Louisiana Tech University
James Madison
Preview: Louisiana Tech at James Madison
10/14/2026 1:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Bulldogs travel to Virginia to face Dukes.
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech's soccer team travels to Harrisonburg, Virginia to duel conference-leading James Madison at Sentara Park on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT.Â
Game InformationÂ
Date: Thursday, Oct. 15
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Where: Harrisonburg, VAÂ
Venue: Sentara Park
Watch: Â ESPN+Â
Stats: Â LATechSports.com/stats
Series History: First meeting
Louisiana Tech (4-8-2, 2-3-1 SBC) travels to Harrisonburg after a 2-0 victory against Arkansas State at Robert Mack Caruthers Field last Sunday afternoon.Â
Izzy Wilson gave the Bulldogs the lead early in the second half, her second goal of the season. Abby Hanton would double the lead after receiving a perfectly-placed long-ball assist from Madeline Gray, the first of her career. The 'Dogs had 28 shots, with 12 being on goal, both season-highs.Â
Mackenzie Lorkowski recorded three saves, bringing her season total to 101. She is now seventh all-time in career saves for Louisiana Tech. Only seven other players have more than 100 saves in a Bulldog uniform.Â
Coming off a three-game win streak, James Madison (7-5-1, 5-1-0 SBC) currently sits at first in the Sun Belt. They are led by forward Ginny Lackey, with 11 goals. That is tied for first in the conference. Lackey has played all four years with the Dukes, and has 34 career goals, which is tied for fifth all-time in James Madison program history.Â
The Dukes head coach is Joshua Walters, who is in his ninth year in Harrisonburg. He has a 79-54-30 career record, 45-15-16 in conference games.Â
This will be the first ever meeting between Louisiana Tech and James Madison.Â
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