CITADEL WOMEN’S SOCCER CITADELSPORTS.COM | @CITADELSPORTS | @CITADELWSOCCER MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE, 171 MOULTRIE STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29409 2018 Schedule THIS WEEK’s Matchups SEPT. 7 | 4 P.M. | CHARLESTON, S.C. (WLI FIELD) OVERALL: 4-2 | SOCON: 0-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 1-0 BOB JONES BRUINS 2018 RECORD: 0-2-1 AUGUST HEAD COACH: Chris Carmichael (7th Season) CAREER RECORD: 95-79-8 (.544) 17 VS. MISS. VALLEY STATE MACON, GA. W, 5-2 RECORD AT BOB JONES: 74-46-6 (.611) 19 NORTH FLORIDA WLI FIELD W, 3-2 24 FRANCIS MARION WLI FIELD W, 2-1 (OT) 26 AT PRESBYTERIAN CLINTON, S.C. L, 2-4 29 AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ORANGEBURG, S.C. W, 2-0 VS. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS SEPTEMBER 2018 RECORD: 4-2 2 AT UNC ASHEVILLE ASHEVILLE, N.C. L, 2-3 HEAD COACH: Ciaran Traquair (3rd Season) CAREER RECORD: 44-70-2 (.388) 7 BOB JONES WLI FIELD 4 P.M. RECORD AT THE CITADEL: 14-28 (.333) 9 HAMPTON WLI FIELD 12 P.M. 14 JACKSONVILLE WLI FIELD 3 P.M. 21 AT SAMFORD * BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 7 P.M. 23 AT CHATTANOOGA * CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 2 P.M. SEPT. 9 | 12 P.M. | CHARLESTON, S.C. (WLI FIELD) 28 UNCG * WLI FIELD 3 P.M. 30 VMI * WLI FIELD 2 P.M. HAMPTON PIRATES OCTOBER 2018 RECORD: 1-2 5 MERCER * WLI FIELD 3 P.M. HEAD COACH: Kevin Darcy (1st Season) 11 AT FURMAN * GREENVILLE, S.C. SDN 7 P.M. CAREER RECORD: 1-2 (.333) RECORD AT HAMPTON: Same 14 AT WOFFORD * SPARTANBURG, S.C. SDN 2 P.M. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA * WLI FIELD 3 P.M. 21 ETSU * WLI FIELD 2 P.M. 24 - 28 SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS VS. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS 2018 RECORD: 4-2 * - INDICATES SOCON GAME HEAD COACH: Ciaran Traquair (3rd Season) HOME GAMES APPEAR IN BOLD AND ARE PLAYED AT WLI FIELD CAREER RECORD: 44-70-2 (.388) ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE RECORD AT THE CITADEL: 14-28 (.333) THIS WEEK AROUND THE SOCON WEEKLY NOTES DATE MATCHUP TIME THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE After playing three tough road games, The Citadel women’s soccer team returns home Sept. 6 Tennessee at ETSU 7 p.m. this week to begin a three-game homestand at Washington Light Infantry Field. The Sept. 7 Bob Jones at The Citadel 4 p.m. three home tilts will represent the final three non-conference games before the Southern Austin Peay at Mercer 6 p.m. Conference schedule opens up on the road on Friday, Sept. 21. This week, the Bulldogs USC Upstate at Wofford 7 p.m. will be focused on Bob Jones (Friday, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m.) and Hampton (Sunday, Sept. 9 at 12 p.m.). UNCG at Davidson 7 p.m. VMI at UNC Asheville 7 p.m. COMING UP Murray State at Chattanooga 7 p.m. Following Sundays’ game versus Hampton, the Bulldogs will host the Dolphins of Samford at Jacksonville State 8 p.m. Jacksonville on Friday, Sept. 14. Kickoff of the final non-conference game of the season will be at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Western Carolina at UT-Martin 8 p.m. Sept. 9 Hampton at The Citadel 12 p.m. LAST TIME OUT (L, 2-3 at UNC Asheville) Jacksonville State at Mercer 2 p.m. The Citadel women’s soccer team closed out a three-game road swing Sunday, dropping VMI at Campbell 2 p.m. a tough, long game, 3-2, at UNC Asheville. The game was slowed by a weather delay that lasted well over an hour near the end of the first half. Chattanooga at Austin Peay 2 p.m. Furman at Kentucky 2 p.m. THE HISTORY WITH BOB JONES Western Carolina at Middle Tenn. St. 3 p.m. Friday will mark the first-ever meeting between The Citadel and Bob Jones on the soccer Presbyterian at Wofford 4 p.m. pitch in a game that counts for both sides. Samford at LSU 5 p.m. CONNECTION TO BOB JONES The president of Bob Jones University, Steve Pettit is a 1978 graduate of The Citadel. 1 Pettit played soccer for the Bulldogs from 1974-77, graduating in May of 1978 2018 SOCON STANDINGS (as of 9/5/2018) with a degree in business administration. SoCon Overall SCOUTING THE BRUINS Team Record Record The Bruins are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association VMI 0-0 (.000) 4-0 (1.000) (NCCAA) Division II and enter the weekend with an 0-2-1 record. The Bruins Furman 0-0 (.000) 4-1 (.800) are coached by Dr. Chris Carmichael, who has led the program to four national championships, including each of the last two seasons. Bailey Martin leads the UNCG 0-0 (.000) 4-1-1 (.750) team with two goals scored on the year, both PKs, for four points off just four THE CITADEL 0-0 (.000) 4-2 (.667) shots. Ali Sigmon and Kayla Romeiser each have one goal scored while Sigmon Western Carolina 0-0 (.000) 3-1-2 (.667) has added an assist for three points. In goal, Sarah Lloyd has seen action in all three games, making 19 saves with a 3.35 goals against average while Angelina Mercer 0-0 (.000) 3-2-1 (.583) Martin started one game and made seven saves to go along with a 0.00 goals Chattanooga 0-0 (.000) 3-3 (.500) against average. Wofford 0-0 (.000) 1-4-1 (.250) THE HISTORY WITH HAMPTON Samford 0-0 (.000) 1-4 (.200) The Bulldogs are 2-0 all-time against Hampton, including a 5-3 win in the season ETSU 0-0 (.000) 1-5 (.167) opener last season. The Citadel has out-scored the Pirates 7-3 between the two contests, including a 2-0 win on Oct. 21, 2016. 2018 Quickfacts SCOUTING THE PIRATES The Pirates enter the weekend with a 1-2 record on the year, including a 3-0 win over Saint Peter’s and a 2-0 loss to VMI in the season opener. Last season, THE CITADEL Hampton went 3-8-1 with wins over Mount Olive, Lincoln (Pa.) and Lincoln Location ................................................................... Charleston, South Carolina Founded ..................................................................................................... 1842 Memorial. Four different Pirates of scored the team’s goal this season with Enrollment ................................................................................................. 2,300 Sydney Jackson notching an assist to go along with her goal for a team-leading Interim President ................................ Lt. Gen. John B. Sams, Jr. (USAF, Ret.) three points. Both Jackson and Kynnedy Waldon have taken a team-high three Athletic Director .................................................... Mike Capaccio (Mary, 1981) shots and Waldon boasts the game-winner over Saint Peter’s. Faculty Athetic Rep. ......................................... Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996) Affiliation .................................................................................. NCAA Division I LAST TIME VS. HAMPTON (W, 5-3 - 8/18/2017) Conference .......................................................................................... Southern The Citadel women’s soccer team kicked off the 2017 season Friday afternoon Nickname .............................................................................................. Bulldogs Colors ............................................... Citadel Blue (279), Navy (289) and White with a 5-3 win over Hampton University at Washington Light Infantry (WLI) Field Venue (Capacity) ............................. Washington Light Infatry (WLI) Field (500) in the season-opener for both programs. With a heat index that reached into the Ath. Dep. Mailing Address ............................................. McAlister Field House triple digits, eight different players found the back of the net between the two .............................................................. 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409 teams with three Bulldog freshmen highlighting the scoring. The temperature Ath. Dep. Phone ........................................................................ (843) 953-5070 and heat index weren’t the only things that were high on the afternoon as The Ath. Dep. Website ................................................................ CitadelSports.com Citadel took 25 shots with 18 being on goal compared to just seven total shots, PROGRAM HISTORY five on goal, for Hampton. The 25 shots were 12 shy of the 37 the Bulldogs took First Year of Soccer ........................................................... 2001 (17th Season) against the Pirates late last season. The Citadel wasted little time jumping on All-Time Record ...................................................................... 71-234-16 (.246) the board as graduate student Caroline Cashion collected a rebound near the All-Time SoCon Record ........................................................... 22-144-7 (.147) top of the box and sent a rocket into the back of the net in just the third minute. 2017 Overall Record ........................................................................ 5-13 (.278) The time to score was the sixth-fastest time for a Citadel soccer player by a 2017 SoCon Record ........................................................................... 0-9 (.000) mere second behind the fifth-quickest score. Nearly 40 minutes later, Hannah 2017 SoCon Finish ..................................................................................... 10th Roth became the first freshman on this year’s squad to record a goal with junior THE 2018 TEAM Rowan Brooks following suit less than a minute later. In total, eight freshmen Letterwinners Returning / Lost ............................................................... 9 / 10 saw action on the pitch for The Citadel with six earning their first collegiate start. Starters Returning / Lost ........................................................................... 6 / 6 All eight contributed strong minutes and the eight took 16 of the Bulldogs’ 25 Newcomers .................................................................................................... 15 shots. With the Bulldogs up 3-0 after just one half of