Women's Soccer | August 23, 2017

PHILADELPHIA – Fresh off a win at crosstown rival Temple on Sunday, the La Salle women's soccer hosts the Iona Gaels on Thursday night at McCarthy before visiting another city rival in Penn on Sunday evening.
 
Scouting the Explorers
-Senior Kristin Haugstad was named Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. The Nesodden, Norway native scored twice in La Salle's opening week, including the game-winner with 7:03 left in regulation at Temple.

-Redshirt junior Madison Bower leads the team in points after scoring twice and adding an assist last week. Bower assisted Haugstad's game-winner at Temple and scored an insurance goal with 21 seconds after putting La Salle on the board in the 32^nd minute against St. John's on Friday.

-La Salle women's soccer head coach Paul Royal was recently rated the top coach in the Atlantic 10 and the 32nd best coach in the NCAA by CoachRank.

-Danielle Marx added a goal and an assist last week after finishing second on the team with 13 points last season.

-Keeper Larisa Zambelli tallied her seventh career shutout with the 2-0 win over Temple, putting the senior in sole possession of 7^th place on the all-time list.
 
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Iona Gaels (0-2) at La Salle Explorers (1-0-1)
Thursday, August 24 | 6 PM | McCarthy Stadium
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Scouting the Gaels
-Iona has started the season with road losses to Army (0-1) and Stony Brook (0-3).

-Head Coach Sarah Brady has eight newcomers on the team this year, joining a veteran presence of nine combined seniors and graduate students.

-Sophomore midfielder Amber Crispin returns after scoring a team-high four goals in 2016.

-The Gaels were picked to finish 10^th of 11 teams in the MAAC this season.
 
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La Salle Explorers (1-0-1) at Penn Quakers (0-0-0)
Sunday, August 27 | 6 PM | Rhodes Field
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Scouting the Quakers
-Penn opens the season on Friday night against the Lehigh Mountainhawks before hosting the Explorers Sunday evening.

-La Salle and Penn are meeting for the first time since 2009.

-Quaker head coach Nicole Van Dyke has guided Penn to a 15-7-10 record in her first two seasons, including a 9-3-4 mark last season.

-Penn's top three point leaders from last season are returning: sophomore Emily Sands (14 pts), junior Sasha Stephens (14 pts) and sophomore Emma Loving (12 pts).