Opening Kick
• The Youngstown State women's soccer team (5-8-2, 4-1-2 Horizon League) goes for its third straight Horizon League win when it hosts Oakland, Thursday, Oct. 16.
• Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Farmers National Bank Field.
The Matchup
• This is the 20th meeting between Youngstown State and Oakland in series that dates back to 1998.
• The Golden Grizzlies own a 15-1-3 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last two contests.
• Last season, Oakland defeated the Penguins, 3-1, in Rochester, Mich.
• The only time the Penguins beat defeated the Golden Grizzlies was a 1-0 victory on Oct. 4, 2014, at Farmers National Bank Field.
About Oakland
• Oakland enters the game with an overall record of 2-6-6 and a 1-1-4 mark in Horizon League play.
• The Golden Grizzlies, who are coming off a 0-0 tie against Milwaukee, are led by Brae Cole with six goals.
Up Next
• The Penguins host South Carolina State on Senior Day, Sunday, Oct. 19.
• Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. at Farmers National Bank Field.
Last Time Out
• Youngstown State picked up a 2-0 victory over IU Indy on Oct. 12.
• Goalkeeper Maya Naimoli recorded her second straight shutout and third of the season and tallied nine saves.
• Sophomore Sara Felder scored her fifth goal of the season while freshman Baylee Williams notched her third.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Win
• Freshman Kamryn Rosa posted her fifth goal of the year to lead the Penguins to the 1-0 victory.
• Maya Naimoli earned her second clean sheet of the year with one save.
The Detroit Mercy Win
• Senior Taylor Berry scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the Penguins to a 4-2 home victory over Detroit Mercy on Sept. 28.
• Freshman Kamryn Rosa and sophomore Sara Felder each scored goals, and junior Camille Bultel added a pair of assists.
The Green Bay Win
• The Penguins picked up a 3-2 win over Green Bay in the 2025 Horizon League opener.
• Sophomore Sara Felder scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Penguins.
• Freshman Kamryn Rosa scored her second goal of the year, and senior Emma Rigone was credited with the game-winner.
 • Sophomore Maya Naimoli registered seven saves.
• The win marked just the second time the Penguins began Horizon League play 1-0.
Naimoli Moving Up Lists
• Sophomore Maya Naimoli registered her third shutout of the season and the sixth clean sheet of her career in the Penguins' 2-0 win over IU Indy on Oct. 12.
• She now ranks tied for third with six career shutouts.
• Naimoli became the fourth Youngstown State goalkeeper to collect 10 career victories.
• Naimoli is also moving up the career saves list with 181 and now ranks eighth all-time.
TB In Rare Company
• With her two goals and assist against Detroit Mercy on Sept. 28, senior Taylor Berry became the third YSU player to score at least 10 career goals with 10 career assists.
• Berry now has 11 goals and 10 assists, and she ranks tied for fourth all-time with 32 career points.
• Berry ranks tied for eighth in goals and tied for fourth in assists.
Pair With 5
• Freshman Kamryn Rosa and sophomore Sara Felder are tied for the team five goals and 11 total points.
• It marks the first time since 2106 that multiple players have scored at least five goals in a season.
• In 2016, Marissa Martin posted seven goals while Ernestina Abambila had six.
Rosa Rising
• Freshman Kamryn Rosa leads the team with five goals and has scored a goal in four of the last six games.
• Youngstown State is 4-0-1 when Rosa scores a goal this season.
• This also marks the second straight year a YSU freshman has scored at least three goals in a season.
• Her five goals are the most by a freshman since Marcella Sizer had five in 2019.
Felder Feasting
• Sophomore Sara Felder is picking up where she left off from last season.
• Felder, who has named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in 2024 after scoring three goals, now has five scores and an assist in 15 games this season.
Guins Among Leaders
• Junior Camille Bultel, sophomores Sara Felder and Maya Naimoli, and freshman Kamryn Rosa are among the Horizon League leaders.
• Rosa and Felder rank tied for the league lead with four goals in conference play.
• Bultel's four assists rank tied for eighth on the YSU single-season list.
• Bultel also ranks tied for third in the Horizon League in assists.
• Naimoli leads the league with 86 saves and 6.07 saves per game and ranks sixth with a .746 save percentage.
