Women’s Soccer: John Carroll (6-7-1 Overall, 1-3-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (8-3-2 Overall, 4-0-0 OAC)
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 1 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
| John Carroll Program (.pdf) |
Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Saturday's game riding a 5-game unbeaten streak and 4-game win streak with each result being a shutout … ONU is coming off of Wednesday's 2-0 win at Wilmington … The Polar Bears got goals from freshman Elizabeth Pierce and sophomore Jill Roberts, while senior Tara Morris and junior Lauren Naso tallied assists in the game… ONU has outscored its opponents 17-7 this season and has registered 9 shutouts … Roberts leads the team with 5 goals, 3 assists and 13 points, which rank tied for ninth, tied for seventh and 10th in the Ohio Athletic Conference, respectively … Sophomore Alaina Casey has 4 goals and 9 points, while Pierce has 3 goals and 8 points … Senior goalkeeper Kristy Catrine has made 44 saves on the season, posting an OAC-high 8 shutouts and an OAC-best 0.53 GAA … Catrine leads the OAC in save percentage (.863) and is second in goals against (7) … Catrine is 1 shutout shy of tying Kristin DeWees for seventh on the program's all-time career leaderboard in that category with 17 … John Carroll enters Saturday's match coming off of Wednesday's 4-0 home loss to Otterbein, extending its losing streak to 3 games … JCU is 5-4-0 on the road this season … The Blue Streaks have scored 19 goals while giving up 29 … Senior Brittany Dufalla is tied for sixth in the OAC with 7 goals, ranks sixth in points with 16 and is fourth in shots with 48 … Junior Grace Monnin ranks second on the team with 9 points on 4 goals and 1 assist … Senior goalkeeper Danielle DelGiudice is tied for the OAC lead in saves with 81 while posting a 2.07 GAA and .736 save percentage … Head coach Michael Marish is in his 10th season at JCU and entered the year with a 76-68-28 overall mark with the Blue Streaks.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Roberts | 5 | 1. | Roberts | 3 | 1. | Roberts | 13 | 1. | Catrine | 44 | 1. | Moss | 0.00 | ||||
| 2. | Casey | 4 | 2. | 3 tied | 2 | 2. | Casey | 9 | 2. | Moss | 1 | 2. | Catrine | 0.53 | ||||
| 3. | Pierce | 3 | 3. | 4 tied | 1 | 3. | Pierce | 8 |
Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with John Carroll by a 25-13-2 margin, including 15-6-2 in Ada … The Polar Bears have won 8 straight games in the series, 6 of which were shutouts … The teams last met in March as part of the COVID-delayed 2020 season with ONU coming away with a 2-0 win … JCU's last win over ONU was in 2014.
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 233-87-34, a .690 win percentage, and a conference record of 126-23-8 (.820 winning percentage).
