Daemen Plays Second Straight Non-League Road Game On Tuesday

THE LEAD
The Daemen College women's soccer team hits the road for their second non-league road game in the last four days, visiting University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown for a Tuesday afternoon contest.

GAME INFORMATION
Daemen at Pitt-Johnstown
Date: Tuesday, October 11	Time: 4:00 p.m.	Location: UPJ Soccer Field - Johnstown, Pa.

GAME LINKS
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Daemen Twitter:	@DaemenAthletics, @DaemenWSOC
Daemen Hashtags:	#DCWildcatNation, #WNYsD2Team, #LiveBreatheDaemen, #beFIERCE
Pitt-Johnstown Twitter:	@MtnCatAthletics

ON THE SIDELINES
Daemen: Dan Dolan enters his eighth season as the head coach at Daemen where he's led the program to an average of nearly 10 wins per season...from 2010 through 2013, Dolan led the Wildcats to four straight double-figure win seasons, winning 62-percent of their contests in that span...last season was the program's most successful since transitioning to NCAA Division II, as Dolan led the Wildcats to a team-record four ECC wins to finish in fifth place in the final league standings, just one spot back of a conference tournament berth...during the Wildcats' transition period, Dolan led the program to three straight appearances in the USCAA national championship game, winning the title in 2012.

DAEMEN SCOUTING REPORT (3-6-2, 1-3-1 ECC)
Daemen returns 15 players from last year's team that finished 7-10-1 overall and 4-5-0 in the East Coast Conference…eighth-year head coach Dan Dolan has his team coming off its most successful season since making the transition to NCAA Division II and the East Coast Conference...the returning core is led by junior back Rose Carboni who anchors the Wildcat defense...she was a third-team All-ECC selection last season...also back are six off the team's top seven point-producers from 2015, including junior forward Stephanie Zurales (6 gls, 5 asts, 17 pts) and senior midfielder Alexis Koral (5 gls, 2 asts, 12 pts) who produced double-figure points...Zurales' point total tied her for 11th among all ECC players...starting goalkeeper Meaghan O'Leary also returns after starting all 18 games last season as a true freshman...she finished third among all ECC net-minders with 87 saves last season...Daemen was picked to finish seventh in the ECC preseason poll...Daemen opened the 2016 season by going 3-3-1 over their first seven outings, but have hit the skids of late, going 0-3-1 since Sept. 30...the Wildcats are coming off a 2-1 non-league loss at St. Michael's this past Saturday...freshman forward Jamie Boyar scored her third goal of the season in the loss...injuries have taken their toll of late as Zurales and Carboni have each missed time...Boyar (3 gls, 2 asts) leads the team in points (8), shots (25) and shots on goal (15)...fellow newcomer Kalyn Compeau has also netted three tallies to share the team lead...Boyar is one of just three players to start all 11 games thus far...the other two are senior midfielder Kelly DuVall and sophomore back Alex Valenti...DuVall shares the team lead in assists with two...defensively, it's been sophomore Jackie Wescott who's gotten the lion's share of work between the pipes with starts in 10 of Daemen's 11 outings...she currently ranks second in the ECC in total saves (70) and fourth in save percentage (.805).

PITT-JOHNSTOWN SCOUTING REPORT (0-12-0, 0-12-0 PSAC)
UPJ is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference...head coach Rachel Gironda is in her fourth season at the helm...the Mountain Cats were picked 17th in the PSAC preseason poll...among the returners for UPJ is sophmore midfielder/forward Kaitlyn Eckley who led the team with eight points (3 gls, 2 asts) last season...the Mountain Cats also return sophomore forward Rachel Fleming who posted seven points (1 gl, 5 asts) in her first collegiate campaign...between the pipes, UPJ also features sophomore Leigh Appolonia who ranked second in the PSAC with 153 saves last season...the Mountain Cats enter Tuesday's game having lost 18 straight contests dating back to last season...UPJ is seeking its first win since Oct. 30, 2013 having gone 0-48-1 since then...four of the team's 12 losses this season have come by just one goal, including the last three in a row...the Mountain Cats are coming off a 1-0 loss to Lock Haven this past Saturday...Eckley, freshman forward Brooke Vollmer and freshman midfielder Marisa Lizins have accounted for the Mountain Cats' three goals scored this season...Vollmer's goal came in the 81st minute of a 2-1 (OT) loss to Millersville on Sept. 21...Appolonia has seen action in 11 games this year as she presently ranks third in the PSAC with 85 saves.

THE HISTORY
All-Time: Tuesday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Daemen and Pitt-Johnstown.

ON THE HORIZON
Daemen concludes the home portion of its 2016 season by hosting NYIT and LIU Post this weekend.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Rose Carboni: D; 5' 5"; Junior

#24 Kelly DuVall: M; 5' 5"; Senior

#18 Alexis Koral: M; 5' 5"; Redshirt Senior

#1 Meaghan O'Leary: GK; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#7 Alex Valenti: D; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#11 Jackie Wescott: GK; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#3 Stephanie Zurales: F; 5' 4"; Junior

#23 Jamie Boyar: F; 5' 2"; Freshman

#5 Kalyn Compeau: F/M; 5' 6"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#10 Rose Carboni
: 5' 5"; Junior
: D

#24 Kelly DuVall
: 5' 5"; Senior
: M

#18 Alexis Koral
: 5' 5"; Redshirt Senior
: M

#1 Meaghan O'Leary
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: GK

#7 Alex Valenti
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: D

#11 Jackie Wescott
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: GK

#3 Stephanie Zurales
: 5' 4"; Junior
: F

#23 Jamie Boyar
: 5' 2"; Freshman
: F

#5 Kalyn Compeau
: 5' 6"; Junior
: F/M