PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's soccer team will look to push its unbeaten streak to five games this Thursday as the Colgate Raiders visit McCarthy Field. The Olney Outlaws will be hosting a "Black Out", fans and students attending are encouraged to wear black.
Admission to McCarthy Field is free to all fans. The game will stream on ESPN+.
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SCOUTING THE EXPLORERS
- After an early season defeat at the hands of reigning Patriot League Champion Bucknell, La Salle has been on a roll with a 3-0-1 record.
- The Explorers opened the home portion of the schedule with an impressive win over Stony Brook on Sunday. Haley Gschrey scored a brace in a 2-0 win over Stony Brook, who were ranked No. 9 in the East Region. Michele Auguadro made five saves for her first clean sheet of the year.
- Justyce Hollenbach, Ricshya Walker and Brianna Lewis assisted for La Salle. It was the third consecutive game Walker has earned a point, and the fourth consecutive for Hollenbach.
- Gschrey headlines a lethal offense for La Salle. She is second in the Atlantic-10 in both goals (5) and points (12).
- The Explorers rank third in the Atlantic-10 in goals (12) and goals per game (2.4). La Salle has also been moving the ball effectively, with its 14 assists ranked first in the conference.
- Gabby Picco and Hollenbach are tied for fourth in the league in assists, with three each. Gschrey and Walker also rank in the top ten.
- The Explorers are led by head coach Paul Royal, who enters his 22nd season at the helm. Royal is one of the top coaches in the Atlantic 10, earning five trips to the NCAA Tournament during his tenure and has sent 16 players to the professional ranks. He was voted A-10 Coach of the Year for the fifth time last season.
- Royal has amassed 214 wins in his head coaching career. He ranks 18th among active D1 coaches in wins at a single institution.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
- Colgate has had an uneven start to the season. After dropping its first two games to Stony Brook and St. John's, the squad bounced back with a draw against Cornell and a 3-0 victory at Vermont. They most recently fell vs Kent State, 3-2.
- The Raiders were picked seventh out of ten teams in the Patriot League Preseason poll.
- Preseason All-Conference selection Olivia Anderson is a player to watch. Six players have scored goals for Colgate.
- Lyndse Hokanson is in her fifth season leading the program. She has a 20-37-11 record as a head coach.
