Women's Soccer: Ohio Northern (4-1-2 overall) at #13 Case Western Reserve (6-0-0 overall)
Friday, September 20, 2019, 7:30 p.m. - DiSanto Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Friday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's soccer team takes to the road and battles No. 13 Case Western Reserve Friday at 7:30 p.m. at DiSanto Field in Cleveland … The Polar Bears — who are receiving votes in the latest D3soccer.com and United Soccer Coaches polls — own a 4-1-2 overall record and are riding a two-game win streak … Northern's most recent win occurred Tuesday in Ada, as the Polar Bears downed Oberlin 5-0 … In that game, senior forward Rose Nienaber recorded Kerscher Stadium's first-ever hat trick in women's soccer … Junior forward Jenna Fuller added the other two goals to bring her season total to six which leads the team … Five different players have scored one goal apiece for the Polar Bears … Senior goaltender Meagan Grierson logged her third shut out of the season against Oberlin … She has made 20 saves on the season … Case Western Reserve comes in with an unblemished 6-0-0 overall record … The Spartans average 4.3 goals per game and have only surrendered a total of two goals in 2019 … Sophomore midfielder Anika Washburn leads Case Western Reserve with five goals while five other players have scored at least two.
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Fuller | 6 | 1. | 4 Tied | 2 | 1. | Fuller | 14 | 1. | Grierson | 20 | 1. | Grierson | 0.81 | ||||
| 2. | Nienaber | 3 | 2. | Nienaber | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 3. | 5 Tied | 1 | 3. | 2 Tied | 4 |
Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Case Western Reserve by a 5-3-1 margin … The teams have met each of the last seven years, and the Polar bears have won the last three matchups, claiming a 1-0 victory in 2018.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is in his 16th season with the ONU women's soccer program ... He sports an overall coaching record of 203-81-29, which is good enough for a .694 win percentage.