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TIGERS CONTINUE ROAD STRETCH WITH MATCH VERSUS WU ON SATURDAY

TIGERS CONTINUE ROAD STRETCH WITH MATCH VERSUS WU ON SATURDAY
Posted: Sep 10, 2021

MITCHELL, S.D. – In the midst of a four-game road stretch, the Dakota Wesleyan University women's soccer team continues non-conference play versus Waldorf University at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Forest City, Iowa. Dakota Wesleyan knocked off in-state rival Mount Marty University by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday in Yankton, S.D.

About the Tigers

  • The DWU defense, led by senior forward Kassidy Johnson (Hartford, S.D.), is limiting opponents to 7.3 shots on goal per match and 0.75 goals per contest thus far during the 2021 season.  
  • Freshman goalkeeper Isabella Gregg (Moreno Valley, Calif.) collected her second victory of the season during Wednesday's 3-1 road win registering four saves while allowing the lone goal.
  • The Tiger offensive unit notched a season-high three goals versus the Lancers including a late goal by freshman forward Madison Jenny (Columbus, Neb.), who found the back of the net in the 89th minute for her first career goal.

About the Warriors   

  • Saturday's match will be the ninth contest for the Warriors thus far during the 2021 campaign as WU enters with an overall record of 1-7-0.
  • Junior duo Sydney Boyd and Adrianna Vargas propelled Waldorf to a 3-0 road victory over MMU two weeks ago. During the 2020 season, Boyd broke the program record for most points in a single-season with 32 and tied the single-season record for goals with 15 goals scored.
  • Head coach Lugo Arenas enters his fourth season with the Warriors coming off an 8-6-0 overall record in 2020, helping WU to its first winning season since 2013.

Last Meeting (Waldorf University)

  • The Blue and Gray enters Saturday's match maintaining a 7-1-0 record over Waldorf in recent history including three-straight victories by the Tigers in the series.
  • Both programs last met in 2019 as DWU rolled to a 2-0 victory. Josephine Bardsley (Tea, S.D.) sparked the Tiger offense with a pair of goals in the non-conference affair at the Pepsi-Cola Soccer Complex in Mitchell, S.D.

Fans can follow Saturday's match via live stats and livestream. To keep up with all of the latest news surrounding the Dakota Wesleyan women's soccer team visit https://dwuathletics.com/sports/wsoc/index.