Friday, August 30, 2019, 6 p.m. - CMU Soccer Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sunday, September 1, 2019, 1:30 p.m. - CMU Soccer Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.
This Weekend's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's soccer team begins its 2019 season at the Tartan Cup on the campus of Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) … The Polar Bears are slated to play Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) at CMU Soccer Field Friday at 6 p.m. … Northern wraps up the Tartan Cup taking on host Carnegie Mellon at CMU Soccer Field Sunday at 1:30 p.m. … The Polar Bears finished the 2018 season with a 14-4-1 overall record and a 7-1-1 mark in OAC play, which placed them second … That marked the fifth consecutive year that Northern finished in the top two of the final conference standings … ONU's season came to an end in the OAC Tournament Championship match where they fell to Otterbein 1-0 in double overtime … 16th-year head coach Mark Batman welcomes back 21 varsity letter winners … Senior goalkeeper Meagan Grierson anchors the team, having earned OAC Goaltender of the Year in each of her three seasons in Ada … She currently sports a record of 49-10-3 with a school record 32 shutouts … Junior Sydney Leshnak headlines the defensive unit after being named first-team All-OAC in 2018 … Senior Haley Moses also garnered first-team All-OAC recognition for her play in the midfield … Junior Jenna Fuller rounds out the Polar Bears first-team All-OAC honorees after she netted a team-best 16 goals last season, and senior midfielder Hannah Martin earned second-team All-OAC recognition.
ONU Returning Statistical Leaders (2018):
| Goals |
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Assists |
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Points |
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Saves |
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GAA |
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| 1. |
Fuller |
16 |
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1. |
Moses |
6 |
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1. |
Fuller |
34 |
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1. |
Grierson |
31 |
|
1. |
Grierson |
0.53 |
| 2. |
Barney |
5 |
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2. |
Barney |
4 |
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2. |
Barney |
14 |
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2. |
Penrod |
0 |
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2. |
Penrod |
0.00 |
| 3. |
6 Tied |
2 |
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3. |
2 Tied |
3 |
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3. |
Moses |
10 |
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Series Record: The Polar Bears have never squared off against Washington & Jefferson. ONU is 0-2-3 all-time against Carnegie Mellon with the last two meetings being 0-0 draws.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman enters his 16th season with the ONU women's soccer program. He sports an overall coaching record of 199-80-27 and a .650 win percentage.
