BLUFFTON, S.C. - Now toting a two-game winning streak, USCB women's soccer will look to make it three straight on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as the Sand Sharks will host Thomas at Fin Land Field at 2 p.m.

About USCB

The Sand Sharks are currently 6-5 overall and 2-2 in Sun Conference action. They are also on a two-game winning streak, as they upended both Warner and Florida Memorial in the last week. With its 4-2 win over the Royals at home last Wednesday, USCB is now 2-1 at Fin Land Field. 

During its two-game winning streak, Anna Gignilliat has been a force, as she has totaled six goals in that stretch. With her six goals in the last two games, Gignilliat has broken the single-season goals scored record at USCB with 13. Right now Gignilliat is averaging 1.2 goals per game and still has six games remaining in the regular season. 

Also during the last two games, Mari Kalvatn, Lexi Kaeser, Julia Gherardi and Mina Ljosland have all scored. In fact, all four of those Sand Sharks tallied at least one goal in the 7-0 rout of Florida Memorial this past weekend.

Aryss Gomez earned the start in goal at Florida Memorial and played the entire match in Miami Gardens, Fla. The transfer from Grambling State faced two shots and made her first career save at USCB. Logan Leask started in net versus Warner at home, and she earned four saves in 90 minutes between the posts.  

Scouting Thomas

The Night Hawks are off to a 7-5-1 start overall and a 3-1-1 mark in TSC contests in 2019. They are strong at home, 5-1, but are under .500 when playing away from their home field, 2-4-1. Thomas' two road wins were a 3-0 win over Point and a 12-0 victory over Florida Memorial.

Thomas is solid on both sides of the ball this year, as it has scored 48 goals and has only allowed 19 goals. The Night Hawks are also outshooting the opposition, 225-183, and are putting 27 more shots on goal. In fact out of the 22 Night Hawks, excluding goalkeepers, that have seen the field, 13 have recorded at least one goal. 

Eight Night Hawks have scored multiple goals this year, with Analeice Wilkes leading the way with nine goals in 13 games. Right behind her is Jana Pastorek with eight goals and Jahzyiah Samuels-Williams and Emily Linscer with six goals each. 

TU has three players with a team-leading four assists this year in Ayla Aiduck, Jonna Wittwer and Dana Blough.

In net, Thomas uses two goalkeepers - Lucy Apps and Jordin Sanchez. Apps has seen more time in goal with eight starts and over 700 minutes of action. She has a 1.53 goals against average and has 35 saves. Sanchez has started five games and totes a strong 1.32 goals against average.

Follow It Live

There will be live stats and a live stream for the conference match. The live stream and stats link can be found by clicking HERE. 

What's Next?

The Sand Sharks will begin a two-game road trip on Saturday, Oct. 19, as they will travel to St. Thomas. Kickoff for the conference matchup is scheduled for noon in Miami Gardens, Fla.