South Alabama at Louisiana • Oct. 20, 2017 • 7 p.m. • Ragin' Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (5,000) • Lafayette, La.
South Alabama at Texas State • Oct. 22, 2017 • 1 p.m. • Bobcat Soccer Complex (500) • San Marcos, Texas

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Richard Moodie (Carson-Newman, 2006)
Record at USA: 8-5-1 (1st year)
Overall Record: 56-44-8 (6th year)

Louisiana
Scot Wieland (Bethany College, 1991)
Record at LA: 92-129-29 (13th year)
Overall Record: 178-167-32 (19th year)

Texas State
Kat Connor (Pacific Lutheran, 1992)
Record at TXST: 194-157-27 (19th year)
Overall Record: Same

SERIES INFORMATION
LA: South Alabama leads 9-4-5.

Current winning streak: LA, 1 win
USA's last win in series: 7-1 (11/4/15) in Emerson, Ga.
Last meeting: Louisiana 3, South Alabama 2 (10/9/16)
USA's record on the road: 5-1-2
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: 2 / 2
Notes: South Alabama's lone road defeat came in 2010… The Jaguars' 7-1 win in the 2015 Sun Belt Tournament is the program's largest postseason victory… The 4-4 tie in 2014 was USA's lone conference blemish.

TXST: South Alabama leads 4-0-1.

Current winning streak: USA, 3 wins
TXST's last win in series: N/A
Last meeting: South Alabama 2, Texas State 1 (10/14/16)
USA's record on the road: 1-0
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: 3 / 0
Notes: South Alabama has won each of the last two meetings by a 2-1 scoreline… The two schools met as non-conference opponents once in 1999, a 1-0 Jaguar victory… All four South Alabama wins in the series have been by one goal.

THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES
This weekend will mark the Jaguars' final road games of the regular season. The team is 3-0 in its last three road games after starting 0-2-1.

The Jaguars have outshot their opponent 11 times in their last 12 games.

With the win at Coastal Carolina on Sunday, USA is 3-0-1 in overtime games this season (3-0 in Sun Belt play). Last year, the Jags went 0-3-1 in extra time.

USA is 5-4 in one-goal games this season after starting the year 0-3

The Jaguars are 35-6-2 in conference games in the last five seasons

Rio Hardy leads the conference in goals per game (0.64) and is tied for second in points per game (1.36).

In Sun Belt games only, Hardy tops the league in goals (0.86) and points per game (1.86).

Hardy's goal at Coastal Carolina on Sunday moved her into sole possession of second  place in school history in goals (36) and points (85). She is tied for second in game-winning goals (11).

Danielle Henley's goal on Sunday was the sixth game-winner in her career, which is tied for eighth in school history.

Chardé Hannah and Abi Mills both saw action Friday against Arkansas State after extended absences due to injury. Hannah played 39 minutes and recorded four shots, while Mills played 16 minutes.

Hardy is tied for 11th and Hannah is tied for 14th among active Division I players in goals, and Hardy is tied for 19th in points.

South Alabama has scored multiple goals against Louisiana in the last five games, and is averaging 3.8 goals per game over that span.

The Ragin' Cajuns started the conference season 2-0-1 but is 0-4-1 since.

LA has picked up more points (4) against USA in the last four regular seasons than any other league school.

Texas State has won six straight games, the longest win streak in the conference.

The Bobcats have two players — Rachel Grout (1.36) and Kassi Hormuth (1.21) — in the top four in the league in points per game. Grout (0.50) and Hormuth (0.43) rank third and fifth, respectively, in goals per game.

TXST leads the Sun Belt in goals (2.00) and assists (2.00) per game, and in goals against average (0.89).

MOODIE'S QUOTES ON THE WEEKEND
On the final two road games of the year: "We're excited to have the opportunity to play for something at this stage in the season. I think it's harder when there's nothing on the line. Now, we know we've extended our season, so going into this weekend it's exciting to be playing for something and have the opportunity to play two great teams in Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas State."

On if the team's road win streak gives the team more confidence: "100 percent, and I'd even go a step further and say even games that go into extra time, we're still confident that we can win it in that moment. Mentally, we're ready to go the distance. I try to get the kids to understand that we'll play anyone, anywhere and anytime under any conditions and have that mentality, versus complaining about X, Y and Z, and the uncontrollables. You can look back at the Georgia Southern game, having to go on the road when you haven't won away, then we're playing in a torrential downpour and we find a way to get a win. The girls' mentality shifted and we found a way to get a win."

On Louisiana: "You've got a team there that want to frustrate us. I've watched a lot of their games. They've got multiple formations and they've been successful. They've gone 4-3-3 and sat with five at the back and won games. They beat Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 on a penalty by sitting back. We'll be ready for whatever they throw at us, but I think we just have to show up and play our best. If we can have the ability to adapt from what they throw at us, then it's a game that I know we can win."

On Texas State: "A lot of credit has to go to Kat Connor. I think she's a great coach and she's a motivator. She's got them playing well and they've played some good games. They lead the conference in a lot of categories, but we've seen them on a bad day as well, just like they've probably seen us on our bad day. Like every team, they have flaws. They're a great team that's well coached, with a lot of great players and in a great position mentally. They're probably going into the weekend excited, but maybe being new to that situation, it might be too much for them to handle mentally. They might get overly excited, whereas we have a team of veterans that have been here, done it and played in these games. They know the importance and maybe we're better set up to handle that situation. It'll be a tough challenge, but as a coach, it's exciting. I want to play the best teams. I think the front end of the schedule made a statement. Yeah, we lost those games, but we're competing with some of the top teams in the country."

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