No. 16 Gamecocks Head to Baton Rouge

COLUMBIA, SC – Top-25-ranked South Carolina women’s soccer (7-1-0, 1-0-0) will hit the road for the first time in SEC play this season, heading to Baton Rouge to take on LSU (2-6-1, 0-1-0) on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live on SECN+.

LAST TIME OUT

• The then No. 19 Gamecocks took on No. 23-ranked Florida for the SEC home opener and a top-25 matchup, emerging victorious 1-0 in Stone Stadium
• Senior transfer Reese Slater had the game-winner in the 39th minute, and fifth-year keeper Christina Tsaousis tallied her fourth shutout of the season
• The goal was the second as a Gamecock for Slater and earned her SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. It was the first conference nod of her career, and the first for South Carolina this season
• Tsaousis is currently ranked within the top-six in the conference in GAA (0.57, 4th), saves (18, 6th), and shutouts (4, T-3rd)

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

• Friday’s matchup with LSU will be the 24th meeting in the series
• The Gamecocks lead things 12-5-6. The last meeting with the Tigers occurred in Columbia during the 2023 season, where South Carolina took the match 1-0
• LSU heads into the game coming off a 3-1 loss against No. 8 Tennessee. The Tigers and Volunteers were tied 1-1 at halftime before Tennessee scored twice in the second half to secure the victory.
• The game will be the sixth to occur on a Friday, with the Gamecocks and Tigers tied 2-2-1 overall

FAN INFORMATION

Fans are encouraged to follow along with in-game updates on X and Instagram, @GamecockWSoccer.