PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University men's soccer program will attempt to notch one in the win column for the first time on Saturday when it hosts its Red River Rivals from Alexandria, tying the Generals a season ago and looking to get the dub in 2023.

Know Before You Go:
 

• Time & Date
  • September 16 (7:30 p.m.)

 

• Watch
  • https://www.lcwildcats.net/sports/2017/11/21/boxcast-stream.aspx (Wildcats Sports Network)

 

• Listen
  • N/A

 

• Live Stats
  • http://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2023-24/boxscores/20230916_013s.xml

 

• Tickets
  • https://www.lcwildcats.net/sports/2021/8/18/hometown-ticketing-page

 

• Records
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian (1-2-1, 0-0-0 Red River)
  • LSU Alexandria (1-3-0, 0-0-0 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Wildcat Field

 

• Series History
  • LSU Alexandria Leads 5-0-1 (8.3%)

 

• Last Meeting
  • October 14, 2022 | Louisiana Christian 0, LSU Alexandria 0 | Alexandria, Louisiana (Generals Soccer Field)

 

• Winning Streak
  • T1 | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: N/A| LSU Alexandria's Last Win: November 6, 2021 (3-0) – RRAC Quarterfinals

 
(RV) Louisiana Christian Wildcats:
 

• A well-rested, battle-tested Wildcats club enters Saturday fresh after last playing on Labor Day and saw its stock rise in their absence by picking up 12 votes in the latest top 25 poll.

 

• Rodrigo Silva came out on top in a crowded goalkeeper room and has all 360 minutes of game time in the net, posting a shutout his last time out with 17 saves and a 60.7% save rate over four matches.

 

• The offense has been slow to round into form, but the team will only get stronger once they find their footing with Thiago Lopes and Sergio Pita Martin logging the goals while Adrian Amoros Navarro notched an assist.

 

• Pedro Rivera was nominated by Head Coach David Castillo for his gutsy showing in the win over the WBU Eagles, earning himself a RRAC Defensive Player of the Week accolade for the effort.

 

• Natty Essomba and Shakeem Walters have each placed two shots on-target but have yet to slip one past the netminder.

 
LSU Alexandria Generals:
 

• Do not let LSU Alexandria's record of 1-3 deceive you, they have had almost as difficult a non-conference schedule as LCU did, beating (RV) USAO on the road and dropping a trio of tightly contested matchups at #9 William Carey, (RV) Williams Baptist, and #24 Bethel (Tennessee).

 

• The Generals have scored thrice in four games, two coming off the leg of Daniel Torrenegra and the other courtesy of Manuel Concetti, with Concetti setting up one of the former's two goals.

 

• Valeriu Tarlev, similar to Silva, has also spent every second of every match between the pipes, netting 20 saves, cataloging a 1.50 GAA, and a 76.9% save percentage.

 
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