Eagles Finish Non-Conference Road Tilt at Youngstown State, Dayton

Soccer at Youngstown State \| at Dayton
Date	Friday, Sept. 13 - 7 p.m. \| Sunday, Sept. 15 - 1 p.m.
Venue	Youngstown, Ohio - Farmers National Bank Field \| Dayton, Ohio - Baujan Field
Preview Info	EMU Notes
Live Stream	Youngstown State ESPN+ \| Dayton ESPN+
Twitter	@EMU Soccer \| @EMUAthletics

YOUNGSTOWN & DAYTON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University soccer team finishes their six-game, non-conference road tilt this weekend at Youngstown State University and University of Dayton. The matchup with the Penguins is slated for Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at Farmers National Bank Field, while the Eagles will take on the Flyers at Baujan Field Sunday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.
    Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+, as well as have live stats available to follow. Links for the live streams and live stats can be found on the soccer schedule page of EMUEagles.com. Additionally, the action on the pitch will be live tweeted from the team's account, @EMUSoccer.

SERIES HISTORY: Eastern Michigan is undefeated against the Penguins, holding a 5-0 record. Two of the three matches have been under head coach Scott Hall, while the other three occurred under Paul Scicluna.
    The Eagles and Penguins met for the first time since 1999 on Sept. 8 2017 at Scicluna Field. Nicole Remedios (Ajax, Ontario-Archbishop Dennis O'Connor) scored the game-winner in the 81^st minute to give Eastern the 1-0 win.
    Eastern Michigan is 1-1-0 all-time against Dayton. The last meeting came in 2018 at Scicluna Field, 3-1 loss. Sabrina McNeill (Whitby, Ontario-Henry Street) scored the sole goal for the Green and White, but the Flyers came back after the half to win.
    The sole win for the Eagles occurred Oct. 26, 1996, 2-1, at Dayton.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Youngstown State enters Friday's game with a 2-4 record. The Penguins took wins against Purdue-Fort Wayne and Saint Francis (Pa.). Marcella Sizer leads Youngstown's offense as she is responsible for four of the six Penguin goals on the season.
    In goal, Zeeyana Jivraj and Kate McEachern have split time. In four games for McEachern, she has allowed nine goals and amassed 23 saves. Jivraj has played two games, allowing four goals and recording 13 saves.
    Dayton is 1-4-1 so far into their 2019 campaign. The Flyers will take on Louisville on Sept. 12 before the Eagles land in Dayton on Sept. 15. Dayton beat Miami (Ohio) 5-1 in their season opener.  All of their losses have been one-goal losses.
    Jordan Pauly and Alexis Goins each have two goals on the season, while Carly Becker has been the sole keeper for the Flyers so far. Becker has 17 saves and allowed eight goals through six matches.

DIFFERENT FACES IN THE NET: In the past two matches, Eastern Michigan has seen all three rostered goalkeepers get minutes in the net. Chelsea Abbotts (Ottawa, Ontario-Mother Theresa) debuted at Louisville, recording one save on two shots in seven minutes. Rebecca Przybylo (Canton, Mich.-Plymouth) started the second half for the Eagles at Creighton Sept. 8, tallying one save on x shots in 45 minutes. Mabel Dunn (Oakville, Ontario-White Oaks Secondary) has started both matches and has 28 saves on the season.

TWO YEARS LATER: Junior defender Lindsey Shira (New Baltimore, Mich.-Anchor Bay) scored her second collegiate goal Sept. 9 at Creighton. The 28th minute laser is her first goal since Sept. 22, 2017 at Ohio.

MCNEILL CHASING 40: With her Sept. 8 goal at Creighton, McNeill is one point shy of 40 career points. With 14 career goals and 11 career assists, the redshirt junior forward is six goals shy of 20 career goals.

GOAL SCORING DEBUT: Freshman Amanda Cripps (Bradford, Ontario-Trinity Catholic) became the first freshman to score for Eastern Michigan in her collegiate debut since Angela Vultaggio Aug. 19, 2011 in a 2-2 2OT draw with Pittsburgh.

EYEING THE RECORD BOOKS: Redshirt senior Kristin Hullibarger (Brooklin, Ontario-Donald A. Wilson) moved into a tie for 11th in career points after scoring during EMU's Aug. 22 2-2 (2OT) draw with Oakland. Her 43 points are tied with Paige Sheridan. In addition, Hullibager's 18 career goals rank ninth all-time in program history.

SUPER SENIORS: Returning for their redshirt senior seasons, Hullibarger and Peyton Davis (North Ridgeville, Ohio-Holy Name) look to leave their mark on EMU soccer. Hullibarger led the Eagles with eight goals and 21 points during the 2018 season and grabbed Second Team All-MAC honors. Hullibarger's 18 career goals to date ranks ninth all-time in program history.
Davis returns for her final season after sitting out the 2018 season due to injury. In the season prior, she led the team with five goals and 12 points while earning Second Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors.

OFFENSIVE POWER: Of the 27 goals scored by Eastern Michigan in 2018, 26 were scored by returning members to the 2019 roster (Hullibarger (8), McNeill (7), Olson (3), Kerr (2), Frantz (1), Osborne (1), Cobetto (1), Frederick (1), Tausend (1), Chatzis (1)).

STARTING LINES: Eastern Michigan returns five of the six players who started all 21 matches during the 2018 season (Frederick, Hullibarger, McNeill, Osborne, Shira).

MAC PRESEASON POLL: The Eagles were selected to finish seventh in the Mid-American Conference in 2019 after finishing the 2018 campaign with an overall record of 10-11, 5-6 in the MAC. The Eagles return 23 of 26 members from the 2018 squad.

2019 MAC Preseason Poll
1. Bowling Green
2. Ball State
3. Kent State
4. Buffalo
5. Ohio
6. Western Michigan
7. Eastern Michigan
8. Central Michigan
9. Akron
10. Toldeo
11. Miami
12. Northern Illinois

CONFERENCE VARIETY: EMU's 2019 schedule features seven different conferences. In addition to the MAC, the Eagles will take on teams from the A10, ACC, BIG Ten, Horizon, and MVC during non-conference play.

IRONMAN OF THE MAC: Scott Hall enters his 21st season at the helm of Eastern Michigan's soccer program. Hall is the longest tenured coach in the MAC, and his three MAC Regular Season titles are tied for the most in conference history. Hall has compiled a 191-165-52 career record and 118-79-27 mark in MAC play.

OH, CANADA!: The 2019 Eastern Michigan roster features 11 Canadian players. The 11 members tie the 2018 roster record for most Canadian members of the team.

ON THE HORIZON: The Eagles wrap up non-conference play Sunday, Sept. 22, hosting Loyola Chicago at Scicluna Field at 1 p.m.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Stay connected with the Eagles all season long by following @EMUSoccer and @EMUAthletics on Twitter for all of the latest EMU soccer updates. Be sure to use the hashtag #EMUEagles.

Eagles Finish Non-Conference Road Tilt at Youngstown State, Dayton

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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Abbotts

Amanda Cripps

Peyton Davis

Mabel Dunn

Kristin Hullibarger

Sabrina McNeill

Rebecca Przybylo

Nicole Remedios

Lindsey Shira

Angela Vultaggio

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