Photo Courtesy of Mike Dickie
Posted: Mar 12, 2021
This Week for SHU Women's Soccer
Saturday, March 13th
vs. Madonna University Crusaders * (2-2, 2-1 WHAC)
1:00 PM | Livonia, Mich. | MU Soccer & Lacrosse Field
Upcoming for Saints Soccer: The Saints will look to bounce back after a two-game skid when they travel to face Mount Vernon Nazarene this Saturday.
Head Coach: In his 20 seasons as the head coach of the Siena Heights women's soccer program, Coach Scott Oliver has been able to lead the Saints to four Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) regular-season championships as well as five WHAC tournament titles. In this time, the Saints have also been to the NAIA tournament six times.
On The Road: The Saints are 0-2 on the road this season as they lost games to Cornerstone (1-0) on October 17th and Mount Vernon Nazarene (1-0) on October 31st.
At Home: The Saint are 2-1 at home this season. They won games against Indiana Tech (1-0) on October 3rd and Lourdes (1-0) on October 10th. They lost to Concordia (3-2) on October 17th.
Making History: With the 1-0 win over Indiana Tech on October 3rd, Siena Heights became the first college women's soccer program in the state of Michigan to reach 450 wins.
Spring Outlook: Spring Outlook: The Saints will have a condensed schedule consisting of six games, which are all WHAC conference games. The entire spring schedule is in the month of March. Four of the six games will be on the road against Madonna, Indiana Tech, UNOH, and Aquinas. Two of the six games will be on home turf against Rochester and Lawrence Tech.
Spectator Policy: Family members of SHU Student-athletes and a limited number of the Siena Heights community will be allowed to attend SHU Athletic home events held within the stadium. Siena Heights University athletics and the Department of Safety will make a determination the day before all contests held at the stadium on whether the stands are safe for spectators to attend. No visiting spectators will be allowed to attend an event on the SHU campus at this time.
Fall Recap: Siena Heights 1, Indiana Tech 0
The Saints set the pace for the game early on leading up to the game's only goal in the 23rd minute of the opening half. Jennifer Richmond stole the ball from an Indiana Tech defender deep in the Warrior end and booted a low pass across the box right to Marissa Young's foot who pushed it past the goalkeeper and into the net.
Siena Heights 1, Lourdes 0
The game was tight in the first half as the Lourdes goalkeeper, Kerstyn Williams (L, 0-2), made three saves to keep Siena off the board. The second half was scoreless until a shot by Emily Broman was saved and Jennifer Richmond put the ball away off the rebound to give Siena a 1-0 lead.
Concordia 3, Siena Heights 2
The 0-0 deadlock was broken in the 12th minute when Samantha Golchuk fought through the SHU defense for a loose ball and put the ball into the upper-left portion of the net. The Saints tied things up with a beautiful pass off a free kick from Mackenzie Stenzel found the forehead of Ashley Kraiza and rolled into the bottom left of the net. Less than two minutes later, Ashley Strong kicked a bomb that Young was able to chase down and put into the net to give Siena the 2-1 lead. Golchuk found the net for the second time for the Cardinals in the 65th minute to tie the game at two goals. Kendra Lewis broke the tie in the 67th minute and Concordia (Mich.) was able to hang on for the win.
Cornerstone 1, Siena Heights 0
The Golden Eagles broke the tie in the 16th minute of the game off a crossed ball into the top of the box allowed Erica Mick to beat Bishop high. The Saints had three chances to score, two in the first half, but Cornerstone keeper Mikaya Johnson (W, 3-0) made the saves to preserve the lead for the home squad.
Mount Vernon Nazarene 1, Siena Heights 0
The Cougars scored the lone goal of the game in the 13th minute to take the 1-0 lead. The Saints struggled with the Mount Vernon Nazarene defense who made goalkeeper Lilly Jakuszewski's job in net easy, holding SHU to zero shots in the afternoon.
Series History: The Saints hold the all-time record 23-20 against the Crusaders. This will be the first time the two teams meet this season. The Saints have a 7-13-2 record on Madonna's home field. SHU holds the conference record between the two 11-9-1. The last time the two teams met in the 2019 season on November 6th on Siena's home field in the WHAC Tournament as the Crusaders won 2-0.
Scouting Report: Megan Verant leads Madonna in points (4), goals (2), shots (12), and game-winning goals (1). Nicolette Vultaggio also has one game-winning goal. Abby Werthman leads the team in shots on goal (7). Brooke Bruletti leads the Crusaders in net with 11 saves, a save percentage of .733 and a 1-1 record.
