Thursday, August 18
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Chicago State
Abby Klimkowski
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodons Welcome Chicago State to Open Regular Season
8/17/2022 1:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer team will kick off the regular season on Thursday (Aug. 18) against the Chicago State Cougars. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Game Day Information
Who: Chicago State Cougars
When: Thursday, August 18 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Chicago State is coming off a 2-14-1 season in 2021, which saw the Cougars pick up wins over Abilene Christian and UTRGV and a tie against Purdue Fort Wayne. The Cougars return just one goal-scorer from last season: Hailey Stacey.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne and Chicago State have played three times, all three coming since 2018. The 'Dons hold a 2-0-1 advantage in the series, winning the first two 5-0 and 1-0. The two squads tied 2-2 last season. Kelsey Gallagher had two goals in that game.
Roster Reset
Purdue Fort Wayne's roster consists of 17 players who have played at least two seasons of college soccer. There are 10 seniors, seven juniors, six sophomores and three freshmen. Last season, the Mastodons were led by three All-Horizon League selections: Morgan Reitano (First Team), Gabrielle Fanning (Second Team) and Bella Reitano (All-Freshman Team). The Mastodons return 10 players who started in at least half of last season's games.
She's Been Around
Gabrielle Fanning is in her sixth year of college soccer, playing her first season in 2017. With a redshirt campaign in 2018 and the extra year due to the blanket COVID-19 waiver, Fanning is the only student-athlete at Purdue Fort Wayne of any sport to be playing her sixth year with the Mastodons. She is also the only current student-athlete to play under the "Fort Wayne" athletics branding, thus the only to play in blue and white uniforms. She has played in 64 games as a Mastodon, with 61 starts, and has a chance to become the all-time career leader in both categories.
Brick Wall Castaneda
Samantha Castaneda owns a 1.31 career goals against average, which is the best in program history among those that played at least 750 minutes in the net. Her mark of 1.35 GAA in 2021 was the second-best for a season-long average to Sam Pavlika's 1.07 in 2012.
Be Aware!
In the newest rule changes from the NCAA, overtime will no longer be played in the regular season. Overtime will only be played in postseason games, and will no longer be golden goal, meaning both 10-minute overtime periods will be played to completion.
A Look Back
The 2021 edition of the Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer program wrapped up with a 5-8-6 record and a berth to the Horizon League Championship. The No. 6 seeded Mastodons fell to No. 3 Northern Kentucky in overtime 1-0. The sixth-place finish in the Horizon League standings was the best of head coach Jason Burr's Mastodon career.
Meet The Freshmen
Purdue Fort Wayne has three freshmen on its roster this season: Lauren Klusek, Chloe Mariotti and Lauryn Brucchieri. Klusek was a top-10 goal-scorer in the U.S. Development Academy in the 2018-19 season, Mariotti was a two-time All-Conference pick at Yorktown High School, and Brucchieri was a three-time All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons took down Goshen 2-0 in the final exhibition of the 2022 season. Rylee Vruggink and Zoe Greenhalge scored for the Mastodons. Belle Plautz and Melina Kozachik combined for the shutout.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road for the first time in the regular season with a game at Eastern Illinois on Sunday (Aug. 21) at 4 p.m. ET.
Game Day Information
Who: Chicago State Cougars
When: Thursday, August 18 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Chicago State is coming off a 2-14-1 season in 2021, which saw the Cougars pick up wins over Abilene Christian and UTRGV and a tie against Purdue Fort Wayne. The Cougars return just one goal-scorer from last season: Hailey Stacey.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne and Chicago State have played three times, all three coming since 2018. The 'Dons hold a 2-0-1 advantage in the series, winning the first two 5-0 and 1-0. The two squads tied 2-2 last season. Kelsey Gallagher had two goals in that game.
Roster Reset
Purdue Fort Wayne's roster consists of 17 players who have played at least two seasons of college soccer. There are 10 seniors, seven juniors, six sophomores and three freshmen. Last season, the Mastodons were led by three All-Horizon League selections: Morgan Reitano (First Team), Gabrielle Fanning (Second Team) and Bella Reitano (All-Freshman Team). The Mastodons return 10 players who started in at least half of last season's games.
She's Been Around
Gabrielle Fanning is in her sixth year of college soccer, playing her first season in 2017. With a redshirt campaign in 2018 and the extra year due to the blanket COVID-19 waiver, Fanning is the only student-athlete at Purdue Fort Wayne of any sport to be playing her sixth year with the Mastodons. She is also the only current student-athlete to play under the "Fort Wayne" athletics branding, thus the only to play in blue and white uniforms. She has played in 64 games as a Mastodon, with 61 starts, and has a chance to become the all-time career leader in both categories.
Brick Wall Castaneda
Samantha Castaneda owns a 1.31 career goals against average, which is the best in program history among those that played at least 750 minutes in the net. Her mark of 1.35 GAA in 2021 was the second-best for a season-long average to Sam Pavlika's 1.07 in 2012.
Be Aware!
In the newest rule changes from the NCAA, overtime will no longer be played in the regular season. Overtime will only be played in postseason games, and will no longer be golden goal, meaning both 10-minute overtime periods will be played to completion.
A Look Back
The 2021 edition of the Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer program wrapped up with a 5-8-6 record and a berth to the Horizon League Championship. The No. 6 seeded Mastodons fell to No. 3 Northern Kentucky in overtime 1-0. The sixth-place finish in the Horizon League standings was the best of head coach Jason Burr's Mastodon career.
Meet The Freshmen
Purdue Fort Wayne has three freshmen on its roster this season: Lauren Klusek, Chloe Mariotti and Lauryn Brucchieri. Klusek was a top-10 goal-scorer in the U.S. Development Academy in the 2018-19 season, Mariotti was a two-time All-Conference pick at Yorktown High School, and Brucchieri was a three-time All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons took down Goshen 2-0 in the final exhibition of the 2022 season. Rylee Vruggink and Zoe Greenhalge scored for the Mastodons. Belle Plautz and Melina Kozachik combined for the shutout.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road for the first time in the regular season with a game at Eastern Illinois on Sunday (Aug. 21) at 4 p.m. ET.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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