LAKELAND, Fla.- After a 12-day hiatus due to the anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the No. 3 Southeastern University women's soccer team returns to the pitch tonight for the first of three matches in a span of five days.
GAMES:
SEU Soccer Complex, Lakeland, Fla.
Thursday, 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 15 Grace College Lancers (4-0)
TMU Soccer Complex, Cleveland, Ga.
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. at RV Truett McConnell University Bears (3-0)
Sessions Soccer Field, Columbia, S.C.
Monday 7:00 p.m. at Columbia International University Rams (2-0)
COVERAGE:
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Columbia International:
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FIRE FOCUS:
- Southeastern opened the season 1-1 on a two game road trip, featuring a 4-3 double-overtime loss to No. 5 Benedictine and a 1-0 win over Evangel.
- Senior forward Uchenna Kanu has picked up where she left off in 2018 as a prolific offensive catalyst, netting two goals against BC and assisting on the lone goal at EU.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Holly Eddins is coming off a full-90 shutout against Evangel in which she recorded four saves.
- Southeastern has won five-straight home openers, with the last three home-opening wins coming as shutouts.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
- This marks the first ever meeting between Southeastern and Grace.
- The Fire take on the TMU Bears for the fourth time all-time. SEU leads the all-time series 2-1. SEU defeated TMU 4-0 last season in the NAIA Opening Round.
- This is just the second meeting all-time between Southeastern and Columbia International. The Fire defeated the Rams 2-0 during the 2016 season.
THE LANCERS:
- The Lancers are off to a perfect 4-0 start on the season, having outscored their opponents 15-1 to open up 2019.
- Grace returns their top scorer from 2018 in senior forward Liz Van Wormer. Coming off a 13 goal, eight assist junior campaign, Van Wormer has already found the back of the net five times this season.
- True freshman midfielder JJ Aalbue has been a solid ball distributor for the Lancers thus far, having recorded five assists through the first five matches.
THE BEARS:
- Truett McConnell is 2-0 after a pair of wins over fellow Sun Conference members Thomas (2-1) and Warner (5-0).
- After losing their leading goal scorer from a year ago in Megan McCall (nine goals, four assists), junior midfielder Tori Wilson has looked to step up, leading TMU with two goals scored thus far.
- Five different players have accounted for the remaining TMU goals scored.
THE RAMS:
- Columbia International has throttled its way through the first two matches of the season, defeating Allen 11-0 and Tocoa Falls 5-0.
- The Rams feature three different players with three or more goals on the season.
- Senior midfielder Sotria Tsilonis, who led CIU with six goals last season, as already scored three times in 2019.
DORIAN RELIEF:
- Southeastern will also be collecting supplies for those affected by Hurricane Dorian during its upcoming home athletic events.
- Fans are encouraged to bring canned food, medicine and medical supplies for clinics, along with water, Powerade, blankets, baby supplies, paper goods, MRE's, and generators to contests this weekend.
- Items will be collected at Thursday night's women's soccer game, Friday night's men's soccer game, and Saturday morning's cross country meet at Holloway Park.
- Admission to these contests will be complimentary.
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