Women's Soccer Hosts Cleveland State on Senior Night Wednesday
10/21/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
After an 11-day hiatus, the Youngstown State women's soccer team (6-6-2, 2-2-1 Horizon League) hosts Cleveland State on Senior Night, Wednesday, Oct. 22. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Farmers National Bank Field.
The Penguins will honor seniors Cara Armstrong, Chelsey Haney, Jackie Podolsky, Kearsten Sego and Brittany Tenis who are playing in their final regular season home match.
The Penguins also visit Green Bay, Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Penguins are coming off a pair of 1-0 defeats to Detroit on Oct. 8 and Valparaiso on Oct. 11.
About Cleveland State
The Vikings enter the match on a three-match winning streak, and have an overall record of 8-6-2 and a 3-2-1 mark in the Horizon League. The Vikings, who are in third place in the league, are led by Amanda Sivic with five goals scored and Vickie Havas, who has four goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Sarah Wood has five shutouts, a 0.88 goals-against average, and the Vikings' defense has not allowed a goal in the last three matches.
The Cleveland State Series
This is the 12th meeting between Youngstown State and Cleveland State in a series that dates back to 2004. The Vikings own a 6-4-1 advantage in the all-time series. Last season, the Penguins came away with a 1-0 victory in Cleveland.
About Green Bay
The Phoenix enter the week with an overall mark of 8-5-2 and a 2-3 Horizon League record. Leading Green Bay is Heidi Hartmann, who leads the Horizon League with 11 goals scored and 24 total points. Hannah Kernan is second on the team with four goals. Goalkeeper Nastacia Behle owns a record of 7-5-1 with three shutouts.
The Green Bay Series
This is the 16th meeting between Youngstown State and Green Bay in a series that dates back to 1998. Green Bay owns a 10-3-2 edge in the all-time series, but the Penguins are 2-1-1 in the last four meetings, including a 1-0 win last season at Farmers National Bank Field.
Wins Tied For Second Most
With the victory over Oakland, the Penguins recorded their sixth win of the season. It marks the third time in school history the Penguins have won six matches and is tied for second on the single-season wins list.
Big Moment Baquero
Sophomore Kathy Baquero leads the Penguins and ranks tied for fourth in the Horizon League with five goals. Baquero is also fourth with three game winning goals. Baquero had game-winners against Horizon League opponents Milwaukee on Sept. 27 and Oakland on Oct. 4. She also had the game-winning goal against VMI on Aug. 30.
Pitching Shutouts
The Penguins' 1-0 win over Oakland on Oct. 4 marked the fourth time this season they have help an opponent scoreless. Goalkeepers Jackie Podolsky and Katie Montgomery each have a shutout and each have two combined shutouts. The four shutouts this season ranked tied for the second most in school history. The Penguins had four in both 2012 and 2011. The school record for shutouts is six in 2008.
Podolsky Sets Win Mark
With the 1-0 win over Oakland on Oct. 4, senior Jackie Podolsky became Youngstown State's all-time wins leader with 13. She broke the record of 12 set by Christine Handte from 1998-2001.
Podolsky in the Book
Senior goalkeeper Jackie Podolsky is also inching her way up in the YSU record book. Podolsky is Youngstown State's career leader with a 1.28 goals-against average and ranks eighth with 160 career saves.
Scoring Uprise
The Penguins have posted 20 goals this season that have been scored by 11 different players. The Penguins also have 19 assists by 11 different players for a total of 59 points. That point total is tied for the fifth highest in school history while the 19 assists rank fourth on the single-season chart. YSU's 20 goals scored ranks tied sixth on the single-season list.
Haney Leads League
With five assists, senior Chelsey Haney is tied for the Horizon League lead. She also ranks seventh in league with 11 total points. In the YSU annals, Haney ranks fourth with 32 total points, tied for seventh with 11 goals, and third with 10 assists.
Hohmann Now Second
With her assist on Kathy Baquero's goal against Oakland, junior Katie Hohmann moved into sole possession of second place on the YSU career assists chart with 11. She also moved into a tie for 10th place on the career points list with 21. Hohmann has five career goals to go along with her 11 assists.
Riddle Me This
Freshman Sydney Riddle scored her first career goal in the 2-0 win over Tiffin on Sept. 16. Riddle scored with just 22 seconds left in the match.
Lum Assists
Against Malone on Sept. 5, freshman Kyler Lum was credited with assists on the goals scored by Macey Riese and Abby Kenski. She is the first YSU freshman to post two assists in a match since 2002.
Up Next
The Penguins close out the regular season against UIC, Friday, Oct. 31, at 8:30 p.m. in Chicago, Ill.
