Women's Soccer | August 24, 2022

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle University women's soccer team (2-0) looks to keep its season-opening hot streak going with a pair of home matches at McCarthy Stadium this week.

The Explorers will welcome Saint Francis U. (0-2) for its home opener on Thursday, Aug. 25, before hosting James Madison (1-0-1) on Sunday, Aug. 28. Both games will kickoff at 6:00 p.m. and air live on ESPN+.

Friday's game will be a welcome to campus for new students, in conjunction with Explorientation weekend. A tailgate for students will be held outside McCarthy Stadium, and all Explorientation leaders will be recognized at halftime. On Sunday, all fans in attendance will receive a free La Salle-branded stadium cup courtesy of La Salle Athletics. A post-game autograph session with select members of the team will take place following the game.

ABOUT THE EXPLORERS

• La Salle began the 2022 season with a pair of road victories over Seton Hall (1-0) and Towson (3-1), joining Saint Louis as the only Atlantic 10 school to go through the opening weekend without a loss or tie.
• Sophomore Haley Gschrey scored the lone goal of the match against the Pirates in the 31st minute, and assisted on two of the three goals against the Tigers. 
• Junior Kelli McGroarty has also had a nice start to her 2022 campaign, scoring a goal and adding an assist through the first weekend.
• Michela Auguardo has played all 180 minutes in goal, making seven saves while posting the fourth shutout of her career against Seton Hall.
• La Salle will be looking for its first 3-0 start to the season since 2018. The Explorers have not started a year 4-0 since 2009.

ABOUT THE RED FLASH

• SFU opened the year with losses to regional opponents Bucknell and Robert Morris this past weekend, falling to the Bison by a score of 4-1 and to the Colonials, 2-1.
• The contest is a rematch of last season's contest in Loretto, Pa., which saw the Explorers come away with a 1-0 win. 
• Freshman Raine Korpics and sophomore Lauren Pyle each found the back of the net for Saint Francis.

ABOUT THE DUKES

• James Madison, who was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt in 2022, posted a win and a tie through the first weekend of the season, tying A-10 member VCU, 0-0, before routing Morehead State, 4-0.
• In the matchup with the Rams, JMU had a slight edge in shots, 13-12, and had a resounding 11-4 advantage in corner kicks.
• Sophia Verrecchia had two of the four goals for James Madison in the win over the Eagles and Brittany Munson was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week in helping her team to a pair of shutouts.