Women's Soccer | September 26, 2018

PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle University women's soccer team (6-2-1, 1-1 A-10) heads to Pittsburgh for a matchup against Duquesne (4-4-1, 0-1-1 A-10) on Thursday. Slated for a 7 p.m. start, the game will be broadcast on ESPN .
 
SCOUTING LA SALLE:
Game-Winning Expertise
Of the Explorers six wins, redshirt-senior Madison Bower has five of the team's game-winning goals. Entering Tuesday, Bower sat tied for second in the nation for game-winning goals with Bri Folds of Auburn – just one goal behind Raimee Sherle of Boise St.
 
National Attention
In the most recent United Soccer Coaches Regional Rankings, the Explorers slid to sixth in the East Region Poll. La Salle has been ranked in the region all six weeks.
 
Welcome, Molly!
Sophomore Molly O'Brien transferred to La Salle this season from Loyola (Md.) and has certainly made her presence felt. The Media, Pa. native has played in all nine games this season, making seven starts. O'Brien currently sits second on the team in scoring with six points on two goals and two assists.
 
New Goalie, No Problem
In her first season as the starting keeper, sophomore Claudia Jenkins has been nearly perfect. Starting all nine games on the season, she posts four shutouts with 38 saves, a goals against average of 0.73, and a save percentage of .844. Jenkins sits in the top six in the A-10 in all of those categories, including second in save percentage and third in goals against average.
 
Bower Power
To no surprise, Madison Bower is one of the top players in the A-10. Currently, she ranks tied for third in goals (6), eighth in points (12), and leads game-winning goals by two.

LAST TIME OUT: L, 1-2 vs. Saint Joseph's

• It was O'Brien and the Explorers that struck first. During the fifth minute, senior Julia Rufe sent the ball over to O'Brien, who was able to drill the ball to the back of the net.
• The Hawks responded during the 55th minute to tie the game at one, eventually converting a penalty kick during the 63rd minute to take the game. 

SCOUTING DUQUESNE:

• The Dukes enter Thursday's game 4-4-1 and 0-1-1 A-10, coming off of a 0-0 tie against Dayton.
• The team has wins over Jacksonville, Binghamton, Morehead State, and Saint Francis, while its fallen to Kent State, Arkansas, #4 Penn State, Pittsburgh, and Massachusetts.
• Duquesne has seen eight different players register a point on the season, with Abby Losco leading the team with five. Losco has scored one goal and assisted on three this season.
• Brooke Schutter leads the Dukes with two goals and is second on the team with four points.
• In net, Kyra Murphy has started all nine games, making 36 saves with a .766 save percentage. She's allowed 11 goals for a goals against average of 1.19.