Our issues are getting some more quality in the front line.” “Hats off to them for executing, but the backline stood tall again ,” Cirovski said. In their previous two games, a single misstep like the one they made against UCLA would’ve guaranteed a loss. While Maryland’s defenders won’t acknowledge it, they’ve been playing under additional pressure, having to stay perfect until the goals start coming. The team is mired in the worst scoring drought to start a season in program history. And we’re just hoping to come out and play our game and if we do that, we have a great shot to win.After allowing two first-half goals in the season opener, the Maryland defense has locked down, shutting out two ranked foes before conceding the lone goal against the Bruins.īut because of their inability to score, the Terps (0-2-2) are still without a win in 2018. “Offensively, obviously we need to score to win, and they’re really good. “We just have to control the tempo and possession in the game and dictate the pace,” Stemmeler said. Sophomore midfielder Ashley Stemmeler acknowledged the challenge of facing a team that has only allowed 19 goals in 24 games.
In order for Marquette to advance to play either Wake Forest or Boston on Sunday, it will have to score on senior goalkeeper Erin McNulty, an All-Big Ten Second Team member, who leads the Big Ten in shutouts (12) and ranks third in the conference in goals against average (0.83).įor the sake of comparison, Marquette senior goalkeeper Natalie Kulla ranks first in the Big East in shutouts (11) and goals against average (0.63). And then you’ve got Hayes who has a Latin or South American flair to her game, so they’re going to be a challenge for us, no doubt,” Roeders said. “I think you can compare Nairn to (Georgetown redshirt senior midfielder) Ingrid Wells and Schram is sort of like (Notre Dame’s senior forward Melissa) Henderson. Roeders sees them as some of the best players in the nation. Women’s National Team and has been named to the All-Big Ten First Team the last three seasons, while Schram was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team this past season. “We’ll have to be extra cautious with Hayes, but any one of their forwards and midfielders are good enough to score.” “We just have to be organized in the back and make sure we communicate with each other,” junior defender Megan Jaskowiak said.
Hayes, along with fellow sophomore forward Taylor Schram (12 goals, 12 assists) and junior midfielder Christine Nairn (three goals, 11 assists) will give the Marquette defense a challenge. Hayes was named the Big Ten Forward of the Year and named to the All-Big Ten First Team following the regular season. She leads the Big Ten in goals per game (1.12) and game-winning goals (nine). The Nittany Lions are led on offense by sophomore forward Maya Hayes, who leads the nation in goals (27) and points (62). With the exception of Wisconsin, the other teams are still in the NCAA Tournament. 1 Stanford, Central Florida and Wisconsin. In addition to the loss to Illinois, Penn State’s other losses have come against No. “We’re just excited to be here and just looking forward to the next game and hopefully we’ll come out loose and play well.” “Penn State, traditionally and especially this year, has been excellent at scoring and they are very efficient with their ability to finish,” coach Markus Roeders said. The Nittany Lions won their 14th straight regular season Big Ten title this year and beat Northwestern and Minnesota in the Big Ten Championship tournament, before falling to Illinois, 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 4 seed after beating Army, 1-0 last Friday. Penn State (20-4-0) enters its second round match with Marquette on Friday in Winston-Salem, N.C., on the campus of Wake Forest, as the No. Photo by Aaron Ledesma/ Marquette women’s soccer team (18-3-0) will soon find out what kind of team it is on a neutral field against an opponent that is nearly equal, both statistically and mentally.
Junior defender Megan Jaskowiak said the backline will have to stick together to stop Penn State.
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