Women's Soccer Notes - Matches 9-10
Southern Connecticut (5-3, 4-1 NE10)
at No. 18 Adelphi University (6-0, 5-0 NE10)
Wednesday, Sept. 26 • 6 p.m. • Garden City, N.Y.
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at American International College (4-4, 2-3 NE10)
Saturday, Sept. 29 • 1 p.m. • Springfield, Mass.
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OWLS HEAD ON THE ROAD
After going 2-0 last week with wins over Saint Anselm and Assumption, the Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team will head on the road to face two conference opponents. First, the Owls will head to Garden City, N.Y. to face No. 18 nationally ranked Adelphi University, with the game set to start at 6 p.m. Then, the Owls will travel to Springfield, Mass. to play NE10 foe American International College, with kickoff set to start at 1 p.m.
ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI
The Panthers lead the all-time series against the Owls, 6-5-3.
Last Meeting - Adelphi 3, SCSU 0 (9/27/2017)
ALL-TIME VS. AIC
The Owls have a 14-7-1 lead over the Yellow Jackets in the all-time series.
Last Meeting - SCSU 1, AIC 0 (9/30/2017)
NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPACT
Three of the five goal scorers for the Owls are freshmen: Kelsey Burr (2), Kaitlyn D'Amico (1) and Greta Brunello (1).
MOVING FORWARD
The Owls have already surpassed their overall and NE10 win totals from a year ago here in 2018.
A BALANCED ATTACK
Five different Owls have netted a goal and seven different players have registered a point so far this season.
WAHLEN FINDING THE SCORESHEET
Junior Johanna Wahlen scored her third goal in three games in the 1-0 win over the University of New Haven on Sept. 12. She then added a fourth goal in the win over Assumption on Sept. 22.
WAHLEN NETS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL
Junior Johanna Wahlen scored the first goal of her collegiate career, as she netted the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over Queens College. Later that week, Wahlen scored again in the 3-1 win against Saint Michael's.
BURR, D'AMICO FIND THE SCORESHEET
Freshmen Kelsey Burr and Kaitlyn D'Amico tallied their first collegiate goals and points during the second week of the year. D'Amico netted a goal in the win over Queens, while Burr found the back of the net against St. Michael's.
RETURNING OWLS
The Owls have 11 returning players from the 2017 campaign - Nadine Hilkert, Johanna Wahlen, Rossella Graniero, Olivia Holubecki, Juliana Santos, Marisa Grisell, Kelly Lamb, Sydney Lee, Meaghan Kelley, Mikaela Magee, Gillian Hotchkiss and Kourtney Costello.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 11 newcomers to the 2018 squad - Abigail Allen, Tamra Zippin, Kaitlyn D'Amico, Greta Brunello, Taylor Shutak, Georgia Teixeira, Kelsey Burr, Paula Nunez Escobar, Courtney Viglione, Amanda Dustin and Taylor Davis.
THE CAPTAIN
Senior Mikaela Magee of the Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team has been named as the team's captain for the second straight year.
LOOKING BACK AT LAST YEAR
The Owls finished last season with a 2-12-3 record.
IN THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS
The SCSU women's soccer team has been selected 12th in the NE10 preseason poll.
1. Adelphi - 185 (6)
2. Southern New Hampshire - 180 (6)
3. Franklin Pierce - 166 (1)
4. Saint Rose - 158 (1)
5. Assumption - 141 (1)
6. Pace - 130
7. American International - 104
8. Merrimack - 103
9. Stonehill - 88
10. Le Moyne - 82
11. Bentley - 75
12. Southern Connecticut - 55
13. Saint Anselm - 48
14. New Haven - 42
15. Saint Michael's - 18
ON DECK
The Owls are back in action Oct. 2 as they host Pace University, with the game set to start at 7 p.m.
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