Women's Soccer | September 14, 2016
PHILADELPHILA – La Salle hosts Big 5 rival Villanova on Thursday and will travel to St. John's on Sunday as they complete the nonconference portion of the 2016 schedule.
Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle is coming off a 2-0 loss at No. 12/16 at Penn State on Sunday afternoon.
-Senior
Deja Davis leads the team in points with six, and is tied with
Maci Bower for a team-best two goals.
Kristin Haugstad leads the Explorers with three assists.
-La Salle and Villanova haven't met since 2013, when the Explorers took a 1-0 victory at the VU Soccer Complex.
-The Explorers don't play for nearly two weeks following the St. John's game. They open A-10 play at home against Massachusetts on September 29.
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Villanova Wildcats (1-6) at La Salle Explorers (2-4)
Thursday, Septermber 15 | 7 PM | McCarthy Stadium
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Scouting the Wildcats
-Villanova enters this weekend following a 3-2 loss to Saint Joseph's in double overtime last Friday and a 2-0 setback to Lehigh on Sunday.
-Freshman Ida DiClemente leads the team with seven points via three goals and one assist while Kristin Barbour is second in points (three) thanks to a goal and an assist.
- Emmalee Meyer and Emily has been the primary keeper for Villanova this season, starting six of seven games. The senior has a 2.47 goals-against average and 32 saves.
-The Wildcats have been outscored 18-5 on the year.
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La Salle Explorers (2-4) at St. John's Red Storm (4-1-3)
Sunday, September 18 | 1 PM | Belson Stadium
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Scouting the Red Storm
-St. John's garnered its first national recognition of the season, earning five votes in Tuesday's NSCAA Coaches Poll.
-The Red Storm are coming off an 0-1-1 weekend in the Nike Portland Invitational, playing the Washington Huskies to a 0-0 draw in the opening game before falling to Portland 2-1.
-The Johnnies rank 20th in the NCAA with a goals against average of 0.46. Two-time reigning BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Diana Poulin carries a GAA of just 0.35, good enough for 16th in the nation, while her five shutouts are just one off the national lead in that category.
-Last season, the Red Storm rose as high as No. 22 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll and No. 15 in the Soccer America rankings en route to the school's first-ever BIG EAST Regular Season Championship.
