Eagles Ready for Weekend Roadtrip

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The Eastern Michigan University women's soccer team hits the road this weekend for games against Western Michigan Friday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 28 against Northern Illinois. Currently the Eagles sit in the number three spot in the latest Mid-American Conference standings and are riding a five match unbeaten streak.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Western Michigan picked up its first MAC win this past weekend, knocking off Ohio, 1-0 on the road. The Broncos offense enters the game struggling, having only netted nine goals on the season. Northern Illinois gears up for a weekend at home, hosting Central Michigan Friday, Oct. 26, then welcoming the Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 28. The Huskies are coming off a 0-0 double overtime draw against Akron, and will look for revenge after falling 2-0 against the Eagles a year ago.

98 DEGREES AND RISING: The Eagles are currently riding a five match unbeaten streak in the month of October. In their three wins, they have netted 10 goals, while giving up just one. Currently, the Green and White hold the number three slot in the Mid-American Conference standings, which if the tournament started today would mean a first-round home game.

LUCKY NUMBER 7: The Eagles posted a 7-1 victory over Buffalo Friday, Oct. 19 at Scicluna Field. Entering the Buffalo game EMU carried just over a goal a game average. The seven goals was a season high, and the most scored by the Green and White since the 1998 season.

A-ROD BREAKS OUT: Sophomore Ashley Rodrigues enjoyed a breakout game against Buffalo, accumulating a career high seven points in EMU’s 7-1 win. Rodrigues scored the first three goals of the match for Eastern then added an assist in the second half. With those seven points she becomes the all-time single game points leader for EMU, toping the previous record of six, and just the fourth person to record three goals in a single game.

senior day against kent state: The Eagles soccer team honored the 2007 senior class with a ceremony before Sunday’s game against Kent State. Those to be honored include, Jill Kehler, Amanda Sargent, Lindsay Hill, Sophia Naum, Emi Cummings, Samantha Beard and Sara Schiffbauer.

EXTRA FRAMES: In the month of October the Eagles have played in three double overtime games and overall has played five contests of 110 minutes on the year, posting a 0-1-4 mark. The Green and White have registered four ties on the year, the most in the history of the program and are fast approaching the record for the number of overtime games played in a season, seven, during the 2003 season.

GOAL SUPPORT NEEDED: As a team, the Eagle defense has remained strong, only allowing 1.07 goals a game. Freshman goalkeeper Maggie Manville has posted a 1.07 goals against average and a .800 save percentage in that same span, including four shutouts. The Eagles, however, have struggled offensively, with only a 1.07 goals scored average through 14 games this season.

SCORING MEANS WINNING: The Eagles are a perfect 4-0 this season when scoring two or more goals in a game. When the Green and White fail to register at least two goals, they are 0-5-4.

HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT: The Eagles return to Ypsilanti for a four game home stretch after opening the month of October at Toledo (L, 2-1 2OT) and Bowling Green (W, 2-0). The Green and White posted ties with Akron (0-0) Friday, Oct. 12, and Ohio (1-1) Sunday, Oct. 14. This weekend EMU will square off against Buffalo and Kent State.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: The Zips enter Friday’s game coming off a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Ball State and currently sit at 6-3-3 (1-2-1 MAC) on the year. Despite giving up the lone goal against Ball State, UA keeper Krystin Wilson picked up four saves, giving her 176 for her career and the number one spot on the all-time career saves list. Over the weekend,. the Bobcats enjoyed a successful 3-1 rout of Miami (OH), with three different players recording goals on the day. Although Ohio only has three wins on the year overall, all three have come against Mid-American Conference foes, good for second best in the conference.

BEND IT LIKE CHRISTENSEN: Call Maggie Christensen butter because she is certainly on a roll. The standout sophomore has tallied five goals on the year, surpassing her 2006 season total of four, and has found the back of the net in three of the past four games for the Green and White.

TRIFECTA, YOU BET YA: Freshman goalkeeper Maggie Manville picked up the third shutout of her short career Sunday, blanking Bowling Green. Manville currently sports a 1.21 goals against average and a .770 save percentage.

SUPER SWEET SOPHOMORES: Sophomores Maggie Christensen, Katie Lozar and Ashley Rodrigues are leading the way for the Eagles offense this year. Christensen, who has tallied a team-high five goals on the year, just surpassed her season total from last year. Lozar, who has collected two goals and two assists has already surpassed her point output from a year ago. Rodrigues has two goals and three assists for the year, bettering both totals from last year.

LETS GO STREAKING: The Green and White have not lost their Mid-American Conference opener six years running now with a win on the road against Miami (OH) 2-1 on September 28. The streak dates back to the 2002 season.

KEEPING IT IN THE MAC: The Eagles went to Muncie, Ind. for an afternoon match on the pitch with the Cardinals of Ball State on Sunday, Sept. 30. Last year the Eagles were able to leave Muncie with a 2-1 overtime victory over the 2006 regular season champs, handing them one of only two losses in conference play. This year was a different story, with the Cardinals coming away with a 2-0 victory.

DOUBLE THE FUN: The Eagles have played in three double overtime contests this season. The Eagles managed a tie in two of them before dropping the third against Toledo this past weekend. At UC-Irvine, the Anteaters and Eagles put on a defensive display as they drew a 0-0 tie after 110 minutes. At home against the Jaguars, EMU was able to notch a second half goal and clamp down on the Jaguar offense to even the score at 1, where the match would end after the second overtime.

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