Sunday, August 21
Charleston, Ill.
4 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Eastern Illinois
Bella Reitano
Photo by: John Nagel
Purdue Fort Wayne Takes 1-0 Start to Eastern Illinois
8/19/2022 12:16:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer team will put its 1-0 start to 2022 on the line when the Mastodons visit Eastern Illinois on Sunday for a game at 4 p.m. ET at Lakeside Field.
Game Day Information
Who: Eastern Illinois Panthers
When: Sunday, August 21 | 4 PM ET
Where: Charleston, Ill. | Lakeside Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Eastern Illinois is coming off a 4-11-2 season in 2021 and comes into this game with a 0-0-1 record. The Panthers picked up a 0-0 draw against Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorite Valparaiso at home to open their season. Eastern Illinois keeper Daniela Bermeo earned the shutout with four saves.
Series History
The Mastodons have had some success against the Panthers in recent history, picking up results in each of the last two meetings. The Panthers lead the series 3-2-1, but the 'Dons won and tied the games in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Mack to the Max!
Mackenzie Evans had two goals and an assist in the Mastodons' regular season opener against Chicago State. Her five points ties the ninth-most in a single game in program history.
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 1.30 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.
Roster Reset
Purdue Fort Wayne's roster consists of 17 players who have played at least two full 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.
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
Purdue Fort Wayne picked up a 4-1 win over Chicago State to start the year. Mackenzie Evans had two goals and an assist, and Rylee Vruggink had two assists in that game.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will visit Toledo on August 25 for a 7 p.m. game against the Rockets. The two teams tied 0-0 last season.
Game Day Information
Who: Eastern Illinois Panthers
When: Sunday, August 21 | 4 PM ET
Where: Charleston, Ill. | Lakeside Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Eastern Illinois is coming off a 4-11-2 season in 2021 and comes into this game with a 0-0-1 record. The Panthers picked up a 0-0 draw against Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorite Valparaiso at home to open their season. Eastern Illinois keeper Daniela Bermeo earned the shutout with four saves.
Series History
The Mastodons have had some success against the Panthers in recent history, picking up results in each of the last two meetings. The Panthers lead the series 3-2-1, but the 'Dons won and tied the games in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Mack to the Max!
Mackenzie Evans had two goals and an assist in the Mastodons' regular season opener against Chicago State. Her five points ties the ninth-most in a single game in program history.
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 1.30 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.
Roster Reset
Purdue Fort Wayne's roster consists of 17 players who have played at least two full 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.
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
Purdue Fort Wayne picked up a 4-1 win over Chicago State to start the year. Mackenzie Evans had two goals and an assist, and Rylee Vruggink had two assists in that game.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will visit Toledo on August 25 for a 7 p.m. game against the Rockets. The two teams tied 0-0 last season.
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