2021 JCU woMEN'S LACROSSE GAME NOTES: BLUE STREAKS VS. CARDINALS JCUSports.com SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021 1 TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

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John Carroll University: 3-0 (3-0) Conference: Athletic Conference AT Head Coach: Rachel Dell Seasons at JCU: 7th

Otterbein University: 2-1 (2-1) Conference: OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY CARDINALS Head Coach: Alexis Venechanos AT Seasons at OTT: 2nd JOHN CARROLL BLUE STREAKS WHERE TO FOLLOW Saturday, March 6 1:00 pm Live Broadcast: JCUSports.com/live Play by Play: Logan Potosky Stadium Color Analyst: Andrew McNutt Wasmer Field PA Announcer: Will Grubbs Live Stats: JCUSports.com/livestats Stat Inputter: Max Loeb 2021 JCU Women’s Stat Caller: Nate Reed Subs Stats: Jake Novicky Lacrosse Schedule 2/20 @ W, 24-8 FOLLOW ALONG ON 2/24 vs. Heidelberg University W, 19-1 3/3 vs. Baldwin Wallace University W, 19-1 SOCIAL MEDIA 3/6 vs. Otterbein University 1:00 pm 3/10 @ University of Mount Union 7:00 pm Twitter: @JCUSports 3/13 vs. 1:00 pm Instagram: @JCUSports 3/17 @ 7:00 pm Tik Tok: jcusports 3/20 vs. 4:30 pm Facebook: John Carroll University Athletics 3/27 vs. Ohio Northern University 1:00 pm 3/31 @ Heidelberg University 7:00 pm 4/3 @ Otterbein University 4:00 pm MEDIA CONTACT 4/7 @ Baldwin Wallace University 7:00 pm 4/14 vs. Marietta College 7:00 pm Sports Information Director: Joe Ginley 4/17 @ Capital University 1:00 pm Email: [email protected] 4/21 vs. University of Mount Union 7:00 pm Phone: 216-215-3689 4/24 @ Muskingum University 1:00 pm 4/27 OAC Tournament Quarterfinal TBA Contact Joe Ginley for postgame Zoom 4/29 OAC Tournament Semifinal TBA meeting information. 5/1 OAC Tournament Final TBA

2 2021 Game Notes ABOUT THE JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY BLUE STREAKS & WOmen's LACROSSE ABOUT JOHN CARROLL ABOUT DON SHULA STADIUM Location: University Heights, OH AT WASMER FIELD Telephone: 216-397-1886 Namesake: Don Shula ’51 Founded: 1886 Wasmer Field Dedication: October 5, 1968 Undergrad Enrollment: 3,017 Shula Stadium Dedication: September 27, 2003 Graduate students: 462 Capacity: 5,416 Religion: Roman Catholic Surface: Artificial turf Religious Affiliation: Jesuit (Society of Jesus) Turf install date: Summer 2019 President: Michael Johnson, Ph.D. Home Record in 2020: 1-0 Student-Faculty ratio: 13-to-1 Students from: 34 states & 29 countries Average class size: 20 students DIRECTORY: Alumni: 44,000 alumni in all 50 states and 48 countries Head Coach Rachel Dell Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE BLUE STREAKS Phone: 216-397-1795

Nickname: Blue Streaks Sports Information Director Joe Ginley ’16 Colors: Blue and Gold Email: [email protected] Conference: Ohio Athletic Conference Phone: 216-397-4676 NCAA Affliation: NCAA Division III Website: jcusports.com Athletic Department Number of varsity sports: 23 Phone: 216-397-4416 Athletic Director: Michelle Morgan Assistant AD: Dana Funyak Sports Information Student Captains: Assistant AD: Russell Houser Luke Potosky Senior Women Admin: Michele Benoit Nate Reed Head Athletic Trainer Don McPhillips Assistant Athletic Trainer Paul Spicuzza PA Announcer Assistant Athletic Trainer Michelle Davis Kyle Kelly Assistant Athletic Trainer Ryan Goughnour Assistant Athletic Trainer Rachael McGrail 2021 MEDIA POLICY Equipment & Facilities Man. Raymond Sterling Asst. Equip. & Fac. Manager P.J. Spicuzza Due to COVID-19, media besides JCUSports.com and WJCU 88.7 FM are not allowed to cover Ohio ABOUT JCU WOMEN’S LACROSSE Athletic Conference games in-person due to OAC 2020 Record: 4-2 (0-0 OAC) COVID-19 protocols. 2019 Postseason: OAC Tournament Apperance Head Coach: Rachel Dell Coaches and players will have postgame media Record at JCU: 63-27, 7th season availability via Zoom. Contact Joe Ginley Assistant Coaches: Gina Vilsack, Mike Petrella, ([email protected]) for the Zoom meeting Blair Rosenberg, information. Dir. of Video Operations Hannah Grazia Graduate Assistant Carlie Grandjean

JCUSports.com 3 2021 OTTERBEIN WOMEN'S LACROSSE roster

# Name Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Leah McNutt G So. Wadsworth, OH / Wadsworth 1 Macey Buchanan M Jr. Avon Lake, OH / Avon Lake 2 Grace Cory D So. Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy 3 Emily Willms M So. Liberty Township, OH / Lakota East 5 Carli Rigel M Fr. Hilliard, OH / Darby 6 Logan Fox M So. Cincinnati, OH / Liberty Township Lakota East 7 Cameron Finnegan M Sr. Dublin, OH / Jerome 9 Victoria Eastep A Sr. Dublin, OH / Jerome 11 Lexie Van Cleef A Jr. Hilliard, OH / Darby 14 Emma Long D So. Cincinnati, OH / Sycamore 16 Regan Keane D Jr. Westerville, OH / Olentangy Orange 18 Kiera Mulcahy M Sr. Columbus, OH / Bishop Watterson 19 Julia Karas M Sr. Copley, OH / Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Valley Christian 20 Katie Barber D Sr. Bay Village, OH / Rocky River Magnificat 21 Sydney Nadal D Fr. Dublin, OH / Scioto 22 Courtney Costello A Fr. Naperville, IL / Neuqua Valley 26 Lauren Newkirk M So. Granville, OH / Granville

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Alexis Venechanos (Maryland ‘03, 2nd season) Assistant Coach: Rachael Griffith (Florida Southern ‘16, 2nd season) Graduate Assistant: Jaclen Moxley (Ohio State ‘20, 1st season)

Pronunciation Guide #3 WILMZ #5 REE-gull #18 Mul-KAY-he

4 2021 Game Notes 2021 JOHN CARROLL WOMEN'S LACROSSE ROSTER

# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School 3 Madison Sinopoli A Fr. 5’2” Rochester, NY / Honeoye Falls-Lima 4 Emma Workman M Jr. 5’9” Stow, OH / Stow-Munroe Falls 5 Carly Ross M Sr. 5’2” Medina, OH / Medina 6 Jenna Ginsberg A/M Jr. 5’6” Walworth, NY / Gananda Central 7 Colleen Grombala A Gr. 5’7” Beverly Hills, MI / Bloomfield Hills Marian 10 Claire Mezzoprete A Jr. 5’6” Pittsford, NY / Pittsford 11 Hannah Rust D So. 5’6” Gibsonia, PA / Pine-Richland 12 Olivia Hanulak A Fr. 5’5” Gibsonia, PA / Pine-Richland 14 Maddy Eifert M Fr. 5’8” Cincinnati, OH / Mount Notre Dame 15 Mary Doherty M So. 5’8” Eastchester, NY / New Rochelle Ursuline 16 Molly Carroll D Jr. 5’6” Easton, CT / Redding Joel Barlow 17 Shannon Burdick M So. 5’7” Penfield, NY / Penfield 18 Caylin Perryman A/M So. 5’6” Honeoye Falls, NY / Honeoye Falls-Lima 19 Sophie Grabowski M Jr. 5’9” Park Ridge, IL / Maine South 22 Ashley Schoepfel D Jr. 5’6” Fairport, NY / Fairport 23 Jill Jarem A Jr. 5’6” Painesville, OH / Mentor Lake Catholic 24 Lainey Donalson M So. 5’8” Pittsburgh, PA / Mt. Lebanon 25 Olivia Gerlach A/M So. 5’7” Pittsburgh, PA / Upper St. Clair 26 Ava Welchans G Fr. 5’3” Wyckoff, NJ / Oakland Indian Hills 28 Alex Heishman A Jr. 5’6” Herndon, VA / Reston South Lakes 29 Kaleigh Kotula G Sr. 5’11” Crownsville, MD / Severn Annapolis Area Christian 32 Madelyn Veto D Fr. 5’2” Fenton, MI / Hartland 35 Kendall Gessner M So. 5’8” Pittsburgh, PA / Pine-Richland 36 Madelyn Pietrek D Fr. 5’5” Wake Forest, NC / Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 42 Lauren Schwartz A Fr. 5’8” Bay Village, OH / Bay 46 Madison Polaski A Fr. 5’4” Medford, NY / Shawnee 50 Maddie Munding G So. 5’4” Rochester, NY / Rochester Aquinas Institute

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Rachel Dell (St. Bonaventure ‘03, 7th season) Assistant Coach: Gina Vilsack (John Carroll ‘18) Goalkeeper Coach: Mike Petrella Volunteer Assistant: Blair Rosenberg Director of Lacrosse Video Operations: Hannah Grazia Graduate Assistant: Carlie Grandjean

Pronunciation Guide #3 Madison Suh-nope-oh-lee #26 Ava Well-chins #12 Olivia Han-oo-lach #29 Kaleigh Cuh-too-la #14 Maddy Eye-fert #35 Kendall Guess-ner #17 Shannon Burr-dich #36 Madelyn Pee-trick #22 Ashley Shuffle #46 Madison Puh-lass-key

JCUSports.com 5 THE TEAMS The John Carroll Blue Streaks (3-0, 3-0 OAC) host the Series history Otterbein Cardinals (2-1, 2-1 OAC). This is the sixth meeting all-time between the teams and John Carroll’s third home game Meetings...... 5 of the season. First Meeting...... 4/4/2015 Most Recent Meeting...... 3/30/2019 LAST TIME OUT - JOHN CARROLL John Carroll Wins...... 5 The Blue Streaks played nearly a perfect game in a 19-1 shellack- Last JCU Win...... 3/30/2019, (22-6) ing of crosstown rival Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday night. Otterbein Wins ...... 0 Last OTT Win...... N/A Needing just 30 seconds, Colleen Grombala got John Carroll Longest Winning Streaks In Series on the board with a free position shot. The Blue Streaks scored JCU...... 5, (4/4/15-3/30/19) four goals in the first 90 seconds, securing a 4-0 early lead. JCU OTT...... N/A never relinquished it. Current Streak...... John Carroll, 5 Largest Margin of Victory Jenna Ginsberg achieved a hat trick and Alex Heishman JCU...... 16, (22-6 on 3/30/19) tallied two goals, leading the assault on the scoreboard. JCU led OTT...... N/A 12-1 at halftime. JCU Home Record in Series...... 5-0 The scoring slowed a bit in the second half, but the Blue Streaks’ defense did not. Kaleigh Kotula and Ava Welchans stopped Otter- bein cold in the second half in an impressive effort. The coaches

Grombala finished with a career high 8 points (1 goal, 7 assists) John Carroll: Rachel Dell as well as 6 draw controls. Heishman finished with 3 goals and 2 assists. Ginsberg recorded 3 groundballs along with 3 goals Alma Mater...... St. Bonaventure ‘03 and an assist. Amazingly, JCU won all 18 draw controls. Record at JCU/Seasons...... 63-27 / 7th Overall Record/Seasons...... 102-108 / 15th LAST TIME OUT - OTTERBEIN Record vs. Otterbein...... 5-0 Otterbein lost an absolute barnburner against crosstown rival Capital in its last time out on Saturday, 14-13. Otterbein: Alexis Venechanos

Capital fired out to a 2-0 lead, holding the advantage until Otter- Alma Mater...... Maryland bein snatched its first kead of the game at 3:48 of the first on a Record at OTT/Seasons...... 6-3 / 2nd Macey Buchanan marker. A Carli Rigel goal after a Capital Overall Record/Seasons...... 128-124 / 15th card sent Otterbein to the break with a 7-5 lead. Record vs. John Carroll...... 0-0

Capital outscored Otterbein in a hectic second half, 9-6. The lead QUOTED: seesawed back and forth, with neither team enjoying a 2-goal advantage after the 22:49 mark of the second. After Emily Head Coach Rachel Dell on the win over Willms scored her fifth goal of the year with 7:40 to play, plac- Baldwin Wallace : ing Otterbein ahead, 13-12, the Cards’ offense went cold. Capital scored at 3:16 and 0:17 to secure the 14-13 win on the road. “Overall, I’m happy with every single player. I don’t know that we have ever executed a game The star of the show on Saturday was Leah McNutt. The Ot- plan as perfectly as we have tonight. I have no terbein netminder turned away 19 saves in an incredible effort, complaints.” setting a new single-game record. Across two games last week, McNutt face 69 shots, notching 29 saves. McNutt kept her team in it and earned OAC Player of the Week honors.

6 2021 Game Notes PLAYERS TO WATCH - JOHN CARROLL Colleen Grombala has continued to shine for JCU this season. Numbers to know The grad student leads the team in goals (12), assists (8), points (20), and draw controls (15). Simply put, she’s a star. 27 Kaleigh Kotula entered the year as the starting netminder, and Assists by JCU on 62 goals through 3 games after a tough season opener, Kotula returned to form vs. BW. The in 2021. senior tabbed 4 saves in 54:04 of action, allowing just one goal. “She was great in cage,” Dell remarked after the game. “This is the best I’ve seen her play.” 43 Carly Ross is a vacuum for the Blue Streaks, with 6 ground Shots per game by the Blue Streaks through 3 balls and 7 caused turnovers this year. Ross also has 4 goals and games in 2021. 2 assists as a well-rounded midfielder. The IWLCA crowned her as its National Defensive Player of the Week for Division III. 63 PLAYERS TO WATCH - OTTERBEIN Wins at John Carroll for Head Coach Julia Karas is a impeccable offensive player for the Cardinals Rachel Dell with a team-best 11 goals. Karas also has 6 caused turnovers and 5 ground balls to her name in 2021.

Macey Buchanan is another stellar scorer. The junior has 10 88 goals and 1 assist. She is Otterbein’s draw control champ, with Goals scored by JCU all-time in 6 matchups 25 on the season. vs. Otterbein, an average of 17.6 goals per game. Leah McNutt is Otterbein’s stud guardian of the crease, playing all 180 minutes this year. McNutt has 37 saves and a .514 save percentage. 194 Goals Colleen Grombala has scored in her ca- LAST MEETING reer, which ranks second all time in program Back in 2019, the Blue Streaks routed Otterbein, 22-6, in a big history. She ranks third among active career win in University Heights. leaders in NCAA Division III.

Colleen Grombala led all scorers with 4 goals, while Carly Ross and Alex Heishman each chipped in 3. JCU caused 10 turn- overs and notched 17 ground balls in a complete win. 263 Points Colleen Grombala has achieved in her A McNUTT FAMILY AFFAIR career, which is good for third all time in pro- Saturday’s game is sure to be a memorable one for the McNutt gram history. She ranks second among active family. Leah McNutt stars in net for Otterbein, while her older career leaders in NCAA Division III. brother, Andrew McNutt, shines in the broadcast booth for John Carroll Sports Information. Whoever wins, a McNutt will come out on top, .292 Free position percentage by Otterbein UP NEXT opponents this season. John Carroll will head to Alliance, facing Mount Union in a rivalry contest on Wednesday, March 10 at 7 p.m.

Otterbein will host Marietta on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

JCUSports.com 7 OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS (AS OF MARCH 5, 2021)

Conference Overall GP Record Win % GP Record Win % John Carroll 3 3-0 1.000 3 3-0 1.000 Mount Union 3 3-0 1.000 3 3-0 1.000 Capital 2 2-0 1.000 2 2-0 1.000 Otterbein 3 2-1 0.667 3 2-1 0.667 Ohio Northern 4 2-2 0.500 4 2-2 0.500 Marietta 3 1-2 0.333 3 1-2 0.333 Muskingum 1 0-1 .000 0 0-1 .000 Baldwin Wallace 3 0-3 .000 3 0-3 .000 Heidelberg 4 0-4 .000 4 0-4 .000

8 2021 Game Notes 2021 John Carroll University Women's Lacrosse Overall Statistics (as of Mar 3, 2021)

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 Conference 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent WL Score Att. # Player GP G A PTS SH GW GB DC TO CT at Ohio Northern 7 Grombala, Colleen 3 12 8 20 21 1 4 15 7 0 2/20/21 women W 24-8 0 6 Ginsberg, Jenna 3 9 2 11 10 2 7 0 4 3 2/24/21 HEIDW W 19-1 0 28 Heishman, Alex 3 5 6 11 14 0 3 1 2 5 3/03/21 BALDWIN WALLACE W 19-1 0 4 Workman, Emma 3 4 3 7 7 0 5 7 6 3 25 Gerlach, Olivia 3 5 1 6 7 0 2 3 3 1 Team Statistics JCUW OPP 5 Ross, Carly 3 4 2 6 14 0 6 0 1 7 SHOT STATISTICS 24 Donalson, Lainey 3 5 0 5 11 0 3 8 0 2 Goals-Shot Att. 62-129 10-38 35 Gessner, Kendall 3 5 0 5 12 0 4 10 1 1 Goals Per Game 20.67 3.33 42 Schwartz, Lauren 3 3 2 5 9 0 2 0 2 1 Shot Pct. .481 .263 10 Mezzoprete, Claire 3 3 0 3 9 0 3 0 3 4 Shots on Goal-Att. 97-129 26-38 17 Burdick, Shannon 3 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 2 SOG Pct. .752 .684 23 Jarem, Jill 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Shots/Game 43.0 12.7 15 Doherty, Mary 3 1 1 2 7 0 2 8 0 1 Assists 27 3 18 Perryman, Caylin 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 FREE POSITION OPPORTUNITIES 12 Hanulak, Olivia 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Free Position Made-Att. 12-22 2-12 19 Grabowski, Sophie 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 Free Position pct. .545 .167 16 Carroll, Molly 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 GOAL BREAKDOWN 14 Eifert, Maddy 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total Goals 62 10 29 Kotula, Kaleigh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Free Position 12 2 50 Munding, Maddie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unassisted 35 7 36 Pietrek, Madelyn 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Overtime 0 0 46 Polaski, Madison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Goals Scored Avg 20.67 3.33 11 Rust, Hannah 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 GROUND BALLS 65 31 22 Schoepfel, Ashley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 DRAW CONTROLS 52 20 3 Sinopoli, Madison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TURNOVERS 39 54 32 Veto, Madelyn 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 CAUSED TURNOVERS 38 16 26 Welchans, Ava 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLEARS 27-31 24-37 TM Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clear Pct. .871 .649 Totals 3 62 27 89 129 3 65 52 39 38 SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS 1 0 Opponents 3 10 3 13 38 0 31 20 54 16 ATTENDANCE Total 0 0 # Goalie GP MIN GA GAA SAVE PCT W-L-T Dates-Avg Per Date 2/ 1/ 26 Welchans, Ava 3 13:54 0 .00 3 1.000 0-0-0 Neutral Site #-Avg 0/ 29 Kotula, Kaleigh 3 87:18 5 3.44 8 .615 1-0-0 50 Munding, Maddie 2 78:48 5 3.81 5 .500 2-0-0 Totals 3 180:00 10 3.33 16 .615 3-0-0 Opponents 3 180:00 62 20.67 35 .361 0-3-0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total John Carroll 40 22 62 Opponents 7 3 10

Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total John Carroll 7 9 16 Opponents 23 12 35

Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total John Carroll 88 41 129 Opponents 19 19 38

Shot on Goal 1st 2nd Total John Carroll 63 34 97 Opponents 14 12 26

JCUSports.com 9 2021 Otterbein University Women's Lacrosse Overall Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2021)

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 Conference 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent WL Score Att. # Player GP G A PTS SH GW GB DC TO CT 2/21/21 BALDWIN WALLACE W 17-5 16 19 Karas, Julia 3 11 1 12 25 1 5 2 3 6 2/24/21 OHIO NORTHERN W 21-16 22 1 Buchanan, Macey 3 10 1 11 17 0 7 25 7 3 2/27/21 CAPITAL L 13-14 34 7 Finnegan, Cameron 3 7 4 11 22 0 4 1 6 2 18 Mulcahy, Kiera 3 9 1 10 20 0 3 1 0 2 Team Statistics OTT OPP 3 Willms, Emily 3 5 2 7 15 1 4 8 6 2 SHOT STATISTICS 11 Van Cleef, Lexie 3 5 0 5 7 0 0 0 4 1 Goals-Shot Att. 51-115 35-86 5 Rigel, Carli 3 3 1 4 6 0 4 10 6 0 Goals Per Game 17.00 11.67 26 Newkirk, Lauren 3 0 4 4 2 0 3 3 5 6 Shot Pct. .443 .407 22 Costello, Courtney 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 6 2 Shots on Goal-Att. 78-115 72-86 20 Barber, Katie 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 SOG Pct. .678 .837 2 Cory, Grace 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 Shots/Game 38.3 28.7 9 Eastep, Victoria 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Assists 14 14 0 McNutt, Leah 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 FREE POSITION OPPORTUNITIES 21 Nadal, Sydney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Free Position Made-Att. 14-29 7-24 TM Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 1 Free Position pct. .483 .292 Totals 3 51 14 65 115 2 45 57 53 29 GOAL BREAKDOWN Opponents 3 35 14 49 86 1 54 33 58 26 Total Goals 51 35 Free Position 14 7 # Goalie GP MIN GA GAA SAVE PCT W-L-T Unassisted 37 21 0 McNutt, Leah 3 180:00 35 11.67 37 .514 2-1-0 Overtime 0 0 Totals 3 180:00 35 11.67 37 .514 2-1-0 Goals Scored Avg 17.00 11.67 Opponents 3 180:00 51 17.00 27 .346 1-2-0 GROUND BALLS 45 54 DRAW CONTROLS 57 33 Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total TURNOVERS 53 58 Otterbein 35 16 51 CAUSED TURNOVERS 29 26 Opponents 17 18 35 CLEARS 34-48 43-61 Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Clear Pct. .708 .705 Otterbein 13 24 37 SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS 0 0 Opponents 16 11 27 ATTENDANCE Total 72 0 Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Dates-Avg Per Date 3/24 0/ Otterbein 76 39 115 Neutral Site #-Avg 0/ Opponents 36 50 86

Shot on Goal 1st 2nd Total Otterbein 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0

10 2021 Game Notes