons in the all-time series 6-7-0. Louisiana has won the past three matchups and are 3-4-0 at home. The last time these two schools met was Sept. 1, 2013, a 5-0 shutout victory for the Cajuns.

Up Next
The Ragin' Cajuns travel to Waco, Texas for the Baylor University Tournament. Louisiana is scheduled to face UTSA on Friday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. and Northern Illinois on Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.

Soccer Set to Face a Pair of In-State Foes This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Lindsay Brammer

Kimberly Grasso

Taylor Kennedy

Yazmin Montoya

Cosette Morche

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