Photo Courtesy of Mike Dickie
Posted: Mar 15, 2021
This Week for SHU Women's Soccer
Tuesday, March 15th
vs. Rochester University Warriors * (1-7, 0-6 WHAC)
7:00 PM | Adrian, Mich. | O'Laughlin Stadium
Saturday, March 20th
vs. Indiana Tech University Warriors * (2-9, 2-5 WHAC)
1:00 PM | Fort Wayne, Ind | Warrior Athletic Field
Upcoming for Saints Soccer: The Saints will look to bounce back after a loss against Madonna on Saturday as they play two conference games this week. One at home against Rochester and one on the road against Indiana Tech.
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.
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.
On The Road: The Saints are 0-3 on the road this season as they lost games to Cornerstone (1-0) on October 17th, Mount Vernon Nazarene (1-0) on October 31st, and Madonna (2-1) on March 13th.
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.
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.
Last Week Recap: The Siena Heights women's soccer team lost 2-1 to WHAC opponent Madonna in the team's final game of the spring schedule. Isabel Remar led the Saints with the team's lone goal of the game.
The Crusaders set the pace in the opening half of the game as they outshot the Saints 10-4 in the first 45 minutes. Madonna got on the board first in the 5th minute when Megan Verant beat the SHU defense with a pass from Nicolette Vultaggio to find the back of the net. Three minutes later, the Saints scored the equalizer as Isabel Remar slotted it past Alex Thomas off a pass from Marissa Young. The Crusaders answered at the 11:12 mark to regain the lead as Abby Werthman put it past Kara Bishop in goal for Siena. The remainder of the half was scoreless sending the game into half-time.
Madonna held SHU to only one shot in the entire second half as they had five. The Crusaders had three of their five shots on goal to have an opportunity to gain some cushion but they came up short. Lauren Southworth had the final opportunity to tie the game but her shot went high and Madona was able to hang on for the 2-1 win.
Series History: Rochester - The Saints hold the all-time record 0-8 against the Warriors since Rochester started women's soccer in the 2011 season. SHU is on an 8 game winning streak while earning a 4-0 record on the road, a 4-0 record at home, and a 3-0 conference record against them. This will be the first time the two teams meet this season and the last time the teams played was last season as the Saints won 3-1 at home.
Indiana Tech - SHU holds the all-time record 21-1 against Indiana Tech. The Saints are on a 9 game winning streak while earning an 11-0 home record, a 10-1 record on the road, and a 20-1 conference record against the Warriors. Indiana Tech's only game they won against Siena was in the 2012 season on September 26th as they won 3-2 on their home field. The last time the two teams met was this season on October 3rd, 2020 at SHU as the Saints won 1-0.
Scouting Reports: Rochester - The Warriors are 1-7 overall and 0-6 in WHAC conference play. Their only win on the season was on September 23rd, 2020 against Great Lakes Christian College 5-1. They are 1-3 at home and 0-4 on the road while being on a 7 game losing streak. Hanna Swanson, Sydney Turner, and Kirsten Schapman each have a goal for the Warriors. Hanna Swanson's goal was game-winning. Kirsten Schapman leads the team in assists (3), points (5), and shots on goal (5). Sydney Turner and Kirsten Schapman lead the team in shots each with 7. Skylar Zaranek leads Rochester in net with 524:07 minutes played, 69 saves, a save percentage of 0.633 and a 0-5 record.
Indiana Tech - The Warriors are 2-9 overall and 2-5 in the WHAC conference. They have a 1-5 home record and a 1-4 away record while being on a 4 game losing streak. Molly Ames leads Indiana Tech in points (9), goals (4), and game-winning goals (1). Kayla Saffran also had one game-winning goal. Dani Blagojevic had a team-high of 4 assists, 30 shots, and 16 shots on goal. Christina Wynn leads the Warriors in goal with 817:34 minutes played, 159 shots faced, 67 saves, a save percentage of 0.744 and a 1-8 record.
