PHILADELPHIA – Women's soccer heads north to Bethlehem, Pa. on Sunday at 1 p.m. to face Lehigh University (1-5-1) in the Explorers' final game before Atlantic 10 conference play begins.
Scouting the Explorers
The Explorers offense seems to have found its rhythm scoring an impressive 14 goals in its last four games compared to four in its first four matches. Sophomore
Kelsey Haycook leads the squad with 13 points off six goals and an assist, but in total, nine Explorers have contributed goals towards La Salle's (5-3-0) record this season.
Junior
Renee Washington leads the team in assists with four and has talied three goals for 10 points this season. Junior goalkeeper Gabby Pakhtigian owns a 1.27 GAA and has registered three shutouts on the year.
La Salle Explorers (5-3-0) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (1-5-1)
Sunday, September 23, 2012 | 1 PM
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Scouting the Mountain Hawks
The Mountain Hawks picked up their first win against defeated regionally-ranked Marist last week with all three goals coming from different attackers. Splitting time in goal for Lehigh are Sophomore Ashley Blanks and freshman Ani Nahapetian, who own own strong save percentages of .719 and .727, respectively.
The most recent meeting between the two squads was last season when La Salle defeated Lehigh, 1-0.
The Explorers will be facing a familiar opponent in Lehigh assistant coach Amy Hough who played and coached at La Salle from 2005-2009.