Women’s Soccer: Ohio Northern (6-1-3 Overall, 1-0-1 OAC) at Capital (6-2-1 Overall, 2-0-0 OAC)
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, 1 p.m. — Bernlohr Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern continues Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday at Capital … The Polar Bears are listed seventh among teams in the "Also receiving votes" category of this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, putting them at No. 32 in the poll … Northern is also ranked No. 3 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Region VII poll, trailing Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) … ONU also received votes in this week's D3soccer.com Top 25 poll … Northern is coming off Wednesday's scoreless draw with Otterbein at home, extending its unbeaten streak to four games … ONU finished with a 22-1 edge in shots, including 7-1 in shots on goal … Senior goalkeeper Becky Moss recorded her sixth shutout of the season for Northern … Through 10 games, nine different players have scored a goal for ONU, and 11 different players have recorded at least one point … Sophomore Alyssa Beckett enters Saturday's game tied for eighth in the OAC with four goals … Beckett and junior Kylie Cabana are tied for the team lead with eight points each … Sophomore Emma Bowman is tied for second in the OAC with five assists … Moss has recorded 16 saves, a .727 save percentage and a 0.60 GAA in playing the entirety of all 10 games for ONU this season … Moss leads the OAC in GAA and ranks third in the conference with six goals allowed on the season … Capital enters Saturday's game as the co-leader in the OAC standings with John Carroll and Marietta … The Comets are coming off Wednesday's 2-0 home win over Wilmington … Freshman Lizzie Elliott scored in the third minute, and senior Madeline Woodruff added a goal in the 64th minute … Freshman Liv Alford recorded five saves in goal in the shutout … Through nine games, senior Avery Hart leads CU with five goals and 12 points … Hart is tied for fourth in the OAC in goals and ranks sixth in points … Woodruff has eight points on three goals and two assists … Senior Lauren White has started seven games in goal for CU, recording 27 saves, a 1.27 GAA and .794 save percentage … White ranks fourth in the OAC in save percentage and fifth in GAA … In five games played, including two starts, Alford has posted 18 saves, a 0.86 GAA and .857 save percentage.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Beckett | 4 | 1. | Bowman | 5 | 1. | Beckett | 8 | 1. | Moss | 16 | 1. | Moss | 0.60 | ||||
| 2. | Cabana | 3 | 2. | Cabana | 2 | Cabana | 8 | |||||||||||
| Pierce | 3 | Roberts | 2 | 3. | Bowman | 7 |
Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Capital by a 23-15-5 margin, including a 9-9-2 mark in Columbus … In 2021, the teams played a pair of double-overtime games … The teams played to a 3-3 draw in Columbus during the regular season before ONU defeated CU 2-1 in the OAC Tournament semifinals on a game-winning goal scored with just under three minutes remaining in the second overtime period.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is in his 19th season with the ONU women's soccer program … He is the winningest head coach in program history with an overall coaching record of 245-90-38 for a winning percentage of .691 … A five-time OAC Coach of the Year honoree, Batman owns a career mark of 130-24-10 in conference play for a winning percentage of .813 to go with four OAC Tournament championships and six NCAA Tournament appearances.