Women's Soccer to Host Dartmouth at 7 p.m. Tonight
10/17/2001 8:56:50 AM | Women's Soccer
This will be the first televised game of the season for the Orangewomen. Time-Warner Cable will broadcast the game and it will be aired on Friday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m.
Dartmouth leads the all-time series, 2-1, and defeated SU 1-0 last year in Hanover.
Syracuse (6-4 overall, 2-3 BIG EAST Northeast Division) is coming off a pair of victories this past weekend. The Orange defeated Seton Hall 4-0 on Friday at home and beat Rutgers 2-1 in Piscataway on Sunday.
With its defeat of Seton Hall, SU improved to 5-0 at home this season and extended its home winning streak to seven games. The 'Cuse has won its last 10 games against non-conference opponents at home.
Senior co-captain Candy Reich (Pembroke, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) picked up three assists in the two games last week. Her season total stands at seven, which ties a career high and is also tied for the second-highest single season total in SU history.
Sophomore forward Nina Scalzo (Webster, N.Y./Webster) had her second two-goal game of the season and the fourth of her career in Friday's 4-0 win against Seton Hall. Scalzo also set a career high with seven goals on the season. She leads the team with seven goals and 15 points. She is tied for seventh on the all-time list with 13 goals.
Dartmouth (3-3-1, 1-1-1 Ivy League) has not scored a goal in two games. It played Yale to a scoreless tie on Oct. 6 and was shutout, 2-0, by Boston University on Oct. 10. The Big Green offense is averaging 1.1 goals per game, while its stingy defense has given up only eight goals in seven games and allows just 10.4 shots per game.
The Big Green possesses a pair of underclassmen keepers that have performed at nearly identical levels of play. Freshman Anne Marbager has allowed four goals for a 1.01 goals against average (GAA) and a .826 save pct. Sophomore Julia Shields has also allowed four goals and has a 1.14 GAA and a .800 save pct.
Junior forward Annie Gibson leads the team with four goals and an assist for nine points. Classmate Mary McVeigh is second on the team with two goals and has four assists for eight points.
