WICHITA, Kan. – The Newman women's soccer team heads back home to start its two-week homestand to close out the regular season after being on the road for two weeks straight. Newman plays St. Mary's Thursday evening and closes out the weekend with Texas A&M International Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (4-5-5, 3-4-3, 12 pts Heartland) battled with the No. 1 team in the conference last Thursday in St. Edward's, dropping a closely contested 1-0 match in Austin. Newman then traveled to Dallas to take on Dallas Baptist, the Jets had opportunities but couldn't find the back of the net and ended up in a 0-0 double overtime tie with the Patriots.
LEADERS
Morgan Foster- 14 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 43 shots, 13 SOG, 3 GWG
Erin Mink- 14 GP, 3 g, 6 pts, 27 shots, 15 SOG
Rosa Urista-Chico- 12 GP, 1g, 2a, 52 shots, 29 SOG
Ashley Sweetnam- 14 GP, 9 GS, 774:00 min., 5 GA, 0.58 GAA, 30 saves, 3 shutouts
Kelsi Langley- 11 GP, 5 GS, 583:26 min., 3 GA, 0.46 GAA, 32 saves
SCOUTING THE RATTLERS (Thursday, 5:00 p.m.)
St. Mary's (7-3-3, 5-2-3, 18 pts Heartland) played both conference matches at home last weekend. The Rattlers took on Oklahoma Christian last Thursday, winning a decisive 4-1 match over the Eagles. St. Mary's hosted Lubbock Christian last Saturday and ended in a 1-1 tie to close out the weekend.
LEADERS
Alexia Maldonado- 13 GP, 6g, 1a, 13 pts, 30 shots, 15 SOG, 1 GWG
Rachel Gurinsky- 13 GP, 5g, 3a, 13 pts, 23 shots, 15 SOG, 1 GWG
Heather Dawson- 13 GP, 5g, 2a, 12 pts, 14 shots, 7 SOG, 3 GWG
Caitlin McCarrell- 6 GP, 6 GS, 425:00 min., 5 GA, 1.06 GAA, 31 saves
Erin Longford- 10 GP, 7 GS, 821:07 min., 8 GA, 0.88 GAA, 42 saves, 2 shutouts
SCOUTING THE DUSTDEVILS (Saturday, noon)
Texas A&M International (1-13, 1-9, 3 pts Heartland) are coming off its first win of the season and in conference play as well. The Dustdevils hosted Lubbock Christian last Thursday, losing 5-0. Texas A&M International came out and played Oklahoma Christian last Saturday, earning a 1-0 victory over the Eagles to get into the win column for the first time this season.
LEADERS
Cio Bargallo- 13 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 54 shots, 19 SOG
Mariana Avina- 14 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 7 shots, 2 SOG, 1 GWG
Samantha Ruiz- 14 GP, 1g, 1a, 3 pts, 10 shots, 5 SOG
Monica Castro- 14 GP, 3a, 3 pts, 16 shots, 9 SOG
Kiyana Lopez- 14 GP, 14 GS, 1260:00 min., 41 GA, 2.93 GAA, 104 saves, 1 shutout
NOTES
-The Jets begin their two-week homestand tomorrow to close out the regular season and are currently in fifth place in the conference standings.
-Newman has had nine shutouts over its 14 matches this season.
GAME COVERAGE
Live statistics will be available for both matches this weekend at www.newmanjets.com.
