Sunday, September 1
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
SIUE
Malia Velker and Audriana Rhyner
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodons Look to Start Home Stretch With a Win
8/30/2024 10:29:00 AM | Women's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, IND. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's soccer team (2-2-1) begins their five game homestand against SIUE (1-0-2) on Sunday (Sept. 1) at 1 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: SIUE Cougars
When: Sunday, September 1 | 1:00 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Tickets: Free admission
Know Your Foe
SIUE has started their season 1-0-2, beating Chicago State. Savannah DeFini has taken a scoring leap at the beginning of her junior season, scoring three of the Cougar's seven goals and assisting on another, after only scoring one last season. Abby Haskell has started in goal for all three games this season, after playing in only one last year.
Series History
SIUE leads the series history 4-1. Last year's meeting resulted in a 2-1 loss in Edwardsville.
Mastodon Masterclass
Morgan Gallager and Allison Adams swept the second week of Horizon League Player of the Week Rewards. Gallagher earned HL Offensive Player of the Week following a victory against Tiffin (Aug. 22), posting a career-high three points off the bench, an assist and scoring the last goal of the game. Adams played 143 of the 180 available minutes on the defensive line that gave up just one goal. Both players earned their first Horizon League Player of the Week, respectfully.
Freshman Contributors
Three key freshmen carried the Mastodons to a win over Eastern Illinois (Aug. 25). Hailey Hoskins scored the game winning goal on her first shot collegiate shot attempt, Sam Christle earned a shutout in her collegiate debut and finished the match with eight saves. Maci Toporcer took back-to-back shots on goal in the first half.
Mastodon Starters
Five Mastodons have started every game this season: Chloe Mariotti, Allison Adams, Zoe Greenhalge, Lizzie Haub and Bella Reitano.
Freshman Starters
Purdue Fort Wayne freshmen Sam Christle, Maci Toporcer and Maddy Kopala have recorded starts for the Mastodons this season.
Touching Up The Record Book
Bella Reitano sits in 10th place for career goals per game in the Purdue Fort Wayne record book. Reitano is just two goals and two assists away from placing top 10 in both career record books.
'Dons Wear Prada
Gigi Ricciardi did a fashion industry internship based in Florence, Italy this summer.
#OneHL Member
Gigi Ricciardi represents the athletic department on the Horizon League's #OneHL group. #OneHL is a subset of the Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and seeks to bring about meaningful change and action to social issues across the League. #OneHL initiatives include the annual Coach John McLendon Celebration, a partnership with Athlete Ally and civic engagement. #OneHL meets throughout the 2024-25 academic year via video conference.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Southern Indiana on Thursday (Sep. 5) at the Hefner Soccer Complex at 5:30 p.m. for their second game in the Mastodons' home stretch.
Game Day Information
Who: SIUE Cougars
When: Sunday, September 1 | 1:00 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Tickets: Free admission
Know Your Foe
SIUE has started their season 1-0-2, beating Chicago State. Savannah DeFini has taken a scoring leap at the beginning of her junior season, scoring three of the Cougar's seven goals and assisting on another, after only scoring one last season. Abby Haskell has started in goal for all three games this season, after playing in only one last year.
Series History
SIUE leads the series history 4-1. Last year's meeting resulted in a 2-1 loss in Edwardsville.
Mastodon Masterclass
Morgan Gallager and Allison Adams swept the second week of Horizon League Player of the Week Rewards. Gallagher earned HL Offensive Player of the Week following a victory against Tiffin (Aug. 22), posting a career-high three points off the bench, an assist and scoring the last goal of the game. Adams played 143 of the 180 available minutes on the defensive line that gave up just one goal. Both players earned their first Horizon League Player of the Week, respectfully.
Freshman Contributors
Three key freshmen carried the Mastodons to a win over Eastern Illinois (Aug. 25). Hailey Hoskins scored the game winning goal on her first shot collegiate shot attempt, Sam Christle earned a shutout in her collegiate debut and finished the match with eight saves. Maci Toporcer took back-to-back shots on goal in the first half.
Mastodon Starters
Five Mastodons have started every game this season: Chloe Mariotti, Allison Adams, Zoe Greenhalge, Lizzie Haub and Bella Reitano.
Freshman Starters
Purdue Fort Wayne freshmen Sam Christle, Maci Toporcer and Maddy Kopala have recorded starts for the Mastodons this season.
Touching Up The Record Book
Bella Reitano sits in 10th place for career goals per game in the Purdue Fort Wayne record book. Reitano is just two goals and two assists away from placing top 10 in both career record books.
'Dons Wear Prada
Gigi Ricciardi did a fashion industry internship based in Florence, Italy this summer.
#OneHL Member
Gigi Ricciardi represents the athletic department on the Horizon League's #OneHL group. #OneHL is a subset of the Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and seeks to bring about meaningful change and action to social issues across the League. #OneHL initiatives include the annual Coach John McLendon Celebration, a partnership with Athlete Ally and civic engagement. #OneHL meets throughout the 2024-25 academic year via video conference.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Southern Indiana on Thursday (Sep. 5) at the Hefner Soccer Complex at 5:30 p.m. for their second game in the Mastodons' home stretch.
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