The FGCU women's soccer team (6-3-1, 1-0-1 A-SUN) will be back in action at the Nest for a match against Jacksonville (0-8-3, 0-2-1 A-SUN) on Sunday, Oct. 6. The clash at the FGCU Soccer Complex is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff and fans are encouraged to participate in a white out. The match will be streamed on YouTube Live.
The Green and Blue:
With the first week of A-SUN play under their belt, the Eagles are currently tied with Lipscomb for third in the league standings. FGCU defeated North Alabama 3-1 on the road in its conference opener (Sept. 26) before the team earned a 1-1 draw at reigning champion Lipscomb (Sept. 29).
Freshman Louise Lillback was named A-SUN Player of the Week after having a hand in all three of the Eagles' goals in the victory over North Alabama. Lillback netted two of her own and assisted on senior Evdokia Popadinova's goal, marking the first multi-goal game of her career and the highest points any FGCU player has tallied in a single game so far this season.
Senior Marjorie Boilesen leads the team with 12 points and is tied with Popadinova with a team-high five goals. Popadinova is tied for 20th in the nation with three game-winning goals.
Sophomore Ashlee Brentlinger, redshirt-junior Megan Young and Lillback are tied for first in the league with three assists apiece. As a team, FGCU paces the conference in assists (19) and has allowed the second-lowest amount of goals (11).
Jacksonville at FGCU:
Sunday's match will be the 16th in the history between the two teams, which the Eagles lead 7-2-6. FGCU has not lost to Jacksonville since 2008 and the team defeated the Dolphins 6-0 in last season's meeting.
Scouting JU:
The Dolphins will travel to Fort Myers in search of their first conference win after dropping a pair of matches to Liberty (2-0) and Kennesaw State (1-0). Most recently, the team earned a 0-0 draw on the road at Stetson (Oct. 3).
Jacksonville has been outscored by its opponents 21-3 throughout its 11 games this season. Freshman Olivia Abdallah is credited with all three of the Dolphins' goals, while three different players account for the team's three assists. The team has not scored since a 1-1 draw on the road against the Citadel (Sept. 22).
Senior Kristian Shores has started seven matches between the pipes for Jacksonville and has allowed 11 goals. In the team's contest against Stetson, she matched her season-high with 10 saves en route to posting her second shutout of the season.
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