CU Women's Soccer Preview - at RIT (9/29)

Hungry for a victory, the Clarkson University Women's Soccer team finds itself on the road against an equally anxious team in RIT, as both squads are looking for their first conference victories in 2018.

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The Series: Although Clarkson is just 7-24-2 in the all-time match up against RIT, both contests last year came down to the wire. The Golden Knights won in the regular-season thanks to a goal in the 86th minute by Madison Kather, but RIT got its revenge in the post-season with a 1-0 win on a goal with only 26 remaining in regulation.

Key Stats for Clarkson (4-4-1, 0-2-0): Junior Giulia Mahoney ranks in the top 10 in points per game (1.33, sixth), shots per game (3.11, ninth), goals per game (0.44, sixth), and assists per game (0.44, third). Mahoney has played a part in more than half of Clarkson's scores (57%). Summer Gillespie, Alicia Bushey, Camryn Careccia and Hannah Letourneau have each contributed two goals to the Clarkson scoresheet. Elyse Green leads the conference in saves (43) and saves per game (5.38) and is among the league leaders in goals against average (1.04) and save percentage (.843).

Key Stats for RIT (4-3-0, 0-2-0): Since starting off the season with wins in four of the first five games, RIT is winless in Liberty League games. The Tigers scored 13 times in the first five contests and are a second-half team, wearing their opponents down while remaining strong. RIT has scored 10 of its 13 goals in the second half and has outshot opponents 72-41 in the final 45 minutes. Marla Roberts leads the team with seven points on three goals and one assist, but Mia White, Jessica Jones, Maggie Hoey and Danielle Losquadro have each scored twice. Ingrida Ivaska and Alyssa Salls are splitting time in the RIT goal and posting similar numbers with the former owning a 0.96 goals against average and the latter posting a 1.00 goals against average.

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Players Mentioned

#19 Madison Kather: F; 5' 6"; Senior

#23 Alicia Bushey: M; 5' 3"; Junior

#20 Camryn Careccia: M/F; 5' 3"; Junior

#11 Summer Gillespie: F; 5' 9"; Senior

#30 Elyse Green: GK; 5' 4"; Junior

#14 Giulia Mahoney: M/F; 5' 8"; Junior

#19 Hannah Letourneau: M; 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#19 Madison Kather
: 5' 6"; Senior
: F

#23 Alicia Bushey
: 5' 3"; Junior
: M

#20 Camryn Careccia
: 5' 3"; Junior
: M/F

#11 Summer Gillespie
: 5' 9"; Senior
: F

#30 Elyse Green
: 5' 4"; Junior
: GK

#14 Giulia Mahoney
: 5' 8"; Junior
: M/F

#19 Hannah Letourneau
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: M