Posted: Aug 24, 2021
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University women's soccer team is set to officially open the 2021 campaign by hosting non-conference foe Bellevue University at 5 p.m. on Wednesday from the Pepsi-Cola Soccer Complex in Mitchell, S.D. Dakota Wesleyan is coming off back-to-back exhibition matches versus Iowa Lakes Community College and University of Sioux Falls to begin the 2021 campaign.
About the Tigers
- DWU finished the 2020 season with an overall record of 9-8-0, including a 7-5-0 mark in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. For the first time since 2014, head coach Clayson Glasgow and the Tigers qualified for the GPAC playoffs.
- Senior forward Alondra Partida (Salinas, Calif.) tallied six goals and three assists on 44 shot attempts in 17 appearances last year.
- Fellow senior, and Tiger midfielder Josephine Bardsley (Tea, S.D.) earned All-GPAC First Team Accolades in 2020 following seven goals and six assists on 47 shot attempts last fall.
About the Bruins
- The Bruins opened the 2021 campaign with a 3-2 victory over Northwestern College on Saturday in Bellevue, Neb. During the 2020 season, Bellevue finished the year with a 12-4-0 overall record.
- Midfielder Bruna Bielski scored the go-ahead goal for BU in the 71st minute on Saturday. Bielski scored seven goals and four assists on 44 shot attempts in 16 appearances a season ago.
- Fellow midfielder Marilia Lages returns for her senior campaign after leading BU in goals and assists with 10 and four, respectively.
Last Meeting (Bellevue University)
- The Tigers and Bruins have yet to meet in recent history.
Fans can catch Wednesday's match via livestream and stats, and can keep up with all of the latest news surrounding the Dakota Wesleyan women's soccer team by visiting https://dwuathletics.com/sports/wsoc/index