MATCH INFO
- Thursday, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m. CT | Robert Mack Caruthers Field | Ruston, La.
- ESPN+
- Live Stats
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter the matchup with a record of 4-4-2 (1-0-1 CUSA) after a 1-1 draw with Middle Tennessee this past Saturday.
- Makenna Egan scored in the 23rd minute, marking her third of the season which stands at No. 9 in CUSA.
- Maggie Bellair and Amanda Simpson led WKU in total shots with two each. Bellair played 72 minutes while Simpson logged 36.
- The scoresheet was even Saturday night as WKU and MTSU both charted 10 shots, five on goal, and one goal in the match.
- Maddie Davis played the full sheet in goal for WKU. Davis finished with four saves on the night. Davis now has 146 saves in her Hilltopper career.
- Abby Wiedermann, Maddie Davis, Makenna Egan, Alaina Nugier, and Kora Kipley all played the full 90 minutes for WKU on Saturday.Â
- Wiedermann finished with one shot on goal Saturday night.
- Alaina Nugier assisted on the goal scored by Makenna Egan. The assist marked the first in Nugier's WKU career.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Thursday will be the ninth all-time meeting between WKU and Louisiana Tech.
- The Bulldogs currently hold a 4-3-1 advantage in the series dating back to 2014.
- Last time the two squared off, the result ended in a 0-0 tie in Ruston on Sept., 20, 2024.
- WKU holds a 0-4-1 mark against Louisiana Tech in Ruston.
- Every single matchup between the two programs prior to last season were one score matches.Â
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Louisiana Tech enters the matchup with a record of 2-9-1 and 1-1 in Conference USA Play.
- The Bulldogs come into the match following a 0-1 loss at Sam Houston on Sunday. The week prior La Tech hosted UTEP and took a 2-0 decision over the Miners.
- The Bulldogs enter Thursday with seven goals favored and 24 against. Abby Hanton is the team's leading scorer with two goals in 12 matches played.
- In goal, Cadence Rutledge has started in 11 of 12 matches and has charted 71 saves with 23 goals allowed, good for a .755 save percentage.
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