Saturday-Sunday, September 4-5, 2021 — Amend Field, Danville, Ky.
Preview: The Centre (Ky.) Tournament is a four-team, two-day event hosted by Centre College in Danville, Ky. … The tournament hosts, who are ranked No. 19, join No. 18 ONU, North Central (Ill.) and Emory (Ga.) in the event … The Polar Bears will face Emory on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. after Centre plays North Central at 11 a.m. … On Sunday, the winners of those two games will face off for the championship while the two losers will play in the third-place game at times to be determined … Northern enters the tournament with a record of 0-0-1 after opening the season Wednesday with a 1-1 draw with Wittenberg at Kerscher Stadium … ONU's goal in that game came from sophomore Jill Roberts with assists from senior Tara Morris and sophomore Kylie Cabana … Emory also sits at 1-0 after its 3-1 win over Berry (Ga.) on Wednesday … The Eagles have returned 19 players from their 2019 team that finished 13-5 and qualified for the NCAA postseason … They are led by senior Samantha Hilsee and juniors Peyton Robertson and Natalie Klar … Klar led the team in goals in 2019 with nine … Head coach Sue Patberg is in her 16th season at Emory and boasts a career record of 192-59-41.
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Cabana |
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Catrine |
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Catrine |
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Series Record: This marks Ohio Northern's first-ever meeting with Emory (Ga.) … The Polar Bears are 3-1 all-time against Centre (Ky.) and have never faced North Central (Ill.).
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is in his 18th season with the ONU women's soccer program … He is the winningest head coach in program history with an overall coaching record of 225-84-33, a .690 win percentage.
