HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial women's soccer team hopes to rebound from a heartbreaking mid-week loss on Saturday when the Lady Railsplitters host Coker for the regular-season home finale at the LMU Soccer Complex.
Despite controlling possession and the flow of play from start to finish, the Lady Railsplitters (8-4, 4-3 SAC) suffered a devastating 1-0 overtime loss against Tusculum on Wednesday, which snapped a three-game winning streak and dropped LMU into sixth place in the SAC standings.
Coker (0-9, 0-6 SAC), meanwhile, is still seeking its first win this season, as the Cobras fell 1-0 at Newberry on Wednesday. Coker is the only winless team left in the SAC.
The Basics
Saturday, October 20 vs. Coker – 1pm
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Quick Hits
- Kate Guildford scored on a chip shot in the 93rd minute to propel the Tusculum Pioneers to a stunning victory over the Lady Railsplitters on Wednesday at the LMU Soccer Complex. LMU outshot TU 19-8 and fired off 10 shots over the final 26 minutes alone.
- The Lady Railsplitters' streak of eight straight matches with at least one goal was ended in Wednesday's loss, as LMU was shut out for just the second time this season and first time since a 2-0 setback at Young Harris on September 5.
- LMU will honor its senior class on Saturday, recognizing
Brooke Taylor,
Alyssa Berry,
Kaitlyn Waddle,
Caroline Souza,
Isa Jara,
Amanda Perez,
Courtney Boyd,
Samantha Brumm,
Kelsey Stafford and
Gabby Garcia during a pre-match ceremony.
- The Lady Railsplitters have a good opportunity to make up ground in the SAC standings as their final three regular-season foes – Coker, Newberry and Queens – have a combined 3-15-2 conference record.
- LMU is seeking its first nine-win season since the 2014 team went 9-4-3 overall. The Lady Railsplitters already have their most conference wins since that same team went 7-2-2 in league play.
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Itzel Ballesteros and
Jessica Cravero combined for 13 of LMU's 19 shots in Wednesday's loss. Both Ballesteros (7 goals, 8 assists) and Cravero (10 goals, 2 assists) are ranked third in the SAC with 22 points apiece.
Know the Opponent
- Coker has had a nightmare season. The Cobras are last in the league with only five goals scored and have allowed a league-leading 34 goals. The team has been blanked six times, including in 7-0 losses to Carson-Newman and Queens and a 5-0 mauling at Catawba.
- A 29th-minute goal pushed Newberry past Coker on Wednesday. The Cobras were outshot 20-10 and allowed seven corner kicks.
- Freshman Meredith Kennedy has two goals, while Gaby Sturla and Lillia Rodriguez have a goal apiece. Sturla leads the team with 11 shots, while seven of Kennedy's eight shots have landed on target. Farrah Brown hasn't scored, but the junior has produced 10 shots.
- Freshman Alexandra Brown and sophomore Samantha Hoffman have split time at goalie. Brown has a 4.89 goals against average and a .603 save percentage over 460 minutes, while Hoffman has allowed 2.57 goals per match and accrued a .727 save percentage.
- Coker has been outshot 200-57 cumulatively this season, including a 96-33 margin in shots on goal.
- Four of Coker's five goals were scored on the road in a 4-2 loss at Francis Marion and a 3-2 setback at Shaw.
- The Cobras have lost nine consecutive SAC matches. LMU was the victim of Coker's most recent conference victory on October 14, 2017.
Series History
- The Lady Railsplitters are 3-2 in the all-time series against Coker, which includes a 1-1 mark in Harrogate.
- A 55th-minute goal propelled Coker to a 1-0 victory over Lincoln Memorial last season in Hartsville, S.C. Since that win, the Cobras are a miserable 1-12.
- The Lady Railsplitters earned a 2-1 double-overtime win against Coker in the last clash in Harrogate in October 2016.
