The Malone University women's soccer team will take on Cedarville University and Ohio Valley University this week to start off a five-game homestand. The Pioneers will take on Cedarville at 3:00pm on Thursday at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. They will play Ohio Valley on Saturday at 11:00am at the Hall of Fame Legacy Sports Complex.
The team will be holding a Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser during Saturday's game against Ohio Valley to help raise money for this cause that has touched many of our lives! There will be a bake sale, halftime games, concession stands, gear and t-shirt sales ($10 breast cancer awareness t-shirts), and basket raffles! There will be a free gift to the first 30 students attending the match with their student IDs! There will be a shuttle running from campus to legacy fields for students to have the opportunity to attend the game and fundraiser. We hope to pack the stands to raise awareness and funds for this cause close to our hearts!
Live Stats for Malone vs. Cedarville: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/malone/
Live Stats for Malone vs. Ohio Valley: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/malone/
All-Time Series Record: Malone vs. Cedarville (11-6-3); Malone vs. Cedarville (5-0)
Malone Team Notes
Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 4-4-3 (2-3-3)
The Pioneer women are coming off of a 2-1 victory over the University of Findlay, allowing the team to leapfrog the Oilers in the conference standings. Another successful week for the Pioneers could allow Malone to jump up ahead of several other teams as well. Malone is currently ninth in the standings, but could potentially move up a few more spots in the standing depending on their success this week. The Pioneers' 4-4-3 record is heavily reflected by their goals scored and goals allowed. Almost every game is a close game for Malone, as they have scored 21 goals on the season while allowing 22 goals. Danielle Lung leads all Pioneers with 11 points on the season. She has scored four goals and has three assists. Kirsten Hilty and Kaela Kovanda trail Lung with seven points apiece. Hilty has scored three goals and has one assist, while Kovanda has scored two goals and has three assists. McKenzie Chappell, who was Malone's athlete of the week, surrendered just two goals last week, one in each contest as the Pioneers went 1-0-1.
Cedarville Team Notes
Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 7-5-1 (5-3-1)
Cedarville is currently fourth in the G-MAC standings. The team is on a three-game win streak in which all three games have been decided by one goal. Their most recent victory came in overtime over Davis & Elkins College. Cedarville has scored 18 goals on the season, but has only allowed 16 goals. Yellow Jacket goalkeeper Allison Garlock, is third in the G-MAC with 69 saves. She is allowing just 1.22 goals per game and saves 81.2% of shots on goal. Garlock and the Yellow Jackets have shutout four teams this year. Grace Miorelli and Hannah Atkinson have each scored four goals for Cedarville this season. Miorelli also leads the team with three assists.
Ohio Valley Team Notes
Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 10-0-2 (8-0-1)
The Fighting Scots have had an epic turnaround in their program. Ohio Valley finished dead last in the standings in the 2016 season, finishing with a 1-12-1 record in the conference and going 0-3 in non-conference play. The team has gone undefeated so far in the 2017 season, and has won seven of those games by shutout. Ohio Valley has only allowed five goals on the season, never allowing any opponent to score more than one goal. Ohio Valley leads the conference with 41 goals on the season. Konstantina Giannou leads the conference in goals (13) and total points (30). She is also in the top ten in assists with four on the year. Kimberly Mora, the keeper for the Scots, is tied for the best save-percentage in the G-MAC. She is saving 87.2% of shots taken on goal. However, Mora faces less shots than almost anyone else due to her team's ability to control the ball throughout each contest. Mora has just 34 saves on the season.
