CANTON, Ohio -- The Malone University women's soccer program closes out the regular season portion of the 2020-21 championship season with a trip to Ohio Dominican University this evening.
The Matchup: Malone University Pioneers (5-4-1, 4-4-1 G-MAC) at Ohio Dominican University Panthers (5-1-2, 5-1-2 G-MAC)
Where: Ohio Dominican University - Panther Stadium
When: 5:30 p.m.
Live Stats: Great Midwest Digital Network
Live Video: Great Midwest Digital Network
MALONE-OHIO DOMINICAN SOCCER SERIES
The Pioneers and Panthers have played 17 times prior to this evening's season finale. Malone is 6-10-1 all-time against Ohio Dominican.
ODU won the lone meeting last year 2-1 in a match played in Columbus.
The teams played to a 1-1 draw in 2017, and the last win for the Pioneers came back in 2002, a 2-1 win in a match also played in Columbus.
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE PIONEERS
- There are still a plethora of scenarios that could play out over the final weekend of the regular season, which now extends into early next week due to some rescheduled matches across the league, but Malone University is right in the hunt for a berth into the 2020-21 Great Midwest Women's Soccer Championship Tournament which begins next weekend. The top 8 seeds in the conference standings will qualify for the postseason, with the top four teams hosting a quarterfinal match. The Pioneers are currently in a four-way tie for the fourth seed.
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Keeley Malley, who has started all 10 matches this season, continues to lead the G-MAC in shots on goal. 21 of her 31 looks at goal have been on frame.
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Madeline Ault had the assist on the team's lone goal in Thursday night's loss at Cedarville. She now leads the G-MAC with 12 points (5 goals, 2 assists) this season.
- Thursday's goal came off the foot of Sally Culig. It was her third of the season. In what has been a balanced offensive attack all season long, only Ault and Culig have scored more than one goal this year.
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Nine saves by Jessica Morgan was her second-most this season. She now has 43 saves on the year, and has played every second in goal since returning to the lineup for the March 18 win against Lake Erie.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT
Ohio Dominican enters play after a 1-0 win over Walsh University on Thursday night. The Panthers got a 6th minute goal from Maura Hickey which proved to be the game-winner.
Offensively the Panthers are led by sophomore Callan Myers who has scored five goals this season. ODU has the second-best scoring margin in the conference at 1.25.
Defensively three different players have played goalie for ODU, but freshman Jadelyn McNerney has accumulated a team-high 724:11 in the net. She has a .939 save percentage.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Pioneers will await the results of their own match, as well as results from around the rest of the league, to see where they stand in terms of the 2020-21 Great Midwest Women's Soccer Championship Tournament.
The tournament begins with the quarterfinal round on April 24
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