Wildcats Host Unbeaten Goldey-Beacom Tuesday

By: Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. For Communications

Women's Soccer | 9/25/2017 2:45:00 PM

GAME INFORMATION
Daemen Wildcats (4-2-1, 1-1-0 ECC) vs. Goldey-Beacom Lightning (6-0-1, 5-0-0 CACC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 | 12:00 p.m.
Amherst, N.Y. | Karrer Field

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OH DANNY BOY
Head coach Dan Dolan returns for his ninth season on the Daemen sidelines in 2017. Since taking the reins of the program in 2009, Dolan has guided the Wildcats to a 75-73-7 record, and is the program's all-time leader in wins. The high water mark of Dolan's tenure came in 2011 when the Wildcats went 15-4 overall and 11-1 in their final season as an affiliate of the now-defunct American Mideast Conference (AMC), with Dolan earning AMC Coach of the Year honors. He went on to lead the program to three-straight appearances in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national championship game during the team's transition to NCAA Division II, winning the title in 2012.

WILDCATS PICKED 8TH IN ECC PRESEASON POLL
Following a vote of the league's head coaches, Daemen has been picked to finish eighth in the East Coast Conference this season. The Wildcats went 4-10-2 overall and 1-6-1 in league play last season. Bridgeport, which has won the last two ECC and East Region championships, was picked as the favorite to win the league again this year, and the Purple Knights open the season ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II preseason poll.

BEND IT LIKE BOYAR
Daemen returns its top five point producers from last season, headlined by sophomore striker Jamie Boyar who totaled six goals, four assists and 16 points as a true freshman in 2016. In doing so, she became the first Daemen freshman to lead the team in goals and points since Alicia Vasiloff in 2008, and her point total was the most for a Daemen freshman since Kim Obermeier posted 21 points in 2012. She also led the team in shots (38) and shots on goal (19), and was one of only three players to start all 16 games. The Wildcats posted a 2-2-1 record in games that she scored in.

VETERAN PRESENCE
Daemen's roster features five players who have played in more than 30 games in their respective careers. On defense, junior Alex Valenti has started 40 of the 41 games she's appeared in during her career. She's joined by classmate Monique Green who has been a constant in the Wildcats' starting lineup after doubling her starts, from seven as a freshman to 14 last season. In the midfield, redshirt junior Sarah Britton is coming off her finest season as she tallied three goals and seven points in 2016. Britton has made 20 starts and 40 appearances in her career. And up front, the Wildcats retain the services of seniors Alex Juliano and Kalyn Compeau. Juliano has six goals and 16 points in 53 career games, while Compeau has totaled 14 goals and 33 points over 46 career games, including the two seasons she played for Medaille.

FRESH FACES
The Wildcats welcome 21 newcomers to the roster in 2017, including 17 freshmen. Ten freshman have made at least one start through the Wildcats' first seven games this season. Midfielder Sam Hanes, and defenders Kayla Goeddertz and Sam D'Agostino have started all seven games thus far. Hanes scored the lone goal in Daemen's 1-1 (2OT) tie with St. Michael's in the team's 2017 season opener on Sept. 1. Goeddertz earned her first career assist in Daemen's 2-1 (OT) win at St. Thomas Aquinas on Sept. 16. Freshman goalkeepers Katelin White and Maddie Flores have also contributed, helping Daemen rank fourth in the league in goals-against average (1.06).

MAKING A MOVE
One of the new additions to the roster should be a familiar name for Daemen fans as Leah McDonell transitions to soccer from the women's basketball team. McDonell completed her four years of basketball eligibility last winter, finishing her career with 1,005 points, 511 rebounds, 258 assists and 150 steals. She was a second-team All-ECC performer last winter, and she joins a list that includes former hoopers Lindsay Stoddard and Joanna Daugenti as players who have competed in both soccer and basketball for the Wildcats. Through the team's first six games, McDonnel has made three appearances off the bench.

STREAK SNAPPED
Daemen is coming off a 3-1 loss to nationally-ranked LIU Post this past Saturday. The Pioneers, ranked No. 12 in last week's United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II poll, got a pair of goals from Gabrielle Clark, and Julia Duffy posted a goal and an assist. Daemen got on the board in the 72nd minute with Celia de Pablo Esteban's third goal of the season, but would get no closer. The loss snapped Daemen's four-game winning streak, the team's longest since a seven-game streak that spanned the final five games of 2012 and the first two of 2013.

DRAMA QUEENS
Daemen is a cool 3-0-1 in overtime games this season, and have posted three consecutive victories in such contests. Sophomore forward Jamie Boyar cashed in a penalty kick opportunity that was generated by freshman forward Kayla Neumann in the first overtime period of Daemen's 2-1 victory over Lake Erie on Sept. 8. Just eight days later, in the Wildcats' East Coast Conference opener, freshman forward Kaylyn Phillips entered the game at the 96:59 mark, and less than a minute later she delivered the "golden goal" in Daemen's 2-1 defeat of St. Thomas Aquinas. On Sept. 19, Boyar struck again with a header goal in the 104th minute to beat Clarion, becoming the first Daemen player with two overtime game-winners in the same season since Samantha Engel in 2011. Daemen holds a seven-game unbeaten streak (5-0-2) in overtime games dating back to the 2015 season.

I CAN BE YOUR HERO
Sophomore forward Jamie Boyar was voted the Herosports.com Division II Hero of the Week after scoring three of the Wildcats' four goals in non-league wins over Lake Erie (2-1, OT, Sept. 8) and Tiffin (2-0, Sept. 10). She scored her first career "golden goal" against Lake Erie, burying a penalty kick opportunity in the first overtime period. She went on to register the second multi-goal game of her career in the win over Tiffin. Hero of the Week nominations were announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12 with an online voting platform which ran through Friday, Sept. 15. Boyar gathered 755 total votes, accounting for 54.99 percent of the total vote. It was the second weekly accolade for Boyar who also earned ECC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

SHUTTING THE DOOR
Freshman goalkeeper Katelin White has been impressive thus far in her rookie season. White earned ECC Defensive Player of the Week honors for Sept. 4-10 after totaling 16 saves in wins over Lake Erie (2-1, OT, Sept. 8) and Tiffin (2-0, Sept. 10). White turned aside 11 Tiffin shot attempts en route to her first career shutout, the most saves by a Daemen goalkeeper in a shutout since Kathryn Haessner made nine in a 2-0 defeat of Maine-Fort Kent on Sept. 7, 2013. She went on to add ECC Rookie of the Week honors for Sept. 11-17. She made nine saves in Daemen's 2-1 (OT) victory at St. Thomas Aquinas on Sept. 16, helping Daemen to a 1-0 start in conference play for the first time since joining the ECC in 2013. White presently ranks in the top four among ECC leaders in total saves (41), save percentage (.872) and goals-against average (1.02).

GOLDEY-BEACOM SCOUTING REPORT
Goldey-Beacom is a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, and the Lightning are led by second-year head coach Dan Frick. In his first on the job, Frick led GBC to a 12-6-1 overall record and an 8-3-1 mark in CACC games, and he was honored as the 2016 CACC Coach of the Year. The Lightning earned the No. 3 seed in the CACC Tournament last season, but were upset in the quarterfinal round by sixth-seeded Holy Family. The Lightning return just eight players from their 2016 roster, including second-team All-CACC midfielder Amy Runciman who led the team in goals (7), assists (9), points (23), shots (54) and shots on goal (27) last season. GBC was picked fifth in the CACC preseason poll, but they've surprised the pundits by getting off to a 6-0-1 start overall and a 5-0-0 start in league play. The Lightning bring a four-game winning streak into Tuesday's game with Daemen; they are coming off a 3-1 defeat of Wilmington (Del.) last week. Runciman has posted four goals, three assists and 11 points, and she's recorded at least one point in six consecutive games. Alanna Speaks, one of the team's 17 newcomers, has led the way offensively with seven goals and 14 points. Speaks, who ranks second in the CACC in both goals and points, has posted a pair of multi-goal games this season, and she's netted the game-winning goal in each of the Lightning's last two contests. In goal, junior college transfer Marta Lopez has seen the bulk of the work and she's posted a CACC-best 1.06 goals-against average and a .706 save percentage.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Daemen vs. Goldey-Beacom: 0-0
Streak: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A

UP NEXT
Daemen returns to East Coast Conference play Saturday, Sept. 30 with a road tilt at NYIT.

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Players Mentioned

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

#9 Sarah Britton: M; 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior

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

#22 Monique Green: D; 5' 8"; Junior

#32 Alex Juliano: F; 5' 2"; Senior

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

#17 Celia de Pablo Esteban: M; 5' 6"; Freshman

#35 Maddie Flores: GK; 5' 8"; Freshman

#20 Sam Hanes: M/F; 5' 2"; Freshman

#16 Kayla Neumann: M/F; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

#9 Sarah Britton
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior
: M

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

#22 Monique Green
: 5' 8"; Junior
: D

#32 Alex Juliano
: 5' 2"; Senior
: F

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

#17 Celia de Pablo Esteban
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: M

#35 Maddie Flores
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: GK

#20 Sam Hanes
: 5' 2"; Freshman
: M/F

#16 Kayla Neumann
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: M/F