Mike Gallagher

Women's Soccer 10/17/2019 11:16:00 PM Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Streaking Scots to Honor Three Seniors while Hosting Cal U on Saturday

GAMEDAY CENTRAL – Cal U at Edinboro – SENIOR DAY

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Site: Sox Harrison Stadium, Edinboro, Pa.
Records: Edinboro 8-2-2, 8-0-2 PSAC West I Cal U 3-8-0, 2-8-0 PSAC West
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SERIES HISTORY

All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 17-11-2
Last Meeting: September 18, 2019: Edinboro 4, Cal U 0
How It Happened: Rebecca Manns scored a pair of goals and Edinboro scored three goals late to pull away for a 4-0 win at Cal U. It marked the fifth straight win for the Fighting Scots over Cal. Edinboro opened the scoring almost immediately, finding the back of the net at 2:02. Rebecca Manns scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Brittnie Spithaler. That would be the lone scoring in the first half. Edinboro would add three goals in the final 14 minutes to pull away. Manns scored her second goal on a header off a free kick, assisted by Cameron Bujnoski, to make it 2-0 at 76:28. Less than four minutes later, at 80:22, Sidney Dobbins scored her second goal of the season, assisted by Danielle Chatten, for a 3-0 lead. The margin grew to 4-0 at the 89:14 mark on Audrey Taylor's first career. The freshman took a pass in the box from Chatten and beat the goalkeeper. Edinboro held an 11-5 advantage in shots. Anna Voelker picked up her first shutout of the season as the sophomore recorded three saves.

MACCATO CREW RED OUT

Wear red!, and first 50 new MacCato Crew members receive a shirt
Free pizza for MacCato Crew members
Have a chance to win $250 at halftime in SAAC Kick for Cash Contest

MATCH STORYLINES

Edinboro will hold Senior Day festivities prior to the start of the match. Three seniors will be honored – Aubrey Billittier, Danielle Chatten, and Sidney Dobbins.
Edinboro played its fifth overtime match in the last six contests on Wednesday, coming away with a 3-2 win in two overtimes at Indiana(Pa.). The Fighting Scots have won three matches and tied two during that stretch. In fact, Edinboro is riding the finest stretch in school history, going 8-0-2 in the last ten matches. That also coincides with the start of the PSAC season.
Picked to finish sixth in the PSAC West in the coaches' preseason poll, Edinboro is currently in second place in the Western Division with 26 points, just one point behind Slippery Rock. Cal U is in eighth place with 6 points. Edinboro is ranked sixth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region rankings.
The Edinboro-IUP and Mercyhurst battled to a scoreless tie in two overtimes on Friday night. That left the Fighting Scots with a 7-2-2 overall record, along with 7-0-2 in the PSAC West. That is the second-best streak for nine matches in school history. The 2001 Edinboro edition went 8-0-1 in nine matches. They have already eclipsed last year's win total, when Edinboro finished at 6-11-0.
Cal U has a 3-8-0 overall record and is 2-8-0 in the PSAC West. The Vulcans have lost their last three matches, including a 2-1 setback to Clarion on Wednesday, and have dropped seven of their last eight contests. The lone victory in that stretch was a 2-1 win over Seton Hill.
Edinboro was ranked sixth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region rankings.
Ten different players have scored goals for Edinboro after Ashley Bayer scored her first career goal and contributed an assist. Brittnie Spithaler leads the team with 5 goals and 5 assists for 15 points. Danielle Chatten adds 4 goals and 5 assists for 13 points. Chatten has moved into 11^th place in career goals with 21 goals, along with ranking 12^th in career points (57) and tied for sixth in career assists (15). Rebecca Manns has 3 goals and 3 assists, and is now 13th in career assists with 14.
Sophomore Anna Voelker has been in goal for every minute and has a 1.09 GAA with 4 shutouts. She is seventh in the PSAC in goals against average. She was named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week after posting a pair of shutouts last week. She saw a streak of 371-plus minutes without allowing a goal come to an end at IUP.
Edinboro posted a 6-11-0 finish a year ago while fielding a young squad. Head coach Gary Kagiavas welcomes back nine starters for his 24th season as head coach. Kagiavas has a 226-180-39 record, all as Edinboro's only head coach. The Fighting Scots have qualified for the PSAC Playoffs 11 times, with seven of those in the last nine years. Entering the season, Kagiavas ranked 24^th among active Division II coaches in victories. In addition, he ranks second in wins among PSAC women's soccer coaches, exceeded only by West Chester's Betsy Anne Kempf-Townsley with 332 wins. He has been selected the PSAC Coach of the Year three times (2001, '05, '07).

UP NEXT

Edinboro plays the second of back-to-back contests at Sox Harrison Stadium, hosting Clarion on Wednesday, October 26. The contest is set to start at 6 p.m.
The Fighting Scots posted a tight 2-1 win over Clarion in the first meeting on September 21, 2019 behind two goals by Jessica Frank.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Ashley Bayer: MF; 5' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore

#20 Aubrey Billittier: D/MF; 5' 8"; Senior

#15 Cameron Bujnoski: D/MF; 5' 7"; Junior

#10 Danielle Chatten: F; 5' 7"; Senior

#14 Sidney Dobbins: MF; 5' 4"; Senior

#36 Jessica Frank: F; 5' 2"; Sophomore

#13 Rebecca Manns: F; 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior

#26 Brittnie Spithaler: F; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#1 Anna Voelker: GK; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#24 Audrey Taylor: D; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Ashley Bayer
: 5' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore
: MF

#20 Aubrey Billittier
: 5' 8"; Senior
: D/MF

#15 Cameron Bujnoski
: 5' 7"; Junior
: D/MF

#10 Danielle Chatten
: 5' 7"; Senior
: F

#14 Sidney Dobbins
: 5' 4"; Senior
: MF

#36 Jessica Frank
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: F

#13 Rebecca Manns
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#26 Brittnie Spithaler
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: F

#1 Anna Voelker
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: GK

#24 Audrey Taylor
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: D