The Malone University women's soccer team looks to rebound this weekend as they finish up their road spurt against Cedarville and Ohio Dominican. The Pioneers will travel Cedarville on Thursday, October 24 at 5 pm and make a return trip down Interstate 71 to Columbus to face Ohio Dominican on Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 pm.
 
Malone is currently tied for 5th in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference standings with four wins and 12 points. It is a logjam for position in the final four spots in the G-MAC Tournament. Eight teams will qualify for post-season play.
 
Follow Along:
Malone @ Cedarville
Thursday, October 24 @ 5 pm
Live Stats/Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cedarville/
 
Malone @ Ohio Dominican
Saturday, October 26 @ 7:30 pm
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ohiodominican/
Live Stats: https://www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/wsoc/2019-20/boxscores/20191026_88m8.xml
 
Series History:
Malone is 11-8-3 versus Cedarville in 22 all-time matchups between the teams. Last season, Cedarville defeated Malone 4-0. The last win for the Pioneers against the Yellow Jackets came in the First Round of the 2016 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament.
 
Malone holds a 6-9-1 record against Ohio Dominican. In 2018, the Panthers won a home contest 1-0 and the year before that, the teams played to a 1-1 draw.
 
Malone Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 7-3-0 (4-3-0)
 
Malone struggled this past weekend, dropping matches to Trevecca Nazarene 1-0 and Kentucky Wesleyan 3-0.
 
Danielle Lung remains second in the G-MAC with 10 goals this season and is third in shots per game at 4.50. She is one of five players in the conference to record a hat trick and one of two players to have multiple games of 3+ goals.
 
Kirsten Hilty and Keeley Malley have also contributed with nine and six points, respectively. Hilty has netted four goals and recorded an assist this season, while Malley has scored two goals and has been credited with two assists.
 
Defensively, Malone is second in the conference and has only allowed eight goals as a team. The defensive unit of Natalie Martorana, Lindsey Soltisz, Andrea Fink and Brooke Lindenschmidt have played a majority of the minutes Malone has played this season.
 
In goal, Haleigh Seman is third in average goals against with .808 per game. Seman has three shutouts in 2019 thus far.
 
Cedarville Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 7-5-0 (6-2-0)
 
The Yellow Jackets are riding a three match winning streak going into the contest with the Pioneers. Last week, Cedarville won 3-1 at Lake Erie and 1-0 at Ursuline. At home this season, the Yellow Jackets are 3-1.
 
In the conference table, Cedarville is currently fourth with six conference wins and 18 points. As a team, the Yellow Jackets have only allowed 10 goals in 12 games. Cedarville is outshooting opponents 158-136.
 
Hannah Atkinson is the Cedarville leading goal scorer. She has converted five goals on 20 attempts this season and is tied for sixth in the conference. Three goals have been scored by Aleah Martone, Olivia Hoffman and Emma Conway in 2019.
 
Taylor Noll has assisted on three Yellow Jacket goals, including two against Alderson Broaddus.
 
Marisa Hoober and Bex Velloney have anchored the Cedarville defense and played a majority of the team's minutes.
 
Goalkeeper Allison Garlock has started all 12 games this season and has made 55 saves on 136 shots. She has four shutouts this season, which leads the G-MAC.
 
Ohio Dominican Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 8-4-0 (6-2-0)
 
Before squaring off with the Pioneers on Saturday, October 26, the Panthers will face Walsh on Thursday, October 24. After a bit of a sluggish start to the season, Ohio Dominican has won six of their last seven matches, including six road contests. The Panthers are at home for their final five matches.
 
The Panthers sit third in the conference standings with six wins and 18 points.
 
As a team, Ohio Dominican has taken 210 shots, 115 on goal, which leads the G-MAC in both categories. They are second in goals scored with 27 and third in goals allowed with nine.
 
Samantha Buck has the team lead in goals scored with nine on the year. She ranks third in the conference in that category. Buck has also recorded five assists, placing her tied for second in the G-MAC.
 
13 different players have netted a goal for the Panther women. Second in goals with three apiece are Katlyn Jamiel and Emily Wittekind.
 
Hannah Knobloch and Cheyenne Story have started all 12 games on defense for the Panthers this season.
 
Freshman Cecilia Kuntz is the starting goalkeeper for Ohio Dominican and has done a phenomenal job in net. She has recorded two shutouts and has allowed only .744 goals per game, one of the lowest numbers in the conference.