RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs soccer team opens up the 2024 athletic season with an in-state matchup on the road against the Nicholls Colonels.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 15, 7 p.m. CT
LOCATION: Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex)
STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
SERIES RECORD: LA Tech leads 8-0
LAST MEETING: Won, 8-1 | Sept. 7, 2023 | Ruston, LA.
ABOUT LOUISIANA TECH (0-0-0) (0-0-0)
Kyra Taylor, 2023 CUSA Freshman of the Year, wrapped her first season for Tech with nine goals, tied the single-season record for goals scored by a freshman, and had three games where she scored multiple goals.
The Texas native Taylor earned a spot on CUSA First-Team All-Conference and CUSA All-Freshman Team in 2023. The sophomore forward led LA Tech in goals and points while being second on the team in shots and shots on goal.
Avery Kyle and
Emma Jones will be the 2024 team captains, replacing former Bulldogs
Josie Studer and
Sophie Fijneman. Kyle and Jones have a combined 78 games under their belt at Tech.
Kalli Matlock and
Tomoyo Kuroyanagi return to LA Tech for their fifth year. Matlock and Kuroyanagi have a combined total of 132 games played, with 109 games started.
ABOUT NICHOLLS (0-0-0) (0-0-0)
The Colonels wrapped up their 2023 season going 1-17-1 while having a record of 0-9-1 in the Southland Conference. Nicholls's lone win last came against Texas Southern in Thibodaux, where they defeated the Tigers 4-1.
The Colonels have only scored three goals against Tech in the eight matchups between the two programs.
THE SERIES
LA Tech is 8-0 in the all-time series against Nicholls dating back to the first meeting on October 10, 2005, in which Tech won 7-0 at home.
Tech has outscored Nicholls 41-3 in the all-time series, and the Bulldogs are averaging five goals per game against the Colonels.
Tech won last year's home matchup between Nicholls by a score of 8-1. The Bulldogs totaled 21 shots compared to the Colonels 11, and Tech also had 12 shots on goal in last year's matchup with Nicholls.
Kalli Matlock and
Kyra Taylor scored two goals on the day against Nicholls in 2023.
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