ADA – For the first time since Oct. 1, the East Central University soccer team will be at Tiger Field to play a match, as they are set to host Oklahoma Baptist, Thursday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. The match is set as the annual Pink Out game to help raise awareness about breast cancer.
The Tigers will then hit the road for their final away match of the season, Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. against Southern Nazarene.
ECU went 1-4 in their road trip, but the lone win came as a 3-0 shutout victory at Northwestern. The 3-0 win matched the victory at home earlier in the season, making it the second-straight shutout of NWOSU and the third on the season for the Tigers.
Oklahoma Baptist comes into Thursday's match with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-7 mark in the GAC after losing its last four. Their 0-1 loss to Southern Nazarene Tuesday wrapped up a six match home stand, with Thursday's match starting a five game road trip.
The Bison have struggled in the last few matches, as they have not scored since Oct. 8 when they defeated NWOSU 3-0. Maddie Windham, Mikayla Lowery and Emmily Infante are the top goal scorers for OBU. Windham has four goals and four assists on the season, while Lowery adds three goals and Infante two goals and an assist.
Emma Beck has been in net for the Bison all season, recording 66 saves and one shutout, while allowing 27 goals.
The meeting with the Tigers will be just the third in the all-time series, with each team having earned a win on their home field so far. In the 1-2 loss to OBU (10/3) earlier this season, ECU saw senior
Kaitie Herrin score the goal and freshman
Chloe Hull stop four shots.
Southern Nazarene is currently 6-9 overall and 3-6 in the league after winning their last match. Saturday's match will be the final home match for the Crimson Storm for 2015. SNU has a 13-20 goal differential this season and have let in more goals in the second half (8-12).
Kelsi Bussert, Alyssa Glitzke and Hannah Robinson have combined to score 10 of the Crimson Storm's 13 goals this season. Bussert leads the team with five goals, Gliztke adds three goals and an assist and Robinson has two goals and two helpers.
Natasha Fuentes has been in net for all but 17 minutes this season for SNU and has a .832 saves percentage. Fuentes has allowed 20 goals and stopped 99 shots, while earning four shutouts.
The all-time series between ECU and SNU is currently 4-7-1 overall in favor of the Crimson Storm, including a 3-4 mark in GAC action. The Tigers earned a 3-0 win in the last meeting (10/1), but are 1-4-1 when playing in Bethany, Okla.
ECU saw two goals and an assist from senior
Taylor Kennedy in the first meeting of 2015, while junior
Lexie DeVore adds a goal and an assist and Hull earned her second shutout with five saves.
