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Women's Soccer Plays at Penn on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
10/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University women's soccer plays at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. at Rhodes Field in the Bears' final road contest of the regular season.
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SERIES HISTORY
Brown holds a 14-12-3 lead in the all-time series with Penn after the Bears took a 1-0 decision over the Quakers last season. Penn carries a 5-1-1 mark against Brown in the last seven meetings between the two clubs. In last year's fixture, Carly Gould '17 (Hampton Falls, N.H.) scored on a penalty kick in the 21st minute for the game-winning goal.
IN THE POLLS
In the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings, Brown checks in at No. 4, ranking as the top Ivy team ahead of No. 5 Harvard, No. 8 Columbia, and No. 10 Princeton. The Bears stand at No. 72 in the RPI with only No. 37 Princeton and No. 54 Harvard ranking ahead of them among Ancient Eight sides. Penn sits at No. 149 in the RPI.
IVY STANDINGS
The Bears come into the weekend as the No. 3 team in the Ivy League standings with 10 points. Brown trails No. 1 Columbia (13 points) and No. 2 Harvard (11 points) and stands ahead of No. 4 Penn (seven points) with two conference games remaining for all eight Ivy sides. Brown and Penn play in the late game this Saturday with Dartmouth hosting Harvard (11:00 a.m.), Cornell hosting Princeton (2:30 p.m.), and Yale hosting Columbia (4:00 p.m.).
ETZEL LEADS NCAA IN SAVE PERCENTAGE
Sophomore goalkeeper Christine Etzel (Madison, Conn.) leads the NCAA in save percentage (0.928) while ranking fourth in the country in goals-against average (0.347) and 11th in shutouts (nine).
She has posted nine shutouts in 14 matches this season and has allowed just five goals in 1,295 minutes. Etzel leads the Ivy League in total saves (64), save percentage, shutouts, and minutes. She made a career-high 14 saves in Brown's 1-1 (2OT) draw with Harvard and stopped seven shots in the Bears' 2-1 win at Princeton. She blocked nine shots in Brown's 0-0 (2OT) draw at Buffalo, and turned aside a penalty kick in a 1-0 win at Lafayette.
Her nine shutouts this year rank in a tie for second place on Brown's single-season list, and her 13 career clean sheets rank fourth in the Bears' career record book. Last season, the Honorable Mention All-Ivy pick ranked second in the Ivy League in both total saves (75) and save percentage (0.833), finishing the year with four shutouts and a 0.99 goals-against average.
TEAM DEFENSE: AMONG NCAA LEADERS
As a team, Brown ranks second in the nation in save percentage (0.923), sixth in goals-against average (0.403), and 12th in shutout percentage (0.643). The Bears' defensive unit has aided sophomore goalkeeper Christine Etzel (Madison, Conn.) with juniors Maclaine Lehan (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Katy Schmidt (Corvallis, Ore.) and sophomore Nicole Phillips (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) headlining the back four. Senior Sydney Calas (Bethesda, Md.), sophomore Megan Grant (Carlsbad, Calif.), junior Sarah Cobb (North Tustin, Calif.), and freshmen Abby Kaplan (Potomac, Md.) and Terri Wilken (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) have all contributed to the team's defensive organization.
GOULD PACES THE ATTACK
Senior Carly Gould (Hampton Falls, N.H.) leads Brown with 10 points, tying for the team high in goals (three) alongside a team-best four assists. The team captain paces Brown in shots (34) and shots on goal (16). She has scored a pair of game-winning goals for the Bears, providing the decisive tally in Brown's 3-0 win over Rhode Island and the team's 1-0 win at Lafayette. She compiled a goal and an assist in Brown's 3-2 win at Holy Cross. A two-time All-Ivy selection, Gould has played in 62 games with 58 starts and 14 goals in her career.
STORY OF A GIRL
Sophomore forward Celia Story (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) scored the game-winning goals in back-to-back games for Brown, netting the game winners in a 2-1 win at Princeton and a 3-2 win at Holy Cross. She scored the decisive goal against the Tigers in the 88th minute, mirroring her goal to give the Bears a 3-2 double overtime win at Cornell in 2015. For the season, she is tied for the team lead with three goals and ranks second on the club with seven points.
TAKING DOWN THE TIGERS
Sophomore Jennifer Caruso (Brockton, Mass.) scored in the 10th minute, and classmate Celia Story (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) netted the game winner in the 88th minute as Brown toppled defending Ivy League champion Princeton, 2-1, on Oct. 8. The Bears snapped a nine-game Ivy unbeaten streak for the host Tigers, coming up with their first win at Princeton since 2006.
LANE'S LATE TALLY
Sophomore Amanda Lane (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) scored her first goal of the season in the 85th minute against Cornell, giving Brown a 1-0 win. Her second career game-winning goal came as freshman Abby Carchio (Lakeville, Mass.) played in a corner kick from the right side, and Lane finished off the play inside the six-yard box.
LEHAN ANCHORS BACK, ENTERS OFFENSIVE EQUATION
Junior Maclaine Lehan (Shrewsbury, Mass.) anchors the Bears' defensive unit from her center back position. Having missed just one game for Brown over her career, she has played every minute in all 46 games in which she has appeared. Lehan entered into the offensive equation for the first time in her career vs. URI, scoring a goal and adding an assist in the team's 3-0 season-opening win. She tallied an assist in Brown's 1-0 victory over Dartmouth in its Ivy opener and tacked on another helper in a 3-2 win at Holy Cross.
WALDMAN ON THE WING
Junior Mikela Waldman (San Francisco, Calif.) has proven herself dangerous on the attack for Brown, consistently playing in threatening balls from the right wing. She landed her first goal of the season in the Bears' 1-1 (2OT) draw with Harvard, finishing off a cross from sophomore Celia Story (Bainbridge Island, Wash.). She posted two assists in the Bears' 3-0 win over URI, tying a career high and pushing her career assist total to seven.
FIRST CAREER GOALS
Sophomore forward Jennifer Caruso (Brockton, Mass.) scored her first career goal in the 10th minute of Brown's 2-1 win at Princeton, snapping a 302-minute home shutout streak for the Tigers. She notched her second career assist in a 3-2 win at Holy Cross. Junior defender Katy Schmidt (Corvallis, Ore.) found the back of the net for the first time in her career in the win against the Crusaders.
Sophomore forward Kate Maher (Seattle, Wash.) netted her first career goal in the Bears' 1-0 win over Dartmouth in their Ivy League opener, capitalizing on a rebound after junior Maclaine Lehan (Shrewsbury, Mass.) drove a header on target off a corner kick from junior Sarah Cobb (North Tustin, Calif.).
Freshman midfielder Abby Carchio (Lakeville, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal as she netted the game winner in Brown's 1-0 win over Stony Brook in the 31st minute off a header via a corner kick from Cobb. Carchio logged the first two assists of her career in Brown's 3-2 win at Holy Cross and notched the assist on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Cornell.
WARSHAUER RETURNS TO SCORING STAGE
Senior Ella Warshauer (Santa Monica, Calif.), making her first appearance since the 2014 season, scored the game-winning goal in Brown's 1-0 win at Central Connecticut State. The tally stood as Warshauer's second career goal as she also netted the game winner in Brown's 2-0 win over Quinnipiac on Oct. 7, 2014.
SCOUTING THE QUAKERS
Penn brings a 9-3-2 overall record and a 2-2-1 Ivy League mark into the weekend, coming off back-to-back wins over Yale (1-0, Oct. 22) and Army West Point (2-0, Oct. 24). The Quakers boast four student-athletes with double-digit points in Sasha Stephens (four goals, five assists, 13 points), Emma Loving (6-0-12), Emily Sands (3-6-12), and Olivia Blaber (4-3-11). In net, Kitty Qu (9-2-2) has posted a 0.45 GAA and five shutouts. Penn has totaled eight clean sheets as a team.
UP NEXT
After playing at Penn on Saturday, Brown closes the regular season at home vs. Yale on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m.
TICKETS!
Tickets for all Brown women's soccer games can be purchased online, by calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or by walking up to the box office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
