Women’s Soccer: #8 Ohio Northern (0-2-0 Overall) vs. Case Western Reserve (1-1-0 Overall)
Saturday, September 8 @ 1 p.m. - Kerscher Stadium in Ada, Ohio
This Weekend's Preview: The No. 8-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team raises the curtain on their 2018 home slate when the Polar Bears host Case Western Reserve on Saturday, September 8 … Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Kerscher Stadium in Ada … The match marks the start of a three-game home stand for Northern as they are also slated to welcome in Trine (Ind.) and Alma (Mich.) next weekend … ONU enters the home opener with an 0-2-0 record after falling to Hope (Mich.) 1-0 and to No. 23 Illinois Wesleyan 3-0 last weekend at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational … Junior goalkeeper Meagan Grierson (Miamisburg) tallied seven saves in net while starting both matches … Meanwhile, senior midfielder Sarah Puntel (Strongsville) recorded five shots, including one on frame, to lead the Polar Bears offensively … Senior forward McKenna Welsh (Westerville/Bishop Hartley) and sophomore forward Jenna Fuller (Countryside, Ill./Lyons Township) were next in line, posting two shots each over the weekend … Case Western Reserve enters the nonconference affair with a 1-1-0 overall record after falling to Kenyon 2-1 in their season opener August 31 and defeating John Carroll 3-0 on September 2 … The Spartans are currently led offensively by freshman forward Christina Hickson, who has found the net on two occasions … Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Metz has made eight saves in her two starts this season.
ONU Returning Statistical Leaders (2017)
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Fuller | 12 | 1. | Fuller | 12 | 1. | Fuller | 36 | 1. | Grierson | 55 | 1. | Grierson | 0.42 | ||||
| 2. | Nienaber | 10 | 2. | Nienaber | 6 | 2. | Nienaber | 26 | ||||||||||
| 3. | Ward | 5 | 3. | 3 Tied | 4 | 3. | Moses | 12 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern holds a slim 4-3-1 all-time series advantage over Case Western Reserve … The Polar Bears have won the last two matchups, defeating the Spartans 2-1 in 2016 and 1-0 during the 2017 season.
Head Coach Mark Batman: Batman is currently in his 15th season as the head coach of the Ohio Northern women's soccer program … He owns an overall record of 185-78-26 (.685) at ONU entering this weekend's contest, ranking him as the all-time winningest coach in program history.
