
Lizzie Haub
Photo by: John Nagel
Mastodons Host League Favorite Milwaukee and Visit Detroit Mercy
10/4/2023 1:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer team will host Horizon League preseason favorite Milwaukee on Thursday (Oct. 5) and visit Detroit Mercy on Sunday (Oct. 8) for a pair of league matches this week.
Game Day Information (Thursday)
Who: Milwaukee Panthers
When: Thursday, October 5 | 5 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: FREE!
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee
Game Day Information (Sunday)
Who: Detroit Mercy Titans
When: Sunday, October 8 | 3 PM
Where: Detroit, Mich. | Titan Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit Mercy
Know Your Foes
• Milwaukee is 7-2-2 and a perfect 4-0 to start Horizon League play. The Panthers have won their last three games by at least two goals. MKE is led by Kayla Rollins, who has scored eight goals this season, including at least one in each of the four league matches.
• Detroit Mercy is 4-6-3 and 2-3-0 in the Horizon League. The Titans are coming off a 2-1 loss at Robert Morris, but picked up a 1-0 win over Green Bay prior to that. Abbey Lodato and Gabby Ketola both have seven points this season to lead the Titans.
Series Histories
• The Mastodons and Panthers have played four matches in the series history, with the Panthers having won three of them. The meeting last season at the Hefner Soccer Complex resulted in a 0-0 draw. Samantha Castaneda needed to make six saves to get the clean sheet.
• The Titans lead the series against the 'Dons 10-3-3. but the Mastodons have had more luck recently. In the last four matches, the 'Dons are 2-0-2. Last year, the 'Dons won 1-0 at Detroit Mercy thanks to a ninth-minute goal from Zoe Greenhalge.
In The Horizon League Record Book
Samantha Castaneda's five Player of the Week awards ties for the fourth-most of any Horizon League player in league history.
15 - Sam Hagen, Milwaukee, 2008-11
9 - Elaina LaMacchia - 9, Milwaukee, 2018-21
6- Erin Kane, Milwaukee, 2005-08
5 - Samantha Castaneda, Purdue Fort Wayne, 2020-23
Defend The Fort
Samantha Castaneda is 18th in the country among goalkeepers with six shutouts to her name. She is the Horizon League leader in that category. She is also top-30 nationally and the Horizon League leader with a 0.861 save percentage and 62 saves.
A New Attendance Record
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer program set a new all-time attendance record on September 14 when Robert Morris visited the Hefner Soccer Complex. It was the fourth annual Party at the Pitch, which garnered a record attendance of 1,014.
No Goals For You
Purdue Fort Wayne had a 350:16 stretch without giving up a goal from August 25-September 7. It was the most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in program history, topping a 297-minute stretch in 2013.
Give Me Some Mo
Morgan Reitano is a top-10 goal scorer in program history.
1. Kristin Macdonald - 25 (2000-03)
2. Lisa Underwood - 23 (2009-11)
3. Shacina Hersey - 21 (2000-03)
4. Anika Apar - 18 (2004-06)
5. Tara O'Toole - 16 (2008-11)
6. Morgan Reitano - 14 (2019-23)
Home Sweet Hefner!
Purdue Fort Wayne had an unbeaten streak at home from October 27, 2021 to September 30, 2023. In that time, they were 10-0-5 at the Hefner Soccer Complex. It was the longest home unbeaten streak in program history. There were only seven schools in the nation that had not lost a home game in that time.
Arkansas - 2/28/2021
South Alabama - 9/2/2021
Alabama - 9/9/2021
Stanford - 9/30/2021
Maine - 10/14/2021
Memphis - 10/17/2021
Liberty - 10/17/2021
Shut Down and Shut Out
Purdue Fort Wayne had eight shutouts last season, which was a program-best. The Mastodons have seven this season.
Brick Wall Castaneda
Samantha Castaneda owns a 0.98 career goals against average, which is the best in program history among those that played at least 750 minutes in the net. This beats out the second-best of 1.68 from Sam Pavlika (2012-14). Castaneda's 17 shutouts in her career is also a program-best, topping Pavlika's 10.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons dropped their first Horizon League match of the season, falling to Youngstown State 2-1 on September 30.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will head to Green Bay to play the Phoenix, who are still seeking their first win of the season (0-7-3).
Game Day Information (Thursday)
Who: Milwaukee Panthers
When: Thursday, October 5 | 5 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: FREE!
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee
Game Day Information (Sunday)
Who: Detroit Mercy Titans
When: Sunday, October 8 | 3 PM
Where: Detroit, Mich. | Titan Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit Mercy
Know Your Foes
• Milwaukee is 7-2-2 and a perfect 4-0 to start Horizon League play. The Panthers have won their last three games by at least two goals. MKE is led by Kayla Rollins, who has scored eight goals this season, including at least one in each of the four league matches.
• Detroit Mercy is 4-6-3 and 2-3-0 in the Horizon League. The Titans are coming off a 2-1 loss at Robert Morris, but picked up a 1-0 win over Green Bay prior to that. Abbey Lodato and Gabby Ketola both have seven points this season to lead the Titans.
Series Histories
• The Mastodons and Panthers have played four matches in the series history, with the Panthers having won three of them. The meeting last season at the Hefner Soccer Complex resulted in a 0-0 draw. Samantha Castaneda needed to make six saves to get the clean sheet.
• The Titans lead the series against the 'Dons 10-3-3. but the Mastodons have had more luck recently. In the last four matches, the 'Dons are 2-0-2. Last year, the 'Dons won 1-0 at Detroit Mercy thanks to a ninth-minute goal from Zoe Greenhalge.
In The Horizon League Record Book
Samantha Castaneda's five Player of the Week awards ties for the fourth-most of any Horizon League player in league history.
15 - Sam Hagen, Milwaukee, 2008-11
9 - Elaina LaMacchia - 9, Milwaukee, 2018-21
6- Erin Kane, Milwaukee, 2005-08
5 - Samantha Castaneda, Purdue Fort Wayne, 2020-23
Defend The Fort
Samantha Castaneda is 18th in the country among goalkeepers with six shutouts to her name. She is the Horizon League leader in that category. She is also top-30 nationally and the Horizon League leader with a 0.861 save percentage and 62 saves.
A New Attendance Record
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer program set a new all-time attendance record on September 14 when Robert Morris visited the Hefner Soccer Complex. It was the fourth annual Party at the Pitch, which garnered a record attendance of 1,014.
No Goals For You
Purdue Fort Wayne had a 350:16 stretch without giving up a goal from August 25-September 7. It was the most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in program history, topping a 297-minute stretch in 2013.
Give Me Some Mo
Morgan Reitano is a top-10 goal scorer in program history.
1. Kristin Macdonald - 25 (2000-03)
2. Lisa Underwood - 23 (2009-11)
3. Shacina Hersey - 21 (2000-03)
4. Anika Apar - 18 (2004-06)
5. Tara O'Toole - 16 (2008-11)
6. Morgan Reitano - 14 (2019-23)
Home Sweet Hefner!
Purdue Fort Wayne had an unbeaten streak at home from October 27, 2021 to September 30, 2023. In that time, they were 10-0-5 at the Hefner Soccer Complex. It was the longest home unbeaten streak in program history. There were only seven schools in the nation that had not lost a home game in that time.
Arkansas - 2/28/2021
South Alabama - 9/2/2021
Alabama - 9/9/2021
Stanford - 9/30/2021
Maine - 10/14/2021
Memphis - 10/17/2021
Liberty - 10/17/2021
Shut Down and Shut Out
Purdue Fort Wayne had eight shutouts last season, which was a program-best. The Mastodons have seven this season.
Brick Wall Castaneda
Samantha Castaneda owns a 0.98 career goals against average, which is the best in program history among those that played at least 750 minutes in the net. This beats out the second-best of 1.68 from Sam Pavlika (2012-14). Castaneda's 17 shutouts in her career is also a program-best, topping Pavlika's 10.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons dropped their first Horizon League match of the season, falling to Youngstown State 2-1 on September 30.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will head to Green Bay to play the Phoenix, who are still seeking their first win of the season (0-7-3).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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