Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s long unbeaten streak was harshly snapped by Stephen F. Austin, but the Islanders remain in decent shape in the Southland Conference. However, Molly Arens and Emma Bates will have to fend off challenges from two other Australians if they are to maintain their position in the conference tournament positions heading into the final couple of weeks. First up: Caitlin Le Roux and Northwestern State, who sit two points clear of the Islanders in fourth position, but with one more game under their belt. Things only get tastier in the second game of the weekend as the Aussie pairing take on Montanna Mathews and Incarnate Word, who have only a single point buffer over the Islanders. Although the remainder of the season schedule shakes out fairly favourably for all three of these teams, particularly in terms of the chasing pack’s remaining games, any win this weekend would see a team breathing a lot more easily with regards to conference tournament qualification.
Eve Tiktikakis’ Charleston Southern and Meg Roden’s High Point sit level atop the Big South standings, but things could not be tighter as they are but two of four teams currently on seven points midway through the league schedule. Charleston Southern have a game in hand on the remaining trio, but that will mean far less if High Point grab the win on the road in the penultimate weekend. Hopefully, this weekend sees Eve Tiktikakis granted more playing time than we have seen in recent weeks, whilst Meg Roden continues to be influential for the Panthers, whether off the bench or in the starting lineup. Interestingly, looking ahead, Mercedes McNabb and Jasmine Barry could also be highly influential to this race, as their UNC Asheville outfit plays three of the top four in the last couple of weeks, including both Charleston Southern and High Point in their final two games of the regular season.
It’s rare that a team without Aussies is a focal point for any part of College Matildas, but in a way, Lindenwood are exactly that this week as they take on both Morehead State and Little Rock this week, with both Aussie-laden teams chasing the Lions for top spot in the Ohio Valley Conference. Candice Kilderry has been at her best throughout the campaign for Little Rock, and the sophomore may have to be again as Lindenwood have conceded just one goal in six conference games to this point. Kilderry, with six goals to her name this season, is undoubtedly the Trojan’s biggest attacking threat, with her tally doubling the team’s next best. Meanwhile, Morehead State duo Natasha Tanner and Lilly Bailey will be tasked with shutting down Lindenwood’s attack. Fortunately, in Bailey, the Eagles have a goalkeeper who sits third in the conference for save percentage as part of a team that sits second in the league for goals against average. With just three games remaining in the league schedule, this could turn out to be the weekend that decides just about everything in the OVC, and Little Rock are a red-hot chance of scooping the regular season crown and hosting rights for the conference tournament.
Eloise Jones saw her first minutes since August 21 in Rider’s midweek defeat to Iona, and hopefully the defender can add to that as the Broncs face Iona Snape and Siena this weekend. With just three or four games remaining for each team in the Metro Atlantic, the stakes are high in this one for vastly differing reasons. For Siena, winning out will be their best chance of maintaining their spot in the top four and securing a home quarter-final. Meanwhile, Rider are just about in must-win territory if they are to reach the conference tournament. Although the Broncs have a game in hand, they sit five points out of the tournament spots at this stage. However, their last three games come against teams in the bottom half of the table, so if they are good enough, the opportunities are there to pick up points. A win in this one would be a very nice bonus though. Iona Snape picked up her second assist of the season in Siena’s midweek win over Manhattan, so expect to see the midfielder heavily involved for the Saints once again.
Pacific may be at the foot of the table in the West Coast Conference, but they can still be nuisance value in a match against Holly Furphy and Santa Clara as we continue to await the return of Libby Davy from a concussion sustained against Weber State. Furphy scored two goals in the Broncos’ 3-0 win over Portland a couple of weeks ago, but still saw only a quarter-hour or so off the bench in each of the last two contests. Hopefully that changes this week, with the Broncos simply required to just keep winning to maintain pace with league leaders Oregon State. At this stage, winning isn’t just about keeping pace with the Beavers, though; the Broncos can’t afford a résumé-hurting loss that could skewer their at-large bid chances.
Full Schedule
NCAA Division I
Alabama State (5-5-2) (Grace Norbury, Madison Chambers)
This week: @ Prairie View – 11:00am, Saturday 19 October; @ Texas Southern – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Bellarmine (5-8-2) (Teagan Douglas)
This week: @ North Florida – 10:00am, Friday 18 October; @ Jacksonville – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Charleston Southern (5-3-3) (Eve Tiktikakis)
This week: v High Point – 2:00am, Sunday 20 October
Coastal Carolina (5-4-6) (Tahlia Voskanian)
This week: v Marshall – 6:00am, Saturday 19 October
Dartmouth (6-5-2) (Kate Ryan)
This week: v Penn – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October
Denver (9-5-1) (Isabella Chidiac)
This week: v Omaha – 12:00pm, Friday 18 October
Detroit Mercy (7-6-2) (Chantelle Symes)
This week: v Northern Ky. – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Fresno State (5-6-3) (Shivani Battaglia)
This week: @ New Mexico – 12:30pm, Friday 18 October; @ San Diego St. – 6:00am, Monday 21 October
Harvard (5-2-5) (Erin Gordon)
This week: @ Princeton – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
High Point (6-5-3) (Meg Roden)
This week: @ Charleston So. – 2:00am, Sunday 20 October
Incarnate Word (6-6-2) (Montanna Mathews)
This week: @ SFA – 9:30am, Saturday 19 October; @ A&M-Corpus Christi – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Little Rock (7-5-3) (Candice Kilderry)
This week: @ Southern Ind. – 11:00am, Friday 18 October; @ Lindenwood – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Long Island (4-6-1) (Izzy Stein)
This week: v Delaware St. – 6:00am, Friday 18 October; @ FDU – 3:00am, Monday 21 October
Loyola Maryland (5-4-5) (Ava Blizzard)
This week: @ Holy Cross – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
Maine (9-1-2) (Grace Wilson, Lara Kirkby)
This week: v UAlbany – 3:00am, Monday 21 October
Massachusetts (9-4-2) (Hannah Peric)
This week: @ Loyola Chicago – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Mississippi Valley State (Jacquelline Kambere)
This week: No games.
Morehead State (6-6-3) (Lilly Bailey, Natasha Tanner)
This week: @ Lindenwood – 11:00am, Friday 18 October; @ Southeast Mo. St. – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Northwestern State (7-6-2) (Caitlin Le Roux)
This week: @ A&M-Corpus Christi – 11:00am, Saturday 19 October
Old Dominion (8-4-2) (Alice Thompson)
This week: v Texas St. – 10:00am, Saturday 19 October
Oregon State (Katie Godden)
This week: No games.
Pacific (2-11-1) (Libby Davy)
This week: @ Santa Clara – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
Purdue (6-7-2) (Zoe Karipidis)
This week: v Rutgers – 10:00am, Friday 18 October; @ Michigan – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Rider (2-8-3) (Eloise Jones)
This week: v Siena – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
Saint Francis (4-7-2) (Claire Scarpin, Aimee Benton)
This week: @ Le Moyne – 6:00am, Friday 18 October; v Wagner – 6:00am, Monday 21 October
Saint Peter’s (4-9) (Sophie Cook, Wilma Thodhlana)
This week: @ Niagara – 3:00am, Sunday 20 October
Santa Clara (9-2-2) (Holly Furphy)
This week: v Pacific – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
Seton Hall (4-7-3) (Grace Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell)
This week: @ DePaul – 7:00am, Friday 18 October; v Butler – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Siena (7-7-2) (Iona Snape)
This week: @ Rider – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
Southern (3-9-1) (Yazmin Baird-Watson)
This week: v Grambling – 11:00am, Saturday 19 October; v Ark.-Pine Bluff – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Stetson (7-9) (Camila Madriz Figueroa)
This week: v Central Ark. – 10:00am, Friday 18 October; v North Ala. – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Tarleton State (7-6-3) (Adelaide Wyrzynski)
This week: v Utah Tech – 11:00am, Friday 18 October; v Southern Utah – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5-3-5) (Molly Arens, Emma Bates)
This week: v Northwestern St. – 11:00am, Saturday 19 October; v UIW – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Towson (4-4-8) (Courtney Butlion)
This week: v Monmouth – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
UAB (5-4-3) (Abbey Burns)
This week: @ East Carolina – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
UMBC (5-8-1) (Annie Grove)
This week: @ Bryant – 10:00am, Friday 18 October
UNC Asheville (3-8-1) (Mercedes McNabb, Jasmine Barry)
This week: @ USC Upstate – 10:00am, Sunday 20 October
VCU (2-7-4) (Greta Kraszula)
This week: v Duquesne – 9:00am, Friday 18 October; @ Dayton – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
NCAA Division II
American International (5-5-1) (Eloise Paine)
This week: v Saint Michael’s – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
Barton (4-4-3) (Brigitte Sander)
This week: @ UNC Pembroke – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
Cal Poly Pomona (10-0-1) (Georgia Rink)
This week: @ Cal State LA – 10:30am, Friday 18 October; v Cal St. Dom. Hills – 5:30am, Monday 21 October
Cal State Dominguez Hills (4-4-2) (Katie McDermott)
This week: v CSUSB – 10:30am, Friday 18 October; @ Cal Poly Pomona – 5:30am, Monday 21 October
Caldwell (8-3-1) (Liz Warne)
This week: v Georgian Court – 2:00am, Sunday 20 October
Carson-Newman (5-3-2) (Amber Wilkinson)
This week: @ Lenoir-Rhyne – 8:00am, Sunday 20 October
Catawba (7-1-4) (Ashley Hughes)
This week: v Emory & Henry – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
Charleston (WV) (9-3) (Ciara Casamento, Kate Duffy)
This week: @ Point Park – 3:00am, Monday 21 October
Concord (6-5-1) (Caitlin Webster, Holly Gray)
This week: @ West Liberty – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Drury (10-1-2) (Keva Culkin)
This week: v Truman St. – 9:00am, Saturday 19 October; v Quincy – 4:00am, Monday 21 October
Felician (1-8-3) (Ruby Samild)
This week: @ Holy Family – 3:00am, Sunday 20 October
Fort Lewis (6-3-1) (Renee Junna)
This week: @ Colorado Mesa – 12:00pm, Saturday 19 October; @ Westminster (UT) – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Francis Marion (7-1-3) (Ashley Jordan)
This week: @ Emmanuel (GA) – 3:30am, Sunday 20 October
Franklin Pierce (9-2-1) (Erin Keyt)
This week: @ Adelphi – 3:00am, Sunday 20 October
Gannon (Paige Taylor)
This week: No games.
Glenville State (5-5-2) (Summer McShane-Cale)
This week: @ Wheeling – 7:00am, Monday 21 October
Jefferson (9-1-1) (Liv Riddel)
This week: @ Wilmington (DE) – 6:30am, Friday 18 October; @ Mercy – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October
Lincoln Memorial (5-4-2) (Jade Brown)
This week: @ Mars Hill – 6:30am, Monday 21 October
Mississippi College (5-2-3) (Erin Stamatopoulos)
This week: v West Ala. – 5:00am, Saturday 19 October; v Alabama Huntsville – 5:00am, Monday 21 October
Oklahoma Christian (7-2-3) (Layla Lopez, Chloe Walker)
This week: @ UT Tyler – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
Seton Hill (4-3-4) (Maddie Teakle)
This week: @ Pitt.-Johnstown – 3:00am, Sunday 20 October
Southern New Hampshire (7-0-3) (Imogen Noon)
This week: v Pace – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
UNC Pembroke (7-2-3) (Sarah Bonifant)
This week: v Barton – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
USC Beaufort (6-3-3) (Alice Webster)
This week: v Albany St. (GA) – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
UT-Tyler (8-1-3) (Mackenzee Stokes)
This week: v Okla. Christian – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
UTPB (3-5-2) (Lara Brewis)
This week: v Sul Ross St. – 3:00am, Sunday 20 October
Valdosta State (4-5-1) (Sienna Havill)
This week: v Trevecca Nazarene – 4:00am, Friday 18 October; @ AUM – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
West Virginia State (8-2-2) (Emma Farrelly)
This week: @ Salem (WV) – 9:00am, Monday 21 October
Wingate (7-1-3) (Sophie MacAlpine)
This week: @ Belmont Abbey – 7:30am, Sunday 20 October
NCAA Division III
Bethany College (6-4-3) (Gabby Hicks)
This week: v Allegheny – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
Dean College (2-7-3) (Miro McIntyre Clere)
This week: @ St. Joseph’s (ME) – 7:30am, Sunday 20 October
Lesley (7-5-1) (Maya Spatafore)
This week: v Me.-Farmington – 5:30am, Sunday 20 October
Millikin University (9-2-1) (Lila Castillo Burgess)
This week: v Wheaton (IL) – 3:00pm, Saturday 19 October
Monmouth College (3-7-3) (Brontë De Zwart)
This week: @ Lake Forest – 5:30am, Sunday 20 October
SUNY Oneonta (4-7-1) (Lisa Schinckel)
This week: @ SUNY Canton – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
Southern Maine (10-2-2) (Kayla O’Connor)
This week: v Keene St. – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October
NAIA
Briar Cliff (IA) (Tamzin Hilton)
This week: @ College of Saint Mary (NE) – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
Corban (Ava Hayes)
This week: @ Multnomah – 6:00am, Saturday 19 October; @ Warner Pacific (OR) – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October
Cumberlands (Ky.) (Georgia Martell)
This week: v Cumberland (Tenn.) – 10:00am, Saturday 19 October
Jamestown (N.D.) (Olivia Cullen, Gaby Sarkis)
This week: @ College of Saint Mary (NE) – 7:00am, Friday 18 October; @ Bellevue (NE) – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
Keiser (Fla.) (Zara Board, Georgia Little, Zoe Edwards)
This week: @ New College of Florida – 3:00am, Sunday 20 October
Midway (Holly Johnstone)
This week: v Rio Grande – 6:30am, Friday 18 October; @ St. Mary-Woods – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
Reinhardt (Ga.) (Riley Welsh)
This week: v Bluefield (VA) – 4:00am, Sunday 20 October
Rio Grande (Saskia Vos)
This week: @ Midway – 6:30am, Friday 18 October; v Georgia Gwinnett – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October
Rocky Mountain (MT) (Piper Adams-Jones, Georgia Dean, Tara Appleby, Ellen Gaudry)
This week: @ Evergreen (WA) – 6:30am, Saturday 19 October; @ Northwest (WA) – 6:30am, Monday 21 October
Science and Arts (Emali Goulas)
This week: @ Southwestern Christian – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
St. Andrews (NC) (Charlotte Weinand)
This week: @ Pikeville ( KY) – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
St. Thomas (Fla.) (D’arne Boato)
This week: @ Warner (FL) – 10:00am, Sunday 20 October
Webber International (FL) (Claudia Vincent)
This week: v SCAD Savannah (Ga.) – 6:30am, Sunday 20 October
Xavier (La.) (Amelia Suma)
This week: v Our Lady of the Lake – 3:00am, Friday 18 October; v Texas A&M-San Antonio – 2:00am, Sunday 20 October
NJCAA Division I
Barton (Mary Kahraman)
This week: v Cowley – 7:00am, Sunday 20 October
Dodge City (Jada Lamond)
This week: No games.
Eastern Florida State (Aimee Longhurst)
This week: v Miami Dade – 9:00am, Saturday 19 October
LSU Eunice (Gabby Stone)
This week: v Ranger – 6:00am, Saturday 19 October; v East Mississippi – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October
Laramie County (Giselle Heck)
This week: v Gillette – 6:00am, Sunday 20 October (NJCAA Region IX Tournament)
Monroe University (Emily Mackie)
This week: @ Harford – 5:00am, Saturday 19 October
Murray State (Sofia Lopez, Kellie McMahon)
This week: @ Northeastern Oklahoma A&M – 7:00am, Monday 21 October
Seminole State (OK) (Sophia Doumos)
This week: v Iowa Western – 5:00am, Sunday 20 October
Seward County (Ryshelle Taylor)
This week: v Butler – 5:00am, Saturday 19 October
Tyler (Ella Palframan, Anna Powell, Sienna Powell, Layne Chapman)
This week: v Navarro – 11:00am, Saturday 19 October
Western Wyoming (Isabelle Kenna)
This week: No games.
NJCAA Division II
Heartland (Morgan Stanton)
This week: No games.
Johnson County (Sophie Abbott, Montana-Rose Curry)
This week: @ Southeast – 8:30am, Sunday 20 October
Mineral Area (Thea Draganova)
This week: v Wabash Valley – 10:00am, Sunday 20 October
Northeast (Samantha Bayer, Amelia Bingley, Helena Chetcuti, Talia Sanders)
This week: v Scott – 7:30am, Sunday 20 October
3C2A
Feather River (Lillian Pettersen)
This week: @ Butte – 6:30am, Saturday 19 October
USports Canada
UNBC (Scarlet Thomas)
This week: @ Trinity Western – 11:00am, Saturday 19 October; @ Fraser Valley – 7:00am, Monday 21 October
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