GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team opens The Southern Conference (SoCon) play on Thursday evening hosting The Citadel at the UNCG Soccer Stadium with a start time of 5:00 p.m. UNCG enters the contest 3-5-1 overall, while The Citadel is 3-1-4 overall. Last season, the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs 4-0 in Charleston, S.C. to extend its streak to 22-0 against The Citadel, since 2001 which is when it added women's soccer.
Thursday, September 21
Who: vs. The Citadel
Time: 5 p.m.
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Soccer Stadium
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SPARTAN QUICK HITTERS
- UNCG most recently fell 1-0 in a tight battle to East Carolina in Greensboro.
- Ava Kiss is leading the Spartans with five points (2 G, 1A).
- Caroline Woods is second on the team with two goals and four points.
- Emma Malone has started and played in nine games in net, giving up eight goals for 0.95 goals against average. She has totaled 27 saves this season.
- UNCG has had four shutouts this season.
- UNCG is nationally ranked 85th in shutout percentage (0.444) and 87th in goals-against average (0.889).
SCOUTING THE CITADEL
- Last season, the Bulldogs went 10-9 overall and 4-5 in the Conference.
- The Citadel was voted to finish eighth in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Celeste Nader was selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
- The Bulldogs are outscoring their opponents 13-7 and outshooting them 107-81.
- The Citadel has two shutouts this season, including a 5-0 victory over Francis Marion and a 0-0 draw versus UNC Asheville.
- Adriana Paez leads the offense with 11 points (3 G, 5 A), while Grace Duncan has 10 points (3 G, 4 A).
- Four different Bulldogs have appeared in net this season with Nora Sampson starting and appearing in eight games with 0.94 goals against average and 32 saves.
