The USCB women's soccer team is looking forward to getting back on the pitch this Saturday when the Sand Sharks open conference play against Keiser University Seahawks at 1 P.M. at Fin Land Field. Due to Hurricane Irma, this will be the first match for the Sand Sharks in 15 days. Regarding the upcoming match, Coach Ed Heberling said, "The team has worked hard this week to get back into the groove after being out for a while. Saturday should be a fun match against a very good side."
USCB is looking to avenge a 3-1 loss to the Seahawks in the Semi-Final of The Sun Conference Tournament on November 8, 2016 in West Palm Beach.
FIN FACTS
• All home games this season will be broadcast at no charge to viewers via the Sand Shark Gameday Network on Stretch Internet.
• The Sand Sharks return six starters from last year's team, including all-time leading scorer Hayley Piña and fellow seniors Karen Pimentel and MJ Orduña. The returners hope to quickly mesh with a talented group of newcomers that includes NCAA Division I transfer Rileigh Olsen, NJCAA All-American Melissa Fichtner, and promising freshmen Allison Schaffer and Hannah Salus, among others.
• Senior F Hayley Piña is the Sand Sharks' all-time leader in goals (28), assists (15) and points (71), and she ranks second with four career game-winning goals, one behind Alexa Muffley.
• Sophomore GK Moa Johansson entered the season as USCB's all-time leader in goals against average after posting a 1.53 GAA last season, the best single-season mark in program history.
• Six different players scored goals in USCB's season-opening 7-2 win against Life, and five different goal-scorers contributed to a 5-0 win over Middle Georgia.
• USCB's seven goals against the Running Eagles marked the second-most in program history and the most since a 14-1 win over Florida Christian in 2012.
• With eight points this season, senior MF MJ Orduna has moved into fourth place on USCB's career list with 31.
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Scouting the Opponent
The Seahawks were last season's Sun Conference Champions and are coming in this weekend with a 1-0 record in TSC play and 5-1-1 record overall and ranked 8th in the nation in the latest NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches Poll. Keiser is led by midfielder Ebba Gustafsson and forward Riley MacLeod. Gustafsson leads the team in goals (7) and points (16), while MacLeod is right behind her with 4 goals. The Seahawks have outshot opponents 224-50 and outscored them 27-4 while posting 5 clean sheets.
RELATED LINKS
USCB Schedule and Results
USCB 2017 Statistics
Sand Shark Soccer Record Book
Sun Conference Women's Soccer Standings
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