The Malone University women's soccer team will play host to Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) opponent, the Alderson Broaddus Battlers, in the second match of a home-and-home series on Saturday, October 12 at 1 pm. The match will be a men's and women's doubleheader, with the men's team facing the Battlers shortly after at 3:30 pm.
 
Follow Along:
Malone vs Alderson Broaddus
Saturday, October 12 at 1 pm
Live Stats/Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/malone/
 
Previous Matchup:
The Pioneers defeated Alderson Broaddus in their first meeting in 2019 by a score of 5-1. Danielle Lung was stellar and achieved a hat trick in the match. It was the first three-goal game by a Pioneer since 2016. Jeanette Soricelli scored her first career goal and Madeline Ault found the back of the net as well.
 
Malone Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 6-1-0 (3-1-0)
 
The Pioneers are off to the second-best start to a season in program history. All the way back in 2001, the team won their first seven matches. Last week, Malone shutout both Lake Erie 3-0 and Ursuline 1-0 to pick up a pair of conference wins. Consistency throughout the long season will be key here in the month of October if the Pioneers want to keep pace with the front runners of the G-MAC as they position themselves for the conference tournament. 
 
As a team, Malone is third in the G-MAC in shots with 128 and second in the conference in goals allowed at .57 per match played. The Pioneers are outshooting opponents 128-68.
 
Danielle Lung is second in the conference with seven goals on the season. Lung and Keeley Malley both have two game-winning goals in 2019, including Malley's goal in a 1-0 win over Ursuline in the Pioneers' last game.
 
Senior Kirsten Hilty has also chipped in with three goals on the season and registered an assist in the first bout versus Alderson Broaddus.
 
Lindsey Soltisz was named Malone Athlete of the Week for her efforts on the defensive line in two shutouts this past week. She is joined in the backfield by Natalie Martorana as the only two women to have played every minute on the field this season.
 
Goalkeeper Haleigh Seman made a total of seven saves in last week's wins. In the conference, Seman is second in goals against average with a miniscule .486 goals allowed per match.
 
Alderson Broaddus Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 2-6-0 (0-5-0)
 
The Battlers have dropped six matches in a row, including five consecutive G-MAC contests. In their last four, Alderson Broaddus has surrendered 20 goals.
 
Jordan Lessnau has been a huge bright spot for the Battlers this season and is tied for third in the conference with 14 total points. She has accumulated six goals and two assists in 2019 thus far.
 
Iris Jimenez also finds herself on the leaderboard for most goals scored in the G-MAC this season, finding the back of the net four times.
 
Alexis McKeown is the team's primary goaltender and has tallied 43 saves in six games played.