In terms of attacking players, this week certainly belonged to Katie Godden even if her outstanding efforts couldn’t quite get DePaul over the line on either occasion. Scoring the opener against Marquette in a 3-2 defeat, the former Arsenal academy striker exhibited delightful control to chest a cross down into wide open space before lashing the ball home as the Marquette defence opted to socially distance in the box. Unfortunately, the Golden Eagles would score the next three goals of the contest and tighten up their defending from that point as DePaul finished with just three shots on target in the defeat.
Godden wasn’t done making an impact on the scoresheet, though. A delightful aerial through ball checked up on the first bounce and allowed Susie Soderstrom to round the ‘keeper and slot the ball home for a 15th minute equaliser against Xavier after DePaul had scored an early opener. However, a goal to Xavier in the opening minute of the second half proved the difference as once again DePaul failed to create many chances, finishing with just five shots and only three on target.
Once upon a time, a game between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Nicholls State would have had Aussie fans on the lookout for a goal from Jess Coates, Kristy Helmers, or Tessa Calabria. However, nowadays, the Southland Conference presence is dominated by Islanders midfielder Molly Arens, who notched her third goal of the season in a 3-1 victory. With the scoreline reading 2-1 heading into the final 15 minutes, Arens followed up after the Nicholls State goalkeeper spilled a shot from Morgan Westbury, slotting home just before the ‘keeper could recover the ball and making sure of the victory. The goal also set an Islanders team record for most goals in one campaign with 25, and there are still six weeks left in the season.
Unfortunately, the match ended on a sour note for Arens, with the picture below more or less speaking for itself, and hopefully it’s a speedy recovery for the Islanders star.
Abbey Burns has been an inspired addition the UAB roster this season, starting all bar the first of the Blazers’ ten games this season. This week, the South Australian notched her first point of the season with the assist on the game’s only goal against Florida Atlantic. Fresh off a 1-0 win over Florida International, a tight match saw each team finish with only three shots for the entire contest. However, it was a delightful corner from Burns that resulted in a 14th minute winner for UAB. The freshman dropped the ball in perfect position to create havoc, and after a deflection, it nestled in the back of the net, and that proved to be enough for UAB to move to 6-2-2 and continue a highly impressive season to this point.
Assists for Eliza Ammendolia are nothing new, and it was yet another pinpoint pass by the star from the Riverina that put Hawai’i 2-0 up in their contest with Cal Poly. A perfect aerial ball found a teammate who slotted home, but that would be the end of the scoring for Hawai’i midway through the first half. Cal Poly would get one back before equalising in the dying seconds to see the Rainbow Wahine leave California with two points instead of the four they will feel they should have taken following their early two-goal lead.
However, the players tallying goals and assists weren’t the only ones getting heavily involved in the attack this week as Aimee Medwin helped Long Beach State wreak havoc on the Cal State Bakersfield defence in a 3-0 win. Although the Tasmanian didn’t score, her five shots – of which two were on target – more than doubled her previous career high of two as Beach peppered their opponents with 19 shots. If this becomes a regular occurrence, it is surely only a matter of time until Medwin tallies the first goal of her college career.
Meanwhile, Greta Kraszula continues her outstanding season and, like Medwin, finds herself providing support to the attack despite being known more as a defensive player. VCU picked up a pair of wins this week, knocking off St. Bonaventure before defeating Courtney Butlion’s La Salle side in an Aussie v Aussie matchup. The Rams outshot St. Bonaventure 29-6 and La Salle 16-8, with Kraszula playing the full 90 minutes on both occasions. The Under 20 World Cup representative also reeled off four shots against the Bonnies before testing the ‘keeper with one against La Salle as VCU look to bolster their CV and potentially secure the fallback option of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid should a conference title not eventuate in 2022.
Finally, there was more good news in the last set of midweek games prior to the weekend. Louisiana freshman Emma Bates, who had been suffering from a knee injury, made her long-awaited debut with a 17-minute came off the bench in a 2-2 draw with Georgia State. The former Northern Tigers midfielder followed this up with 29 minutes in a 1-0 defeat to South Alabama, and hopefully her minutes can continue to climb throughout the remainder of the campaign.
Complete Results
Alabama State (Madison Chambers, Grace Norbury)
This week: drew 0-0 with Texas Southern; defeated Prairie View A&M 5-0
Grace Norbury played the full 90 minutes and registered two shots in Alabama State’s draw with Texas Southern before coming off the bench to play 68 minutes against Prairie View A&M. Madison Chambers did not feature in either contest this week.
Butler (Claire Farrington)
This week: lost 1-0 to Xavier; lost 4-1 to Marquette
Claire Farrington did not feature for Butler on either occasion this week.
Coastal Carolina (Asha McClurg)
This week: lost 2-1 to Appalachian State; lost 3-1 to Georgia State
Asha McClurg did not feature for Coastal Carolina against Appalachian State, but came off the bench to play 21 minutes against Georgia State.
Creighton (Renée Pountney)
This week: lost 2-1 to Connecticut; lost 4-0 to Georgetown
Renée Pountney did not feature for Creighton against Connecticut, but saw 14 minutes of playing time off the bench in the loss to Georgetown.
Denver (Isabella Chidiac)
This week: defeated North Dakota State 2-0; defeated North Dakota
Isabella Chidiac did not feature for Denver on either occasion this week.
DePaul (Katie Godden)
This week: lost 3-2 to Marquette; lost 2-1 to Xavier
Katie Godden started both games for DePaul this week, tallying a goal in 86 minutes against Marquette and adding an assist in an 83-minute effort in the loss to Denver.
Hawai’i (Eliza Ammendolia)
This week: drew 0-0 with UC Santa Barbara; drew 2-2 with Cal Poly
Eliza Ammendolia started both games for Hawai’i this week, tallying two shots in 56 minutes against UC Santa Barbara and notching an assist during her 59 minutes in the draw with Cal Poly.
Kent State (Lua Suero)
This week: defeated Ohio 2-0; defeated Akron 2-0
Lua Suero did not feature for Kent State on either occasion this week.
La Salle (Courtney Butlion)
This week: defeated George Washington 2-1; lost 1-0 to VCU
Courtney Butlion came off the bench in both games this week, tallying a shot in 19 minutes against George Washington and playing 32 minutes in the loss to VCU.
Long Beach State (Aimee Medwin)
This week: defeated Cal State Bakersfield 3-0
Aimee Medwin played the full 90 minutes in Long Beach State’s win over Cal State Bakersfield, testing the ‘keeper with two of her five shots.
Long Island (Isabella Stein)
This week: defeated Stonehill 2-1
Isabella Stein did not feature for Long Island in their win over Stonehill.
Louisiana (Emma Bates)
This week: lost 1-0 to South Alabama
Emma Bates came off the bench for Louisiana in their loss to South Alabama, registering a shot on target in her 29 minutes on the pitch.
Louisiana Tech (Caitlin Le Roux)
This week: lost 2-0 to Charlotte; lost 4-1 to Rice
Caitlin Le Roux did not feature for Louisiana Tech in either game this week.
Massachusetts (Hannah Peric)
This week: drew 1-1 with Saint Joseph’s; lost 2-1 to Dayton
Hannah Peric started both games for UMass this week, registering a shot in 90 minutes against Saint Joseph’s and playing 42 minutes in the loss to Dayton.
Peric: 90 mins, 1 shot v SJU
Oral Roberts (Layla Lopez)
This week: defeated Western Illinois 2-1
Layla Lopez did not feature for Oral Roberts in their win over Western Illinois.
Oregon (Lara Kirkby, Isabel Rolley)
This week: defeated Washington 2-0
Isabel Rolley played the full 90 minutes in Oregon’s win over Washington, whilst Lara Kirkby saw six minutes of action off the bench.
Rider (Eloise Jones)
This week: defeated Saint Peter’s 3-0
Eloise Jones did not feature in Rider’s win over Saint Peter’s.
Sam Houston State (Cameron Barreiro)
This week: lost 1-0 to Stephen F. Austin; drew 1-1 with UTRGV
Cameron Barreiro did not feature for Sam Houston in either game this week.
San Francisco (Ashley Jordan)
This week: lost 4-0 to Santa Clara
Ashley Jordan came off the bench for San Francisco in their loss to Santa Clara, playing 28 minutes.
Santa Clara (Holly Furphy)
This week: defeated San Francisco 4-0; lost 2-0 to Pacific
Holly Furphy did not feature for Santa Clara on either occasion this week.
Seton Hall (Grace Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell)
This week: lost 1-0 to Providence; lost 2-0 to Villanova
Sarah Mitchell started for Seton Hall against Providence and played 49 minutes before coming off the bench to play 46 minutes in the loss to Villanova. Grace Mitchell came off the bench in both games, playing 37 minutes against Providence and 52 minutes against Villanova.
Siena (Iona Snape)
This week: defeated Albany 2-1
Iona Snape came off the bench for Siena in their win over Albany, playing 20 minutes.
Southern Illinois (Chantelle Symes)
This week: defeated Belmont 2-0
Chantelle Symes did not feature in Southern Illinois’ win over Belmont.
St. Francis Brooklyn (Chloe Walker)
This week: lost 4-1 to Fairleigh Dickinson
Chloe Walker did not feature in St. Francis’ loss to Fairleigh Dickinson.
Stanford (Amy Sayer)
This week: lost 2-1 to USC
Amy Sayer came off the bench for Stanford in their loss to USC, playing 27 minutes.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Molly Arens)
This week: defeated Nicholls State 3-1
Molly Arens started for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in their win over Nicholls State, scoring with her only shot of the game in a 69-minute outing.
UAB (Abbey Burns)
This week: defeated Florida International 1-0; defeated Florida Atlantic 1-0
Abbey Burns started both games for UAB this week, playing 58 minutes in the win over Florida International before tallying a shot on target and an assist on the game’s only goal during her hour on the pitch against Florida Atlantic.
UMBC (Isobel Davy, Annaliese Grove)
This week: lost 3-2 to Maine
Annie Grove started and played 77 minutes for UMBC in their loss to Maine, but Isobel Davy did not feature this week.
UNC Asheville (Jasmine Barry)
This week: defeated Gardner-Webb 1-0
Jasmine Barry started for UNC Asheville in their win over Gardner-Webb, playing 87 minutes.
USC (Talia Grossman)
This week: defeated Stanford 2-1
Talia Grossman did not feature for USC in their win over Stanford.
UTRGV (Dani Rutstein, Caitlin Webster)
This week: lost 1-0 to New Mexico State
Caitlin Webster tallied two shots with one on target in 48 minutes off the bench during UTRGV’s loss to New Mexico State, but Dani Rutstein did not feature for the Vaqueros.
VCU (Greta Kraszula)
This week: defeated St. Bonaventure 2-0; defeated La Salle 1-0
Greta Kraszula played the full 90 minutes in both games this week, registering four shots against St. Bonaventure and one on target in the win over La Salle.
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