Cajuns Head To McNeese, Host Ole Miss This Weekend

LAFAYETTE – This weekend the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team returns to the pitch looking to get their first win of the 2017 season with a short trip to McNeese, on Aug. 25 at 7 p.m., followed by their home opener against big time SEC opponent, and the first team from the SEC not named LSU to make the trip to Lafayette, the Ole Miss Rebels on Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m.

While Friday's match is on the road, and Cajuns fans are encouraged to make the short drive west to Lake Charles to support the team, Sundays match against SEC-foe Ole Miss will have free admission in connection with the Fan Day festivities and Louisiana's Back to School Drive.

Fans who arrive to the match with school supplies to donate will receive one coupon that they can redeem for a free bag of popcorn to enjoy while watching the Cajuns take on the Rebels.

Louisiana enters the weekend with a 0-2-0 record after dropping their first two matches of the season, first at Baylor 5-0 (Aug. 18) followed by a 3-1 loss at Lamar (Aug. 20).

As for the trip to McNeese, it continues their home and away series that the two schools have been playing since 2003, with the Cajuns having won the past four meetings between the two schools.

The last being a 2-1 Cajuns win on Sep. 9, 2016 in Lafayette, and the Cajuns hold an 8-2-3 advantage all-time against the Cowgirls.

McNeese enters the weekend with a 1-1-0 record having dropped their season opener at home against Louisiana Tech 1-0 on Aug. 18. Followed by a 1-0 win on the road at ULM on Aug. 20.

Highlighting the weekend is the Cajuns home opener and the historic visit of SEC opponent Ole Miss. The Rebels' visit will be the first time an SEC-foe that isn't named LSU, has made the trip to Lafayette in the programs' 17-year history.

However, it's not the first time the two teams have a faced off on the pitch with the Cajuns having made the trip north to Oxford, Miss., for the past five seasons. The Rebels won all five of those matches, the last being a 3-0 loss for the Cajuns on Aug. 19, 2016, to give Ole Miss a 5-0-0 overall record against Louisiana.

Ole Miss enters the weekend with a 2-0-0 record having won their first two matches of the season, both with 8-0 scores. They first beat Alabama State (Aug. 18) and followed that win up with a victory over Northwestern State (Aug. 20).

The trip to Lafayette will be the Rebels first match on the road of the 2017 season, with the first three matches having and being played in Oxford.

There will be a link to live stats for the McNeese match on the Louisiana soccer schedule page and its courtesy of McNeese. As for the Ole Miss game, live stats will be available linked through Louisiana's schedule page and the match will be live streamed on Ragincajuns.com for free.

Make sure to follow Louisiana's soccer team on twitter @RaginCajunsSOC, where updates on the matches will be posted as they happen and links to recaps will be posted after each match.

In the interest of public safety and following the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) Best Practices Guide, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Athletics Department is implementing a clear bag policy at all venues that host ticketed events effective with the 2017-18 competition season. Information about this new policy can be found by visiting www.RaginCajuns.com/clearbag.

For more information on Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer, as well as all of Ragin' Cajuns Athletics, visit RaginCajuns.com. Fans can also follow along with the team on Facebook (search UL Ragin' Cajuns Soccer), Twitter (@RaginCajunsSOC) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsSOC).

Cajuns Head To McNeese, Host Ole Miss This Weekend

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