Catonsville, Md. – The Saint Francis women's soccer team (2-5) plays its seventh road game in eight matches at UMBC on Thursday, Sep. 14, before returning to Loretto for a meeting with Radford on Sunday, Sep. 17, at 2 p.m.
Live Thursday: Stats | Video
Scouting UMBC
The Retrievers enter Thursday with a 2-4-1 record after defeating Longwood 2-0 on Sunday. UMBC is 1-1 against NEC opponents, downing Mount St. Mary's 1-0 and losing to Robert Morris 2-1. Freshman Christina Corbi leads the way with two goals and an assist. Sunday's victory over Longwood was the first match in which UMBC has scored more than one goal. The Retrievers have scored just six goals on the season, but have only allowed seven. Goalkeeper Leah Roth has posted two shutouts, stopping 27 of 34 shots (.794%).
Series History
The Red Flash is 2-13 all-time vs. UMBC but has won the last two meetings. Saint Francis prevailed 1-0 in last year's meeting behind a goal from
Sara Suler (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) in the 62nd minute.
Live Sunday: Stats | Video
Scouting Radford
Radford is off to its best start since 1993, improving to 6-0 with a 2-1 win over Mount St. Mary's on Sunday. The Highlanders are scoring at an eye-popping rate, averaging 3.33 goals per game, which ranks fourth in all of Division I. Spearheading the attack are Jessica Wollmann (five goals and four assists) and Jasmine Casarez (six goals). Casarex scored both of the Radford goals in the win over Mount St. Mary's while Wollman ranks T-9th in the NCAA with 14 points. Nelia Perez has added three goals and five assists while Allyson Giannone leads the team with six assists.
Series History
Radford is 4-0 vs. Saint Francis but the schools haven't met since 2000.
Hernan to the Rescue
Sophomore goalkeeper
Julia Hernan (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) kept busy in matches at No. 15 Georgetown and George Washington last week, totaling 22 saves in the two games. She helped SFU take George Washington to the brink, tying a career-high with 13 saves.
Lightning Strikes
Alyssa McGhee (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle)'s goal 64 seconds into Sunday's match at George Washington was the fastest Saint Francis tally since October 26, 2012, when Brittany Hasson scored 33 seconds into a 3-0 win vs. Wagner.
Difficult Schedule
Saint Francis has had to navigate a difficult non-conference schedule. Including this week's opponents, SFU's opponents have recorded a combined 32-27-4 record (.540%). Making things even more difficult is the fact that seven of the first eight games have been played on the road. The six teams SFU has faced on the road this season are a combined 12-5-2 (.684%) on their home fields.
