Women's Soccer: Ohio Northern (4-1-1 Overall, 0-0-0 OAC) at Wooster (3-1-2 Overall, 0-0-0 NCAC)
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, 5 pm, Carl Dale Field, Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday's Preview: Northern enters Tuesday's contest after winning two straight, and four of its last five contests ... ONU is coming off of a 1-0 victory over Case Western Reserve ... Freshman Sydney Leshnak's first career goal lifted ONU to the victory ... The lone goal of the contest came off of a free kick from 30 yards out ... Through six games this season, senior Anna Niemeyer leads the offense with three goals ... Leshnak and freshman Jenna Fuller are tied for second on the team with one goal each ... Fuller, sophomore Rose Nienaber and junior Sarah Puntel are currently tied for the lead on the team with one assist each ... Defensively, sophomore Meagan Grierson leads Northern with a 4-1-1 record in the goal ... Grierson leads the team and ranks fourth in the Ohio Athletic Conference with only five goals allowed and a 0.80 goals against average ... The sophomore also leads the team and ranks fifth in the OAC with 18 saves and a .783 save percentage ... Wooster enters the contest after dropping a 2-0 decision at Adrian (Mich.) ... The Scots are led this season by junior Erica White and sophomore Krissy Blanchard with two goals each ... Sophomores Claire Davis and Krenare Rakoci and freshman Mila Zunich are tied for third on the team with one goal each ... Junior Devin Frisby currently leads the team with three assists ... In the goal, junior Maddy Ireton leads the way with 26 saves, a 0.86 GAA and two shutouts.
ONU Statistical Leaders
Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
1. | Niemeyer | 3 | 1. | Fuller | 1 | 1. | Niemeyer | 6 | 1. | Grierson | 18 | 1. | Grierson | 0.80 | ||||
2. | Fuller | 1 | Neinaber | 1 | 2. | Fuller | 3 | |||||||||||
Leshnak | 1 | Puntel | 1 | 3. | Leshnak | 2 |
Series Record: The all-time series between the two schools is tied 4-4-0 ... Northern claimed last seasons meeting 3-0, and has won the previous three contests ... Three out of four of ONU's victories in the series have come in the form of shutouts.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is in his 14th season as head coach with a 169-75-25 career record and a winning percentage of .675.