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CITADEL WOMEN’S SOCCER CITADELSPORTS.COM | @CITADELSPORTS | @CITADELWSOCCER MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE, 171 MOULTRIE STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29409 2019 Schedule THIS WEEKEND’s Matchups SEPT. 15 | 1 P.M. | CHARLESTON, S.C. (WLI FIELD) 2019 OVERALL: 2-2-1 | SOCON: 0-0 Home: 1-1-1 | Away: 1-1 PRESBYTERIAN BLUE HOSE 2019 RECORD: 0-5, 0-0 Big South AUGUST HEAD COACH: Brian Purcell (31st Season) CAREER RECORD: 264-248-23 (.515) 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (EXH.) WLI FIELD W, 5-1 RECORD AT PC: Same 16 at Campbell (Exh.) Buies Creek, N.C. L, 1-2 22 at Bob Jones Greenville, S.C. W, 5-0 25 at Georgia Southern Savannah, Ga. L, 0-4 30 NORTH DAKOTA WLI FIELD W, 1-0 VS. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS SEPTEMBER 2019 RECORD: 2-2-1, 0-0 SoCon 1 NAVY PARADE GROUND SDN L, 1-4 HEAD COACH: Ciaran Traquair (4th Season) CAREER RECORD: 51-80-3 (.391) 6 UNC ASHEVILLE WLI FIELD CANCELED RECORD AT THE CITADEL: 21-38-1 (.356) 8 at Gardner-Webb Boiling Springs, N.C. CANCELED 10 USC UPSTATE WLI FIELD T, 1-1 (2OT) 15 PRESBYTERIAN WLI FIELD 1 P.M. 19 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL WLI FIELD 4 P.M. 22 JACKSONVILLE WLI FIELD 1 P.M. 27 at UNC Greensboro * Greensboro, N.C. 7 p.m. WEEKLY NOTES 29 at VMI * Lexington, Va. 1 p.m. OCTOBER THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE The Citadel will look to continue the current seven-game 3 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. SDN 7 p.m. homestand with a Sunday matinee against Presbyterian. The 11 SAMFORD * WLI FIELD 3 P.M. Bulldogs and Blue Hose will kick off at 1 p.m. 13 CHATTANOOGA * WLI FIELD 2 P.M. 18 at Western Carolina * Cullowhee, N.C. 7 p.m. COMING UP 20 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. 2 p.m. Following the game with Presbyterian, the ‘Dogs will host 25 FURMAN * WLI FIELD 3 P.M. Columbia International and Jacksonville in the final non- 27 WOFFORD * WLI FIELD 2 P.M. conference home games of the season. The Bulldogs and Rams will tangle at WLI Field on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m., while the * - Indicates SoCon GAME Home games appear in BOLD and are played at WLI Field Dolphins will head to Charleston on Sunday, Sept. 22 for a 1 p.m. All times are Eastern and subject to change first kick. THE HISTORY WITH PRESBYTERIAN THIS WEEK AROUND THE SOCON The Citadel and Presbyterian have met six times on the soccer pitch with the Blue Hose boasting a 5-1 record over the Bulldogs. The lone Citadel win in the DATE MATCHUP TIME series came in 2017 when the ‘Dogs defeated PC 3-2 in Charleston. PC enters the weekend 2-1 against The Citadel in games played in Charleston. Last Sept. 13 Georgia State at Mercer 7 p.m. season, the Blue Hose defeated The Citadel 4-2 in Clinton. Wofford at USC Upstate 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE VMI at Loyola (Md.) 7 p.m. Presbyterian enters the weekend still searching for the first win of 2019, Radford at ETSU 7 p.m. sitting at 0-5, including three losses on the road. The Blue Hose have scored three goals this season, with all three having been scored by a different Alabama State at Samford 8 p.m. player, including Peyton Patterson, Preston Robinette and Emily Laboon. Kori Lawrence and Morgan Hutchison are the leading returners for goals scored last Sept. 15 Presbyterian at The Citadel 1 p.m. season with four each a season ago. Lawrence also added three assists for 11 total points. Robinette chipped in 13 points last season with three goals scored VMI at Howard 1 p.m. and a team-best seven assists. Both of the Blue Hose’s top two goal scorers Furman at N.C. State 2 p.m. from last season, Mallory Hopkins (6) and Kelsey Yeager (5), graduated during the offseason. Presbyterian does return both goalkeepers from last season Wofford at Campbell 3 p.m. in Megan Serrano and Alyssa Leaman. Serrano played 1,130 minutes in goal UNCG at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. with 56 saves and a 1.67 goals against average. This season, she has played Radford at Western Carolina 7 p.m. over 289 minutes in goal with 21 saves. ETSU at Winthrop 7 p.m. EARNING THE POSITIVE RESULT Samford at Aubrun 7 p.m. The 1-1 draw against USC Upstate is the first tie for The Citadel since the 2013 team recorded two draws. The ‘Dogs, under the direction of Bob Winch, Mercer at Jacksonville State 8 p.m. worked to a 1-1 tie against Canisius and a 2-2 draw with Winthrop. Both decisions were at home. 1 2019 SOCON PRESEASON COACHES POLL REMAINING UNDEFEATED AT HOME With the 1-1 draw against the Spartans, The Citadel remains 2018 SoCon 2018 Overall undefeated at home against USC Upstate. The Bulldogs are now 3-0-1 Team Record Record at WLI Field against the Spartans. UNCG 7-2 15-5-1 Samford 8-0-1 12-6-1 FIRST TIME GOAL SCORERS Freshman Ani Ford became the fourth first-time collegiate goal scorer Furman 5-4 12-7 this season, joining junior Kate Manzione and fellow freshmen Hayley ETSU 5-4 8-12 Long and Marie Le Gallo. The four first-time goal scorers are tied for Mercer 4-3-2 9-7-4 fifth most in program history. Last season, the Bulldogs had six first-time Chattanooga 4-3-2 8-8-3 collegiate goal scorers, matching the 2002 and 2010 teams for tops in program history. Western Carolina 5-4 8-8-2 The Citadel 2-7 9-10 CAREER DAY FOR SOMOGYI Wofford 2-7 5-13-1 Sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Somogyi tied her career high with eight saves in the game against USC Upstate. She set the mark the game VMI 0-8-1 7-9-2 before against Navy. GAME WITH JACKSONVILLE ADDED 2019 Quickfacts After having a pair of games canceled due to Hurricane Dorian, The Citadel has added a game with Jacksonville University as a makeup. THE CITADEL The Bulldogs and Dolphins will face off at WLI Field on Sunday, Sept. LOCATION ............................................................... Charleston, South Carolina 22. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. FOUNDED ................................................................................................... 1842 ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................... 2,300 PLAYING SOCCER ON THE PARADE GROUND PRESIDENT ........................................ Gen. Glenn M. Walters, ‘79 (USMC, ret.) The game against Navy on Summerall Field (Sept. 1) was the first ATHLETICS DIRECTOR .............................................................. Mike Capaccio NCAA collegiate soccer match to be played on the parade ground since FACULTY ATHLETICS REP ............................................................. Chip Taylor NICKNAME ........................................................................................... Bulldogs 2015. COLORS ............................................ Citadel Blue (279), Navy (289) and White AFFILIATION ............................................................................. NCAA Division I GREAT CROWD ON HAND CONFERENCE ................................................... Southern Conference (SoCon) The announced crowd of 635 for the game against Navy was the VENUE .........................................................Washington Light Infatry (WLI) Field fourth-largest home crowd in program history. In 2010, a crowd of 754 CAPACITY ..................................................................................................... 500 attended a game against Jacksonville. In 2011, a crowd of 747 watched ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT MAILING ADDRESS ............ McAlister Field House the Bulldogs defeat USC Upstate, 5-0. In 2005, an announced crowd of ...............................................................171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409 672 was on hand for a game against Longwood. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ............................................ (843) 953-5070 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WEBSITE ................................... CitadelSports.com DIXIE MOVING ON UP THE CAREER LISTS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS In the game against Navy, Logan Dix scored her third goal of the ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / WSOC CONTACT ............................ Milledge Austin season. She has scored 13 goals in her career, moving her into a tie PHONE ....................................................................................... (803) 270-5716 with Lea Raedle (2013-14) for eighth in program history. Dix now boasts EMAIL ............................................................................. [email protected] 31 career points, a mark that has her in sole possession of ninth in ASSISTANT AD FOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ................. John Brush program history. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR .............................................................. Molly Johnson DIRECTOR OF VIDEO PRODUCTIONS .................................... Cayden Casey WINNING THE HOME OPENER ASSOC. DIRECTOR OF VIDEO PRODUCTIONS ....................... Nick DeSanto The win over North Dakota marked the fourth year in a row that the GRAPHIC DESIGNER ..................................................................... Parker King Bulldogs have won the home opener. It is just the eighth time in program PROGRAM HISTORY history that the ‘Dogs have won the home opener. FIRST YEAR OF SOCCER ................................................. 2001 (19th Season) ALL-TIME RECORD ................................................................ 80-244-16 (.246) A SLEW OF FIRSTS FOR SOMOGYI BETWEEN THE PIPES ALL-TIME SOCON RECORD .................................................... 24-151-7 (.147) Sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Somogyi earned her first career start, 2018 OVERALL RECORD ................................................................ 9-10 (.474) first career win and her first career solo shutout in the game against 2018 SOCON RECORD ...................................................................... 2-7 (.222) North Dakota. She had a combined shutout last