Women's Soccer | October 19, 2016

PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's soccer team completes a three-game road trip against the Richmond Spiders on Thursday night before returning to McCarthy Stadium to host Saint Louis for Senior Day on Sunday.
 
Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle was 0-1-1 last week, tying Dayton 1-1 at Baujan Field on Thursday before VCU scored in double overtime to steal a victory at Sports Backers Stadium on Sunday.
 
-Junior Kristin Haugstad tallied her first goal of the season on Thursday, heading a ball past Dayton keeper Kaelyn Johns after assists from Danielle Marx and Maci Bower.
 
-Bower sits tied with Deja Davis for the team lead in points with seven. Bower has three goals and an assist while Davis has two goals and three helpers.
 
-Larisa Zambelli and the La Salle back line have been stingy since the beginning of league play, allowing just five goals in six games against conference opponents for a 0.72 goals-against average.  
 
La Salle Explorers (3-8-3, 1-2-3 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (7-7-1, 2-4 A-10)
Thursday, October 20 | 7:30 PM | Robins Stadium
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Scouting the Spiders
-Richmond returns home after an 0-2 week on the road, with losses coming at Saint Joseph's on Thursday and George Washington on Sunday.  
 
-Junior forward Lexi Prillaman is second in the Atlantic 10 with 25 points, and tied for second in the league with 10 goals.
 
-Freshman Brooke Beam was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on October 10, marking the second straight week that a UR newcomer took home the conference honor. Freshman keeper Carlie Blessing was selected as the A-10 Rookie of the Week on October 3.
 
Saint Louis Billikens (12-2-1, 5-0-1 A-10) vs La Salle Explorers (3-8-3, 1-3-3 A-10)
October 23 | 1 PM | McCarthy Stadium
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Scouting the Billikens
-Saint Louis is 5-0 in October after tying Dayton on September 29 to open A-10 play. SLU beat Fordham 1-0 at home last Thursday before a 1-0 win in overtime at St. Bonaventure on Sunday.
 
-Saint Louis goalkeeper Mary Niehaus was named Defensive Player of the Week by the Atlantic 10 on Monday after registering two 1-0 shutouts last week. The junior tallied a career-high seven saves vs. Fordham and made three stops at St. Bonaventure.
 
-SLU leading scorer Danielle Tolmais is tied for fifth in the league with eight goals and sits at eighth in the league with 18 points.
 
-The Billikens are unbeaten since a 3-1 defeat at SMU on September 16.
 
-SLU is in the midst of a three-game road trip, and will visit Saint Joseph's on Thursday before capping the trip at McCarthy on Sunday.