The Sand Sharks look to get back into the win column Wednesday evening when they play host to the Royals of Warner University (Fla.). USCB is coming off a 2OT loss to No. 8 Keiser University where a strong, organized team defensive effort led the way for the Sand Sharks. The Royals come to town following a 4-1 loss to their Conference Rival, Webber University (Fla.).
Last season the Sand Sharks dispatched the Royals in a 6-0 win at Fin Land Field when six different players found their way onto the scoresheet, marking the then-highest scoring output from the Sand Sharks since a 14-1 win over Florida Christian in 2012 (The Sand Sharks scored 7 goals earlier this season against Life University (Ga.)).
Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Fin Land Field.
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 (29), 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 nine points this season, senior MF MJ Orduña has moved into fourth place on USCB's career list with 32.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Royals are led by senior forward Kristen Isabelle who has a team-high four (4) goals and one (1) assist this season. Junior goalkeeper Sarah Bergkvist currently holds a team-high 24 saves through four matches and a save percentage of .706. Usually a defensively organized team, the Royals will look to find Isabelle on counter-attacks.
RELATED LINKS
USCB Schedule and Results
USCB 2017 Statistics
Sand Shark Soccer Record Book
Sun Conference Women's Soccer Standings
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