Women’s Soccer Plays Mount Union & Ohio Northern This Week

The Muskingum women's soccer team plays against Mount Union on Wednesday at the North Athletic Turf Field and will visit Ohio Northern on Saturday. The games are scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., respectively.

Wednesday, October 18: Muskingum vs Mount Union – 4:30 p.m. (Live Stats at fightingmuskies.com).

Saturday, October 21: Muskingum at NCAA Division III #15 Ohio Northern – 1:00 p.m. (Live Stats at http://livestats.onu.edu/livestats/ws/xlive.htm )

Muskingum Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

• Baldwin Wallace stung Muskingum, 6-1, on Saturday in Berea, Ohio. Mary Double posted her fourth goal of the season 18 seconds into the second half. Katie Bodenmiller made 13 saves.
• The Muskies are 3-10 overall and 0-4 in the OAC.
• Forward's Mary Double and Tori Stuard lead the MU squad with four goals each, while Double ranks first in points with ten (four goals, two assists) on the season.
• Midfielder Abigail Wagner, Miranda Bishop and Double have collected two assists each to lead the team.
• Goalkeeper's Jasmine Love and Katie Bodenmiller have tallied 52 and 67 saves, respectively, in the frame this season and rank sixth and four in the OAC.

Mount Union Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

• Mount Union lost 2-0 at Capital on Saturday.
• The Purple Raiders are now 8-4-1 overall and 2-2-1 in the OAC.
• Mount Union started the season with a four game winning streak before it got snapped by Penn St.-Behrend.
• Last season, Mount Union defeated Ohio Northern to win its first OAC Championship since 1996.
• They have a perfect 5-0 record at home, but are 1-4-1 on the road.
• Goalkeeper Paige Freel has grabbed 73 saves this season which ranks her second in the conference, while also recording three shutouts.
• Nicole Lanese leads the Purple Raiders with 13 goals and 32 points (13 goals, six assists). She has also notched five game-winning goals this season. In the conference, she is second in both goals and points and tied for 20th in the NCAA DIII in points.
• As a team, Mount Union has logged in 35 goals and 17 assists, which is second and fourth best in the OAC.

Ohio Northern Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

• Ohio Northern defeated John Carroll, 2-0, at home to push their winning streak to 10 in a row.
• The Polar Bears are 12-1-1 overall and 5-0 in the OAC. They lost their first game to Albion (Mich.) and tied against then the NCAA DIII #22 Carnegie Mellon.
• The Polar Bears have tallied nine shutouts which is the best in the conference.
• Senior Anna Niemeyer and Sophomore Rose Nienaber have each collected six goals to lead the team.
• Freshman Jenna Fuller ranks first on the team in points with 15 (four goals, seven assists).
• Goalkeeper Meagan Grierson is first in the OAC in goals-against average (0.48) and shutouts (nine), and is tied for third in goals against (seven). In the NCAA Division III, she ranks 25th in goals-against average.
• The team is ranked third in assists (20), fourth in goals (29) and points (78) in the OAC.