Saturday, September 21
Bowling Green, Ky.
4:00 PM
Southern Miss
at
Western Kentucky
Women’s Soccer Opens Conference Play at Western Kentucky on Saturday
9/20/2019 6:09:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Golden Eagles will look to extend their winning streak and shutout streak to five games.
Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network (Live Stream)
SIDEARM Sports (Live Stats)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss women's soccer team (5-3-0) will open conference play against Western Kentucky (4-2-1) on Saturday, September 21. The Golden Eagles and the Lady Toppers will kick-off at 4:00 p.m. (CT) at the WKU Soccer Complex in Bowling Green, Ky.
The last time out
The last time that the Golden Eagles took the pitch, they came away with a 2-0 victory over Jackson State on Sunday (September 15).
Junior midfielder Jenny Caracheo who has proven to be an offensive weapon for the Golden Eagles this season, netted a goal in the 15th minute of play to give Southern Miss a 1-0 lead.
Southern Miss picked up an insurance goal early in the second half after redshirt senior defender/midfielder Jacky Manteas found the back of the net, extending the Golden Eagles' lead to 2-0 over the Tigers.
Led by reigning C-USA Defensive Player of the Week Caitlin Pierce, Southern Miss notched its fourth consecutive shutout of the season.
Noteworthy moments
Western Kentucky currently leads the series with an all-time record of 2-1-1. The Golden Eagles are 1-1-1 when hosting the Lady Toppers in Hattiesburg and 0-1-0 when facing them on the road in Bowling Green.
The last meeting on the pitch
The last time that Southern Miss and Western Kentucky met on the pitch was on September 16, 2018. Southern Miss won the match 1-0 after Miah Zuazua tallied a goal in overtime off of an assist from Hannah Abrams. The win marked the first time that Southern Miss had ever defeated Western Kentucky in women's soccer.
The opponent
Western Kentucky is led by Head Coach Jason Neidell who is currently in his 19th season as the program's leader. Neidell is the only head coach that the Western Kentucky women's soccer program has ever had since its inception in 2001.
Western Kentucky is currently riding a two-game winning streak after capturing wins against Southern Illinois and Alabama A&M last week. Western Kentucky defeated Southern Illinois, 3-0 and Alabama A&M, 7-1.
Match info
Saturday's match against Western Kentucky will be live streamed via Facebook on the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network. SIDEARM Sports live stats will also be available. The live stream and live stats links are listed above, and on the Southern Miss website.
For all of the latest Southern Miss soccer news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss soccer Twitter account (@SouthernMissSoc), Instagram account (@southernmisssoccer) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Soccer).
SIDEARM Sports (Live Stats)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss women's soccer team (5-3-0) will open conference play against Western Kentucky (4-2-1) on Saturday, September 21. The Golden Eagles and the Lady Toppers will kick-off at 4:00 p.m. (CT) at the WKU Soccer Complex in Bowling Green, Ky.
The last time out
The last time that the Golden Eagles took the pitch, they came away with a 2-0 victory over Jackson State on Sunday (September 15).
Junior midfielder Jenny Caracheo who has proven to be an offensive weapon for the Golden Eagles this season, netted a goal in the 15th minute of play to give Southern Miss a 1-0 lead.
Southern Miss picked up an insurance goal early in the second half after redshirt senior defender/midfielder Jacky Manteas found the back of the net, extending the Golden Eagles' lead to 2-0 over the Tigers.
Led by reigning C-USA Defensive Player of the Week Caitlin Pierce, Southern Miss notched its fourth consecutive shutout of the season.
Noteworthy moments
- Southern Miss' four consecutive shutouts are the most consecutive shutouts posted by any Southern Miss women's soccer team since 2003.
- After scoring her fourth goal of the season on Sunday, Jenny Caracheo is now tied with redshirt junior forwards Alice Campos and Hailey Pohevitz as Southern Miss' leading goal scorer for the 2019 season.
- Jacky Manteas' goal scored in the 51st minute of play against Jackson State marked the first of her Southern Miss career. Manteas is currently in the middle of her first season with Southern Miss after transferring from FIU.
- Junior goalkeeper Kendell Mindnich turned in her first clean sheet of the season on Sunday after spending a full 90 minutes in the net.
- After leading the Southern Miss defense in shutouts against Auburn and Jackson State, junior defender Caitlin Pierce was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 15.
- Monday (September 16) marked the first time that Pierce has garnered C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors during her Southern Miss career.
- Pierce is the first Southern Miss women's soccer player to earn any of the weekly C-USA awards this season. Prior to Pierce earning C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, Kendell Mindnich was the last Golden Eagle to earn one of the weekly C-USA awards. Mindnich was tabbed the C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week on September 17, 2018.
Western Kentucky currently leads the series with an all-time record of 2-1-1. The Golden Eagles are 1-1-1 when hosting the Lady Toppers in Hattiesburg and 0-1-0 when facing them on the road in Bowling Green.
The last meeting on the pitch
The last time that Southern Miss and Western Kentucky met on the pitch was on September 16, 2018. Southern Miss won the match 1-0 after Miah Zuazua tallied a goal in overtime off of an assist from Hannah Abrams. The win marked the first time that Southern Miss had ever defeated Western Kentucky in women's soccer.
The opponent
Western Kentucky is led by Head Coach Jason Neidell who is currently in his 19th season as the program's leader. Neidell is the only head coach that the Western Kentucky women's soccer program has ever had since its inception in 2001.
Western Kentucky is currently riding a two-game winning streak after capturing wins against Southern Illinois and Alabama A&M last week. Western Kentucky defeated Southern Illinois, 3-0 and Alabama A&M, 7-1.
Match info
Saturday's match against Western Kentucky will be live streamed via Facebook on the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network. SIDEARM Sports live stats will also be available. The live stream and live stats links are listed above, and on the Southern Miss website.
For all of the latest Southern Miss soccer news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss soccer Twitter account (@SouthernMissSoc), Instagram account (@southernmisssoccer) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Soccer).
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