Lady Cajuns Soccer 2008

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 BEAUMONT, Texas- The Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team earned their first win of the season beating Lamar University (1-3) 3-1. The Cajuns offense came alive and scored two more goals against Lamar than they had in their previous four games. The win improves the Cajuns record to 1-3-1 on the season.

The Lady Cajuns opened up the scoring in the 26th minute when senior Heather Fuller scored her second goal of the year from 30 yards out. Freshman Kirsten Conway added a goal right before the half ended, to put the Cajuns up 2-0. Her shot from 12 yards out glanced off the a Lamar defender and ended up in the back of the net, it was Conway's first career goal.

The Cardinals responded in the 56th minute when Aline Pugliesi got past the Cajun defense and beat Cajun goalkeeper Amanda Moorefield to bring the Cardinals within one.

Fuller was ejected in the 85th minute earning a red card and forced the Cajuns to play down a man for the rest of the game. It didn't seem to hurt the team as Chelsea Balestra added her first goal of the season in the 89th minute and gave the Cajuns the 3-1 victory.

Goalkeepers Stephanie Weston and Moorefield combined for the win. Weston played the first half and did not allow a goal, Moorefield came in the second half and did give up a goal but the Cajuns still came away with the win.

The Cajuns play again Tuesday when they travel to McNeese State at 4 p.m, but they will have to do it without Fuller, who will miss the game because of her red card. The Cajuns will return home to take on LSU Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.

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LAKE CHARLES, La.-Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team fell to 1-4-1 on the season as they dropped a 2-1 decision on the road to in-state rival McNeese State on Tuesday afternoon.

The Cajuns used a second-half goal from sophomore Kelli Jestes to knot the game at 1-1, but a late goal by the Cowgirls secured the victory for the home team.

With the loss, the Cajuns drop to 3-1-2 all-time against McNeese State.

For Jestes, the goal was her first of the season and 10th of her young career. With the goal, Jestes moves into a tie for fourth place all-time with Callie Oliver for points scored with 23. Jestes also ties Stephanie Lynch (2004-07) and Stacy Smith (2002) for third place in career goals.

Louisiana fell behind in the 23rd minute as Kamryn Koch took a pass from Alana Clark and slipped it past the Ragin’ Cajuns goalkeeper Stephanie Weston.

The Cajuns trailed at intermission, but Jestes’ goal in the fourth minute of the second half evened the score at one apiece.

McNeese State’s Ja’Nae Powell secured the win for MSU as she scored off of an assist by Mayra Torres in the 77th minute of the match.

The Ragin’ Cajuns out shot the Cowgirls 23-to-19 in the match and was nearly even in shots on goal (MSU – 10; UL – 9). Both goalies recorded eight saves apiece in the match.

Three Cajuns players recorded three shots in the match – Jestes, Oliver and Allison Baker. Melissa Minton and Oliver were the only two Louisiana players to record multiple shots on goal as they both had two.

The Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team returns home to the Cajuns Soccer Facility on Friday afternoon as they play host to in-state foe LSU. Because of predicted inclement weather in the Lafayette area, the time of the match has been moved up two hours and will kick off at 5:00 p.m. Live stats for the contest will be available on RaginCajuns.com.

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This is not good, Cajuns are losing far too many early games and our offense seems to be nonexistent. What's next will be a lopsided loss to LSU on our home turf. Here's hoping no though. The SBC is a good soccer league and conference play won't be any easier.

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_ This is not good, Cajuns are losing far too many early games and our offense seems to be nonexistent. What's next will be a lopsided loss to LSU on our home turf. Here's hoping no though. The SBC is a good soccer league and conference play won't be any easier. _

I may be wrong? But with not so many Sr. playing it may be leadership from the Upper classmen?
SLC Soccer is very competative every year.
The soccer staff will put together the season and get wins.
Scott is a great coach and it maybe a stepping stone for the younger players?
Look to see ULL competing for a Conferance Title?

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  NATCHITOCHES, La.- Despite their best efforts, Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team could not overcome two first-half goals by Northwestern State and fell 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in Natchitoches.

The Cajuns drop to 2-5-1 on the season, while the Lady Demons improve to 4-4-1. With the loss, UL falls to 3-5-0 all-time against NSU. The loss is the first for the Cajuns in Natchitoches since Louisiana’s inaugural season in 2000.

Trailing 2-0, the Cajuns mounted a comeback in the second half. Just eight minutes into the second half, Kelli Jestes netted her second goal of the season to pull the Cajuns to within one of the hosts. Jestes’ goal came off of a pass from Courtney Hofland.

The goal gave Jestes six points on the season and 26 for her career. The sophomore currently stands in fourth place in the Cajuns’ annals for career points. Jestes tied Hofland for second place in the Cajuns record books for career goals with 11. The duo is both just one goal shy of Ashley Delahoussaye (2000-03) for the most goals in school history.

With her helper, Hofland tied Stephanie Lynch (2004-07) for the most points in school history with 29. She moved into a tie for fourth place with Callie Oliver and Mette Olesen (2004) for career assists.

Northwestern State wasted little time in the match getting on the scoreboard. The Lady Demons netted a goal in the second minute of the match to take a quick 1-0 lead. Kayce Schultz netted her third goal of the season courtesy of a helper from Chelsea Brozgold.

Brozgold also had the assist in the seventh minute of the match as Haley Cheshire netted her second goal of the season.

The match was close throughout the entire contest. The Cajuns edged the Lady Demons 11-to-10 in shots and saw NSU take one more shot on goal. Both goalkeepers Stephanie Weston and Lindy Strahan had three saves apiece.

The Ragin’ Cajuns will look to change their fortunes on Friday night as they return to the Cajuns Soccer Facility to open up Sun Belt Conference play. The Cajuns will play host to North Texas on Friday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. before taking on Denver on Sunday, Nov. 28 in an afternoon match at 1 p.m.

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Whats Happening with the soccer team?

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  LAFAYETTE- Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team hits the road this weekend, with two conference games in the state of Arkansas.The first is Friday night at 7 p.m. against Arkansas State and Sunday the Cajuns will take on UALR at 1 p.m.

The Cajuns came up empty handed last weekend in games against North Texas and Denver. The trip to Arkansas may be just what the doctor ordered. Arkansas State has lost five in a row and UALR is coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss to South Alabama.

UL’s Kelli Jestes leads the team with eight points on the season thanks to three goals and two assists. One more goal would catapult her to the top of the UL history books in career goals and career points. Currently she trails Stephanie Lynch’s 29 career points by one and sits even with Lynch with 12 career goals. Only a sophomore, Jestes will have the opportunity to crush every offensive record in school history, throughout the remainder of her career. She is in the top-10 for career assists (4), career (56) and shots on goal (25).

Goalkeeper Stephanie Weston can achieve a career record as well this weekend. Two wins would move her into a tie for first with, Kristen Malen at 16 career victories.

Chelsea Balestra is having a successful sophomore campaign with five points on the season. She has already passed her 2007 totals in goals (2), assists (1), points (5), shots (13) and shots on goal (6).

Heather Fuller the team in shots (27) and shots on goal (10). Her five points on the season surpasses her 2007 total of three.

Scouting the opponentsb

Arkansas State- The Red Wolves are 3-5 on the season. After starting the season 3-0 and outscoring their opponents 15-4, ASU has dropped their last five while being outscored 17-5. ASU has been outscored by opponents in the first half 12-8, but fare better in the second half outscoring opponents 12-9.

Three individual Red Wolves have double-digit point totals this year. Kara Nitta leads the team with eleven points and Sofia Turesson and Kailey Gear are tied for second with 10 points.

Arkansas State has used two different goalkeepers in 2008 with each playing over 300 minutes. Sara

Krimm has started five games and Megan Stoltzfus has started three.

UALR- The Trojans are 5-5-1 on the year, and have won four out their last six. They are 1-1-1 against common opponents including a loss The Trojans lost to Southern Miss. which fell to Louisiana 1-0 on Sept. 14, 2008.

The Trojans; offense is lead by Grace Rich and Jessica Beaver who have 18 and 12 points respectively. Rich has seven goals and four assists. Beaver has six goals.

UALR net-minder, Jane Picarelli owns 1.32 goals-against-average on the season with three shutouts.

Following the games against ASU and UALR, the Cajuns will return home to face a pair of Florida opponents Oct. 10 and 12. UL will host Florida International on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. followed by Florida Atlantic on Oct. 12 on Sunday at noon.

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  JONESBORO, Ark. - Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns started off their weekend in Arkansas with a 3-2 win against the Red Wolves of Arkansas State (3-7). The win improves the Cajuns’ record to 3-7-1 on the season and 1-2 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Three separate Lady Cajuns scored on the afternoon, with assists from three different Cajuns.

The Cajuns opened up the scoring in the 15th minute when Jordan Blevins connected with Chelsea Balestra who scored a shot from the left side of the box. It was Balestra’s fourth goal of the season. The goal also put Balestra on top of the points list on the season. It was Blevins’ second assist on the year.

The Red Wolves’ Kara Nitti tied the game in the 34th minute on a cross to the top of the box.

UL came roaring back ten minutes later when Heather ULiman scored her second goal of the year on a scorcher from the top of the box. Chelsi McHenry assisted on the ULiman goal, her second assist of the year. The score remained 2-1 for the remainder of the first half.

In the 80th minute, senior Taunya Geelhoed found teammate Callie Oliver, who netted a shot from 18 yards out to put the Cajuns up 3-1. Oliver now has two goals on the year, and Geelhoed got her first point of the season on the assist.

The Red Wolves brought the match within one goal in the 87th minute, but that was the closest they would get as goalkeeper Stephanie Weston and the Cajuns picked up the win.

Weston now has 15 wins in her career, one behind Kristen Malen for the school career record. She will look to tie that mark on Sunday when the team faces UALR in Little Rock, Ark., at 1 p.m.

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  NEW ORLEANS - Lady Cajuns soccer player Callie Oliver was named the Sun Belt Conference’s Player of the Week on Tuesday, as announced by the league office.

Oliver is the fourth player in school history to earn conference Player of the Week accolades and the first under head coach Scot Wieland. She is the first Cajun to take home the honor since Lotte Rasmussen (2004) earned the praise on Oct. 18, 2004.

Oliver scored three goals on the weekend, helping the Cajuns to two SBC wins on the road. Oliver came up big when her team needed it most, with a pair of match winning goals.

She scored once on Friday night in the Cajuns 3-2 win against Arkansas State, from 18 yards out.

Oliver followed her performance against ASU by scoring twice Sunday afternoon in the Cajuns 3-1 victory against UALR. Her first goal came off a rebound she put in to the back of the net and her second came from 15 yards out.

Oliver, a preseason All-Sun Belt selection, now has six points on the season. She ranks second in UL history in career goals with 11 and is tied for first in career points with 29.

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  UL - Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns soccer team is coming off a great weekend. They won two games on the road, scored six goals and had the Sun Belt Player of the Week in Callie Oliver. They will look to extend their two game winning streak this weekend when they take on Sun Belt Conference cellar dwellers Florida International and Florida Atlantic.

UL (4-7-1) hosts Florida International Friday, at 7 p.m. and then face Florida Atlantic Sunday at noon.

Senior Callie Oliver scored three goals on the weekend, helping the Cajuns win two SBC games on the road. Oliver came up big when her team needed it most; two of her goals were match winners. She scored once on Friday night in the Cajuns 3-2 win against Arkansas State. She scored twice Sunday afternoon in the Cajuns 3-1 victory against UALR. Her first goal came off a rebound she put in to the back of the net and her second came from 15 yards out. Oliver, preseason all SBC, has six points on the season. She ranks second in UL history in career goals with 11.

CAJUNS CHASING HISTORY:

Junior Courtney Hofland is UL’s all-time point leader with 31 career points. She has three points on the season netting a goal and an assist. She passed Stephanie Lynch’s mark of 29 career points on Sunday when she opened up the scoring against UALR. Hofland is a very consistent performer averaging 14 points a year. Hofland is being chased by two teammates for the UL points lead in school history. She is in a three way tie for UL’s career goals record.

Goalkeeper Stephanie Weston is one win away from becoming UL’s most prolific goalie ever. Weston is currently tied for first with 16 career victories. She already has the school record for shutouts which she earned earlier this season.

Oliver, a forward, is two points behind UL’s top point leader. Oliver is second in career goals with 11; the school record is 12 held by Ashley Delahoussaye (2000-2003), Courtney Hofland (2006- ) and Kelli Jestes (2007- ). Oliver is the Cajuns all-time leader in match-winning goals with five.

Sophomore Kelli Jestes is three points behind Hofland for the all-time points lead. She is tied for first in career goals with the previously mentioned Hofland and Delahoussaye.

Head Coach Scot Wieland has 25 victories in his UL career. He is currently two wins behind Dave Poggi, UL head coach from 2000-2004. A sweep this weekend would put him in a tie for the lead.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Florida International – Friday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m.

The Golden Panthers of Florida International are 0-10-1 on the season. FIU is playing better as of late earning a tie against reigning Sun Belt Champion Western Kentucky on Sept. 28. FIU has played North Texas and Denver as well, playing each close.

Leading the way for the Golden Panthers is Katrina Rose. She has two goals in eight games on the season.

Goalkeeper Melanie Raimo has started every game for the Golden Panthers. She has 58 saves on the season with a 2.23 goals-against-average.

As a team FIU has been outscored 25-5 on the season and 13-0 in the first half. They are looking for their first victory since Oct. 26, 2007 against Arkansas State.

The Cajuns lead the series with FIU 4-3-1; the lone tie came last season in Miami. The Cajuns are 2-1 verse FIU at home.

Florida Atlantic – Sunday Oct. 12, NOON

The Florida Atlantic Owls are 1-8-1 on the season, with their win coming against Indiana State, 1-0, on Aug. 29. FAU earned a tie against Western Kentucky on Sept. 26. The Owls are 0-7-1 in their last eight games. They have been outscored 14-3 in that time span.

The Owls are led offensively by Anhnhi Tran. She has two goals and four points on the season. The Owls have three players with two points each. Ashley Mannarino leads the way with 15 shots on the season.

FAU has primarily used Jessica Badders in the net. She has started ten games and logged over 920 minutes on the year. She has a 1.56 goals-against-average with 37 saves on the year.

The Cajuns and Owls have met only three times in school history. The Cajuns lead the series 2-1, with UL winning the last two.

Following the home stand the Cajuns head back out on the road for their toughest road trip of the season. They will face Western Kentucky Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. followed by a match against Middle Tennessee Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. The match against Middle Tennessee is the Cajuns final road game of the regular season.

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  UL - Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns soccer team earned a hard fought tie Friday night. The Cajuns and Golden Panthers of FIU played hard for 110 minutes but in the end the game ended 0-0.

The two teams played even in the first stanza. The Cajuns held a slight 8-7 edge in shots, but recorded four shots on goal compared to just one by the Golden Panthers.

Five UL players recorded shots in the first half with Heather Fuller pacing the Cajuns with four shots, including a shot on goal.

After 90-minutes of play, nothing had been solved and the two teams headed to overtime knotted at 0-0.

Both goalkeepers stood strong in the second half. The Cajuns attempted six shots on goal in the second half, but FIU’s goalie Melanie Raimo kept UL off of the scoreboard. For the Cajuns, Stephanie Weston deflected all five shots on goal in the second half by the Golden Panthers.

The Cajuns survived a FIU threat in the second half. Claudia Cardenas got past Weston and scored on an open net. However, the goal was erased because of an offside infraction by the Golden Panthers.

Louisiana failed to capitalize on several opportunities in the second half. Callie Oliver and Heather ULiman both recorded a pair of shots on goal in the second half, but had knocked away leaving the Cajuns scoreless.

In extra-time it was the same old song and dance as the game ended in at 0-0 tie.

Louisiana’s Weston finished the game with seven saves as she earned her second shutout of the year. She is one win shy of breaking the school record for all-time wins.

Offensively the Cajuns were led by Fuller who finished the game with seven shots, two of which were on net. Callie Oliver finished the game with four shots and two shots on goal.

The Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team will continue their home weekend on Sunday afternoon. UL welcomes Florida Atlantic to the Cajuns’ Soccer Facility for a match that is slated for Noon.

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  UL - The Lady Cajuns soccer team is headed out on the road this weekend for a pair of Sun Belt Conference games in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. UL faces Western Kentucky, Friday, at 7 p.m. in Bowling Green, Ky. The team travels to Murfreesboro, Tenn., Sunday to face Middle Tennessee at 1 p.m.

The Cajuns are coming off a weekend that left them searching for some answers on offense. The Cajuns mustered one goal in the last 200 minutes, with that goal coming off a penalty kick. Louisiana will look to play like they did last road trip where they scored six goals, had two wins and a conference player of the week.

The Defense did a great job allowing just two goals in 200 minutes in the recent home stretch.

Cajuns Chasing History

Junior Courtney Hofland is UL’s all-time point leader with 33 career points. She has three points on the season netting a goal and an assist. She passed Stephanie Lynch’s mark of 29 career points against UALR on Oct. 15. Hofland is a very consistent performer averaging 14 points a year. Hofland is being chased by two teammates for the UL points lead in school history. She is UL’s career goals record holder with 13.

Goalkeeper Stephanie Weston is one win away from becoming UL’s most prolific goalie ever. Weston is currently tied for first with 16 career victories. She already has the school record for shutouts which she earned earlier this season. She earned her second shutout of the year in UL’s 0-0 2OT tie against FIU Oct. 10.

Callie Oliver, a forward, is four points behind UL’s top point leader. Oliver is second in career goals with 11; the school record is 13 held by Hofland (2006- ). Oliver is the Cajuns all-time leader in match-winning goals with five. She has six points on the season coming off three goals.

Sophomore Kelli Jestes is five points behind Hofland for the all-time points lead. She is tied for first in career goals with the previously mentioned Hofland and Delahoussaye. On the Season Jestes leads the team with eight points, three goals and two assists.

Head Coach Scot Wieland has 25 victories in his UL career. He is currently two wins behind Dave Poggi, UL head coach from 2000-2004. A sweep this weekend would put him in a tie for the lead.

Scouting the Opposition

Western Kentucky (10-0-3, 4-0-2) 7 p.m. Friday

The Lady Toppers lead the series 6-1-1. The Cajuns earned a tie last year, in a game that saw Jestes score the Cajuns lone goal.

The Lady Toppers are led by Senior Kristin Cocchiarella who has sixteen points on the season. She has scored 58 points in her career with 23 goals and 12 assists. She is tied for first in Lady Topper history with 10 match winning goals.

Goalkeeper Libby Stout has a goals-against-average that fits her last name perfectly allowing .28 goals a match with nine shutouts on the year. She has already set the school record for most shutouts in a season and as a freshman is within five of the school’s all-time mark.

Middle Tennessee (7-5-2, 5-1 SBC) 1 p.m. Sunday

The Blue Raiders lead the series 6-2. The Cajuns earned their win in consecutive years. (2001, 2002)

Middle Tennessee is led by freshman Shan Jones who has twenty points on the season. She has nine goals and two assists.

Blue Raider goalkeeper Kela Casipple has a record of 7-4-1 with six shutouts. She has a .86 goals-against-average.

Following the road trip the Cajuns finish up the regulars season with three straight home matches. The team will host Troy Oct. 24 at 7 p.m., South Alabama Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. and ULM Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.

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