Wildcats Visit SU Soccer Stadium Thursday

Game Details: Thursday, August 29, Syracuse, N.Y., 4:00 p.m.
Facility: SU Soccer Stadium
Admission: Free
TV: ACCNX
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Twitter: @CuseWSoc
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Syracuse (3-0-1) and Northwestern (3-1) meet for the first time in women's soccer when the Wildcats visit the SU Soccer Stadium on Thursday, August 29, at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.

The Syracuse-Northwestern Series:
The Orange and the Wildcats are meeting for the first time on the pitch.

Syracuse Status
Syracuse is off to the program's best start since 2016, when the Orange also began the campaign 3-0-1. Syracuse extended its unbeaten streak last Sunday by defeating Mercyhurst, 5-0.

Graduate midfielder Dalani Stephens scored her first two Syracuse goals against Mercyhurst. She shares season scoring honors with junior midfielder Ashley Rauch, who also has two goals. Freshman Vita Naihlin had two assists versus the Lakers, and leads the squad in that category.

The Orange defense has fashioned back-to-back shutouts. Junior goalkeeper Blythe Braun played the full 90 minutes in the victory against Siena and logged 45 minutes versus Mercyhurst without yielding a goal.

Northwestern Status
The Wildcats arrive at the SU Soccer Stadium with a 3-1 record. Northwestern's only loss came at Virginia, 2-0. The visitors defeated Toledo, 1-0, their last time out.

Junior midfielder Caterina Regazzoni and first-year forward Kennedy Roesch have two goals apiece in 2024. Junior goalkeeper Reiley Fitzpatrick has started all four matches and posted a 1.00 goals-against-average and .333 save percentage.

Notable Notes:

Vita Naihin's two assists against Mercyhurst were her first two collegiate points.
Sophomore Sam Haley saw her first action of the year last Sunday and played the second half against the Lakers.
Regazzoni, a native of Zurich, Switzerland, was the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Regazzoni was a member of the Swiss U16, U17 and U19 national teams.

Swiftie Alert
Thursday is Taylor Swift Day at the SU Soccer Stadium. There will be a Taylor Swift themed halftime promotion, poster making and friendship bracelet making at the marketing table and Taylor Swift music throughout the contest.