| THE LEAD |
| The Daemen College women's soccer team concludes a four-game road stretch by visiting University of Findlay and Tiffin University this weekend. |
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| GAME INFORMATION |
| Daemen at Findlay |
| Date: Saturday, September 10 |
Time: 12:00 p.m. |
Location: DeHaven Field - Findlay, Ohio |
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| Daemen at Tiffin |
| Date: Sunday, September 11 |
Time: 12:00 p.m. |
Location: Paradiso Athletic Fields - Tiffin, Ohio |
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| GAME LINKS |
| Daemen Roster |
Daemen Schedule |
Daemen Stats |
| Findlay Roster |
Findlay Schedule |
Findlay Stats |
| Tiffin Roster |
Tiffin Schedule |
Tiffin Stats |
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| SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Daemen Twitter: |
@DaemenAthletics, @DaemenWSOC |
| Daemen Hashtags: |
#DCWildcatNation, #WNYsD2Team, #LiveBreatheDaemen, #beFIERCE |
| Findlay Twitter: |
@FindlayOilers, @UFWomensSoccer |
| Findlay Hashtags: |
#OilerNation, #GOilers |
| Tiffin Twitter: |
@gotiffindragons |
| Game Hashtags: |
#DAEvsUF, #DAEvsTU |
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| 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.
Findlay: Crystal Dye is in her fifth season at the helm of the UF Oilers program...in her first four years on the job, Dye has guided the Oilers to a 24-37-9 overall record...the Oilers' most successful season under Dye came in 2013 when they went 8-8-2...the previous year, Dye led UF to an 8-9-1 mark and a berth in the GLIAC Tournament...Dye began her head coaching career as the first head coach in program history at Pittsburgh-Johnstown where she amassed a 24-14-1 record over three seasons...she's also held head coaching positions at Urbana and West Virginia Tech.
Tiffin: Melissa Bigg, a native of Canada, is in her third season as the leader of the Tiffin Dragons' program...the Tiffin head coaching job is Bigg's first foray into the coaching industry having previously worked as a personal trainer in the Cincinnati area before arriving at TU...Bigg competed collegiately at the University of Cincinnati, appearing in 65 games as a midfiedler from 2006-09. |
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| DAEMEN SCOUTING REPORT (0-2-0, 0-0-0 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...the Wildcats opened the 2016 season with a 2-1 loss at Lake Erie on Sept. 1 and are coming off a 7-0 defeat at Le Moyne on Labor Day...the Wildcats have been without O'Leary thus far as she works her way back from an injury....sophomore Jackie Wescott got the nod in goal vs. Lake Erie, while freshman Lizzie Battaglia earned the start vs. Le Moyne. |
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| FINDLAY SCOUTING REPORT (0-2-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC) |
| Findlay returns 14 players from last year's team that finished 2-12-3 overall and 1-9-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...the Oilers were picked 11th in the GLIAC preseason poll...the Oilers graduated honorable mention All-GLIAC selection Kendall Kwiatkowski, but they return their top point-producer in sophomore forward Marissa Swindell...as a freshman last season, Swindell tied for the team lead with six goals and led the team in both assists (3) and total points (15)...junior goalkeeper Bre Parrish also returns after appearing in 15 games last season and leading the team in saves (57), save percentage (.655) and goals-against average (1.99)...the Oilers ranked 11th in the GLIAC last season with 19 goals scored, and 10th with 39 goals allowed...UF has suffered losses in each of their opening games this season, falling 5-1 at Southern Indiana and 3-1 at home vs. Illinois-Springfield...junior midfielder Lindsey Roeth scored against Southern Indiana, while Swindell had the lone tally vs. Illinois-Springfield...sophomore back Claire Lasceski recorded assists on both UF goals so far this season...the Oilers host Indiana Wesleyan at 4 p.m. on Thursday, before facing Daemen on Saturday. |
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| THE HISTORY |
| All-Time: Saturday's game marks the first meeting between Daemen and Findlay |
| Previous Meetings: None |
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| TIFFIN SCOUTING REPORT (1-2-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC) |
| Tiffin fields a roster of 33 players. including 22 retuners from their 2015 squad that finished 3-11-2 overall and 1-10-1 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...the Dragons were picked 12th in the GLIAC preseason poll...senior forward/midfielder Svetlana Gudenkova returns after posting nine goals and three assists to earn second-team All-GLIAC honors last season...Gudenkova's 21 points ranked 14th among all GLIAC players...also returning is junior back/forward Adrianna Currie who was an honorable mention All-GLIAC pick in 2015 after recording six points (1 gl, 4 asts)...junior goalkeeper Samantha Ortenzi returns as the most experienced net-minder on the roster, having seen action in 14 contests last year...Ortenzi's 81 saves ranked sixth in the GLIAC in 2015...the Dragons opened the 2016 season with a 2-0 shutout of Urbana, but have dropped consecutive decisions to Ursuline (2-1) and Lewis (3-1)...the Dragons' four goals this season have come from four different players - Gudenkova, Valerie Brown, Alli McCabe and Sierra Besecker...Ortenzi made seven saves to record the shutout vs. Urbana...she's made two starts and seen action in all three games thus far...Tiffin visits Saginaw Valley State on Friday before hosting Daemen on Sunday. |
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| THE HISTORY |
| All-Time: Tiffin leads the all-time series 4-0 |
| Previous Meetings: |
| Sept. 2, 2006 - Tiffin 5, Daemen 0 |
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| Sept. 3, 2005 - Tiffin 5, Daemen 0 |
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| Sept. 4, 2004 - Tiffin 5, Daemen 2 |
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| Oct. 13, 2001 - Tiffin 6, Daemen 1 |
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| THESE DAYS IN DAEMEN WOMEN'S SOCCER HISTORY |
Sept. 10: Kayla Hampton posted a hat trick as the Daemen offense erupted in an 8-0 shutout of Fisher in 2011...in 2008, Daemen suffered a 3-0 defeat at American Mideast Conference foe Walsh.
Sept. 11: Alexis Koral put Daemen on the board first, but the Wildcats suffered a 3-1 loss to Lake Erie in 2015...Kathryn Haessner made 11 saves, but a goal in the ninth minute stood up for Edinboro in a 1-0 loss for the Wildcats in 2013...in 2007, SUNY Cortland scored a 3-1 win over the Wildcats...Daemen exploded for a 9-1 win over New Jersey City in 2005...another nine-goal outburst occurred in 2004 as Daemen downed Urbana 9-1. |
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| ON THE HORIZON |
| Daemen begins a stretch of four straight home games on Wednesday, Sept. 14 when they host Mansfield for their 2016 home opener. |
