CULLOWHEE, N.C. (Oct. 16, 2024) – With only three regular season games remaining, the ETSU women's soccer team looks to build some momentum as the Buccaneers begin the stretch run beginning Thursday night with a road game at defending Southern Conference champion Western Carolina. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Catamount Athletic Complex.
GAMEDAY INFO
ETSU (3-7-2, 2-3-1) vs. Furman (10-2-2, 5-0-0)
Thursday, Oct. 17 • 7 p.m. • Catamount Athletic Complex •
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ABOUT THE BUCS
- ETSU is 3-7-2 overall and 2-3-1 in SoCon play
- The Bucs are eyeing their second straight road win as ETSU defeated Wofford 3-0 last Thursday
- Reagan Fitzgerald, Jada Cooper and Annabelle Ekern all netted goals in the win over the Terriers … The goals by Cooper and Ekern were the first of their collegiate careers
- Ashton Blair set a new ETSU all-time record with her 14th career shutout, which broke Jasmine Elliott's (2013-16) mark of 13
- Blair has played all 1,069 minutes in goal this season for the Blue & Gold
- ETSU's six non-conference opponents they completed matches with are a combined 47-19-13 … Duke, who is 10-1 on the season, is ranked No. 1 in the country
- The Bucs were picked third in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, while Blair and Sydney Somogyi both landed a spot on the preseason all-conference team
ABOUT CATAMOUNTS
- Western Carolina rides a seven-game win streak into Thursday night
- The Catamounts sit 10-2-2 overall and 5-0-0 in SoCon play
- Western Carolina is 7-0-1 at home this season
- The Catamounts are outscoring their opponents, 39-8 … WCU is averaging 2.8 goals per game and allowing 0.6 per contest
- Milla Syska leads the team with 10 goals and 22 points, while Naya Marcil and Kirsten Hahn both have netted six goals and Isabella DeMarco has posted five goals and six assists
- Leanne Trudel has started all 14 games and has registered seven shutouts and made 42 saves
- Western Carolina swept both the SoCon regular season and tournament titles last season
SERIES VS. WESTERN CAROLINA
- Western Carolina holds a slight 10-9-2 all-time series lead
- The Bucs have won two of the last three matches, including a 2-1 win last season … ETSU got goals by Grace Eatz and Sinoxolo Cesane in last year's victory
- ETSU is searching for its first win in Cullowhee, N.C. since 2018 when the Blue & Gold 1-0
WHAT'S NEXT
ETSU hosts Samford in its regular season home finale on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
For more information on Buccaneer women's soccer, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer tab.
