Meg Roden is having another impressive season at High Point, and this week delivered one of the highlights of the season in the Panthers’ win over UNC Greensboro. In a game that really could have gone either way as the attacking stats were incredibly close, Roden delivered from a corner in the 38th minute, sending home an Olimpico for the game’s only goal. The Panthers followed up with a 2-2 draw with UNC Wilmington to move to 2-4-1 through four weeks, a far healthier record than the 1-4-0 at which they sat coming into the weekend.
Abbey Burns has also been instrumental for her team this season, leading UAB as captain and quite literally stepping up to secure the Blazers a 1-0 win over SEC side Ole Miss. The South Australian’s 58th minute penalty was UAB’s only shot on target for the entire game, and it was absolutely unstoppable as it rocketed into the roof of the net. With Ole Miss only putting one of their own seven shots on target, Burns’ goal was enough to secure their first of two 1-0 victories for the weekend as they moved to 3-2-1 with a win over Southern Miss in their second game of the weekend.
Already a star in the Maine midfield, Lara Kirkby notched her second goal in the season after just five games, just one shy of the three she scored in 15 games last season. The 2023 Rachael Doyle Medallist’s header from a corner tied a bow on the Black Bears’ victory over Stonehill, wrapping up a 4-1 win as Maine rebounded from last week’s draw with Merrimack and loss to Rutgers, elevating their record to 3-1-2.
Graduate student Molly Arens has come off the bench in each of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s last two games, but made her case for a return to the starting lineup against Prairie View A&M. The midfielder scored the Islanders’ penultimate goal in a 5-1 drubbing of the Panthers, finding the back of the net with one of her two shots on target in 32 minutes of playing time. Arens’ first goal of the season was the fourth of her career to go along with six career assists.
Whilst Roden, Burns, Arens, and Kirkby were adding to their goal tallies, Tarleton State freshman Adelaide Wyrzynski got her own goalscoring off to a start with the insurance goal in a 2-0 win over Grambling State. It really only was a matter of time for Wyrzynski, who has rattled off three shots in three separate games, and put all three of her shots on target in 44 minutes of playing time in this game. Having shown her attacking threat throughout the early stages of her freshman campaign, it appears all but assured that the goals will continue to flow for the former Junior Matildas representative.
Madison Chambers has been in and out of the starting lineup for Alabama State this season, but made a case for more playing time as she teed up the Hornets’ only goal in a 2-1 loss to West Georgia. The Tasmanian was credited with an assist on Ariana James’ opener as part of a 28-minute outing, and in fact all bar one of her appearances this season have seen Chambers play between 22 and 28 minutes. Hopefully, the rest of the season will be more like that one other appearance, which saw the senior play 63 minutes against Talladega.
Eve Tiktikakis also chalked up her first NCAA Division I assist, and did so on debut for Charleston Southern in a 5-0 win over South Carolina State. Having notched two goals and two assists at Florida Tech in NCAA Division II last season, hopefully Tiktikakis’ debut performance, which also included a shot on target, will serve as a sign of things to come.
Complete Results
Alabama State (Grace Norbury, Madison Chambers)
This week: lost 7-1 to Jacksonville St.; lost 2-1 to West Ga.
Grace Norbury started for Alabama State against Jacksonville State, registering a shot on target in 53 minutes of action, before coming off the bench to play 65 minutes against West Georgia. Madison Chambers started against Jacksonville State, tallying a shot in 27 minutes of playing time, before notching an assist in 28 minutes off the bench against West Georgia.
Bellarmine (Teagan Douglas)
This week: drew 1-1 with Indiana St.
Teagan Douglas once again played the full 90 minutes as Bellarmine drew with Indiana State.
Charleston Southern (Eve Tiktikakis)
This week: defeated South Carolina St. 5-0; lost 5-0 to Col. of Charleston
Eve Tiktikakis came off the bench in both games this week, registering a shot and an assist in 40 minutes of playing time against South Carolina State and playing 34 minutes in Charleston Southern’s loss to local rivals Charleston.
Coastal Carolina (Tahlia Voskanian)
This week: defeated Belmont 1-0; lost 3-0 to Lipscomb
Tahlia Voskanian did not feature for Coastal Carolina in either game this week.
Dartmouth (Kate Ryan)
This week: lost 6-1 to Pittsburgh; drew 1-1 with Robert Morris
Kate Ryan did not feature for Dartmouth in either game this week.
Denver (Isabella Chidiac)
This week: lost 1-0 to Colorado; defeated Southern Utah 5-2
Isabella Chidiac did not feature against Colorado, but came off the bench to play 21 minutes in Denver’s win over Southern Utah.
Detroit Mercy (Chantelle Symes)
This week: defeated Chicago St. 5-0; lost 3-0 to Western Mich.
Chantelle Symes did not feature in Detroit Mercy’s win over Chicago State, but came off the bench to play the second half against Western Michigan, making four saves.
Fresno State (Shivani Battaglia)
This week: defeated CSU Bakersfield 2-1
Shivani Battaglia played the full 90 minutes in Fresno State’s last-gasp win over Cal State Bakersfield, making a single save.
Harvard (Erin Gordon)
This week: defeated Boston U. 1-0; drew 1-1 with Pepperdine
Erin Gordon played the full 90 minutes for Harvard on both occasions this week.
High Point (Meg Roden)
This week: defeated UNC Greensboro 1-0; drew 2-2 with UNCW
Meg Roden started both games for High Point this week, scoring the winner as part of a 73-minute outing against UNC Greensboro and playing 54 minutes in the draw with UNC Wilmington.
Incarnate Word (Montanna Mathews)
This week: lost 2-0 to North Texas
Montanna Mathews started in Incarnate Word’s loss to North Texas, playing 40 minutes.
Little Rock (Candice Kilderry)
This week: defeated Central Ark. 2-0
Candice Kilderry started in Little Rock’s win over Central Arkansas, registering a shot in her 71 minutes.
Long Island (Isabella Stein)
This week: defeated Dominican (NY) 4-1
Izzy Stein started in Long Island’s win over Dominican, tallying a shot in her 71 minutes on the pitch.
Loyola Maryland (Ava Blizzard)
This week: drew 1-1 with Hofstra
Ava Blizzard did not feature in Loyola Maryland’s draw with Hofstra.
Maine (Grace Wilson, Lara Kirkby)
This week: defeated Stonehill 4-1
Lara Kirkby scored Maine’s fourth goal in their win over Stonehill with her only shot on target in a 57-minute outing, whilst Grace Wilson did not feature as their Under 20 Women’s World Cup campaign wrapped up over the weekend.
Massachusetts (Hannah Peric)
This week: defeated Northeastern 4-0; defeated Bryant 3-0
Hannah Peric started both games for Massachusetts this week, playing 64 minutes against Northeastern and 80 minutes in the win over Bryant.
Mississippi Valley State (Jacquelline Kambere)
This week: No games.
Morehead State (Lilly Bailey, Natasha Tanner)
This week: lost 3-0 to Wright St.; lost 1-0 to Northern Ky.
Natasha Tanner came off the bench in both games this week, playing 76 minutes against Wright State and tallying a shot on target in just five minutes against Northern Kentucky. Lilly Bailey did not feature against Wright State but returned to the pitch for the first time since the opening day of the season against Northern Kentucky, playing the second half and making four saves.
Northwestern State (Caitlin Le Roux)
This week: defeated Jackson St. 4-0; defeated Alabama A&M 2-0
Caitlin Le Roux came off the bench to play 15 minutes in each of Northwestern State’s games this week.
Old Dominion (Alice Thompson)
This week: defeated George Mason 1-0; defeated Longwood 2-0
Alice Thompson started for Old Dominion against George Mason, playing 67 minutes, but did not feature in the win over Longwood.
Oregon State (Katie Godden)
This week: lost 2-1 to Nebraska; lost 2-1 to Seattle U
Katie Godden started in Oregon State’s loss to Nebraska, playing 20 minutes before coming off the bench to play 65 minutes against Seattle, tallying two shots with one on target.
Pacific (Libby Davy)
This week: drew 1-1 with Weber St.; lost 9-3 to Utah St.
Libby Davy made four saves for Pacific against Weber State but was forced off after 81 minutes after being fouled by a Wildcats player, and did not feature against Utah State.
Purdue (Zoe Karipidis)
This week: lost 1-0 to Alabama
Zoe Karipidis did not feature in Purdue’s loss to Alabama.
Rider (Eloise Jones)
This week: lost 5-1 to Fairfield
Eloise Jones did not feature in Rider’s loss to Fairfield.
Saint Francis (Claire Scarpin, Aimee Benton)
This week: No games.
Saint Peter’s (Sophie Cook, Wilma Thodhlana)
This week: lost 2-0 to Marist
Wilma Thodhlana played the full 90 minutes in Saint Peter’s loss to Marist, tallying two shots with one on target. Sophie Cook came off the bench, registering identical shooting stats to Thodhlana in 26 minutes of action.
Santa Clara (Holly Furphy)
This week: defeated Cal Poly 4-3
Holly Furphy came off the bench in Santa Clara’s win over Cal Poly, tallying two shots in 38 minutes on the pitch.
Seton Hall (Grace Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell)
This week: defeated NJIT 1-0
Neither Grace nor Sarah Mitchell featured in Seton Hall’s win over NJIT.
Siena (Iona Snape)
This week: defeated Iona 6-0
Iona Snape started in Siena’s win over Iona, playing 53 minutes.
Southern (Yazmin Baird-Watson)
This week: defeated La. Christian 1-0; lost 2-1 to Troy
Yazmin Baird-Watson did not feature for Southern in either game this weekend.
Stetson (Camila Madriz Figueroa)
This week: lost 7-0 to Oklahoma; defeated South Carolina St. 3-1
Camila Madriz Figueroa did not feature for Stetson in either game this week.
Tarleton State (Adelaide Wyrzynski)
This week: lost 2-1 to Oral Roberts; defeated Grambling 2-0
Adelaide Wyrzynski came off the bench in both games this week, playing 23 minutes against Oral Roberts before registering three shots on target and slotting home the second goal in Tarleton State’s win over Grambling.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Molly Arens, Emma Bates)
This week: lost 3-0 to UTEP; defeated Prairie View 5-1
Molly Arens came off the bench in both games this week, playing 21 minutes in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s loss to UTEP before tallying two shots on target and finding the back of the net once in 32 minutes against Prairie View A&M. Emma Bates started and notched one shot in 78 minutes against UTEP before coming off the bench to play 32 minutes against Prairie View A&M.
Towson (Courtney Butlion)
This week: drew 1-1 with Maryland; drew 1-1 with Penn
Courtney Butlion started each of Towson’s games this week, playing 48 minutes against Maryland and 30 minutes in the draw with Penn.
UAB (Abbey Burns)
This week: defeated Ole Miss 1-0; defeated Southern Miss. 1-0
Abbey Burns played every minute of the weekend for UAB, notching two shots and burying a penalty for the only goal in the win over Ole Miss.
UMBC (Annaliese Grove)
This week: lost 3-1 to American
Annie Grove started in UMBC’s loss to American, playing 83 minutes.
UNC Asheville (Mercedes McNabb, Jasmine Barry)
This week: lost 2-1 to Furman; lost 5-0 to Wake Forest
Mercedes McNabb started for UNC Asheville against Furman, playing 52 minutes before coming off the bench to play 67 minutes in the loss to Wake Forest. Jasmine Barry came off the bench to play 30 minutes against Furman before moving into the starting lineup and playing 71 minutes in the loss to Wake Forest.
VCU (Greta Kraszula)
This week: lost 1-0 to Virginia; lost 4-0 to Maryland
Greta Kraszula started both games this week, playing the full 90 minutes against Virginia and 71 minutes in VCU’s loss to Maryland.
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