LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 4 Southeastern University women's soccer team has concluded its non-conference portion of the 2018 regular season. The Fire defeated Florida National 4-0 on their home pitch Wednesday night to finish 7-1 in non-league play. Southeastern now sets its sights on The Sun Conference, where the program finished as Regular Season Runners-Up and Tournament Champions in 2017. SEU travels to North Miami to take on the Johnson & Wales University Wildcats in The Sun Conference Game of the Week.
MATCH:
No. 4 Southeastern (7-1, 0-0 TSC) at Johnson & Wales (4-2, 1-0 TSC) Saturday 4:00 p.m.
COVERAGE:
WATCH/LIVE STATS
FIRE FOCUS:
- Junior forward Uchenna Kanu kept her streak of netting a goal in every match this season alive, by slotting one through in the 65th minute versus Florida National.
- Her 20 goals on the season lead the NAIA ahead of Janine Davis from Bethel (Tenn.) who is in second with 16 goals.
- Freshman goalkeeper Holly Eddins had her third game of the season with five or more saves, after a six-save performance versus the Conquistadors.
- Sophomore midfielder Kristal Pesina made her season-debut versus FNU, after battling back from a preseason injury. Pesina appeared in 16 games for SEU last season, netting two goals.
- Junior midfielder Bania Duran has found the back of the net in two consecutive contests.
BLAZING TRAILS:
- SEU is 15-2-1 on the road in the Randy Belli era.
- Six of those 15 wins have been shutouts.
- SEU has outscored opponents 68-20 on the road during that stretch.
- The Fire are 9-3-1 versus NAIA ranked or receiving votes opponents all-time under Belli.
SOAK UP THE SUN
- The Fire are 22-2-1 versus Sun Conference opponents under Randy Belli.
- 14 of those 22 conference wins have been shutouts.
- Southeastern has outscored conference opponents 122-18 during that stretch.
- SEU has won three straight TSC openers.
- Kanu has netted 36 goals in Sun Conference play all-time.
JWU ALL-TIME
- Southeastern is 6-2-1 versus Johnson & Wales all-time, having competed against the Wildcats each season since the Fire joined the NAIA in 2009.
- The Fire have outscored the Wildcats 24-5 and shutout JWU five times in those matches.
- The most goals SEU has scored against JWU is nine on 9/24/09.
- Southeastern has not lost to Johnson & Wales since a 1-0 defeat on 10/3/15.
- Bania Duran has scored a goal versus the Wildcats in each season of her collegiate career
THE WILDCATS:
- Johnson & Wales is coming off a momentous 4-2 win on the road versus crosstown rival RV St. Thomas.
- This marked the program's first ever win versus STU, snapping a 0-10 spell against the Bobcats.
- Sophomore forward Savannah Jackson was the catalyst in the win, notching her second hat trick of the season.
- Jackson has been the main offensive producer for the Wildcats this season, netting 10 of their 18 season goals and takes 35.8% of the JWU shots recorded per game.
- Freshman goalkeeper Kellie Fitzpatrick made a career-high 10 saves in the win over St. Thomas
TALE OF THE TAPE:
SEU
Goals per Game: 5.25
Shots per Game: 23.25
Shots on Goal per Game: 12.25
Shutouts: 5
Individual Goals Leader:
Uchenna Kanu (20)
Individual Assists Leader:
Uchenna Kanu (6)
Individual Saves Leader:
Holly Eddins (25)
FNU
Goals per Game: 3
Shots per Game: 15.83
Shots on Goal per Game: 7.5
Shutouts: 1
Individual Goals Leader: Savannah Jackson (10)
Individual Assists Leader: Three Tied (2)
Individual Saves Leader: Kellie Fitzpatrick (21)
BELLI'S BRAIN:
"Johnson & Wales has had some quality results this season. We are currently focused on recovery and preparation for the match. We are looking forward to the challenge and excited to kick off Sun Conference play with a challenging match on the road."
Randy Belli, Head Coach, SEU
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