Wednesday, October 30
Highland Heights, KY
7 PM
Wright State University
at
Northern Kentucky
Photo by: Joseph Craven
Raiders Set to Close Regular Season at NKU
10/29/2024 3:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DAYTON – The Wright State Women's Soccer team will have one last regular season game against rivals Northern Kentucky. The game will be on the road at NKU Soccer Stadium Wednesday, October 30 with a 7 P.M. kickoff time.
MATCH INFORMATION
Wednesday, October 30 – 7 P.M. – NKU Soccer Stadium – Live Stats – ESPN+
LAST TIME OUT
They currently rank 6th in the Horizon League Conference after coming off of a 1-2 loss to Robert Morris Saturday afternoon. Annika Samborski scored the lone goal for the Raiders, her first goal of the 2024 season. Samara Nunn led the team with 2 shots and 1 on target. Caitlin Burger, Addy Canter, Samborski, and Olivia Stroud all had 1 shot on target. Erin Baker logged all 90 minutes recording 2 saves.
SCOUTING THE NORSE
The Northern Kentucky Norse are 10-6-1 on the season, coming off of a 4-0 win against Youngstown State. They are currently ranked 2nd in the Horizon League Conference with their record being 7-1-1. Their only loss in the conference comes from Milwaukee, and their only tie against Robert Morris.
HISTORY VS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Wright State is 2-7-2 against Northern Kentucky with their matchup last season ending in a tie. The Raiders last won against the Norse in 2022 and have only ever beat the Norse on the road.
ALL-ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
Senior defender Olivia Mace was named to the 2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer All-Academic Team on Tuesday, October 29. The 11-member list was voted on by the League's faculty athletics representatives.
This is Mace's second consecutive All-Academic recognition, being named an honorable mention for the 2023 season, and has been named to the Horizon League Honor Roll in every semester of eligibility. The Centerville, Ohio native holds a 3.939 cumulative GPA as a Physiology and Neuroscience major and has been named to the Wright State Dean's List multiple times, recently earning highest honors in the Fall of 2023, and high honors in the Spring of 2024. She is set to graduate this Spring and plans to continue her education in pharmacy school after graduation.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ERIN BAKER
Senior goalkeeper Erin Baker was named the Horizon League Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, October 21, the first Raider to earn Horizon League weekly honors this season.
Baker logged all 180 minutes over two games against Horizon League opponents IU Indy and Purdue Fort Wayne. She helped the team to a 1-0-1 week, allowing no goals from IUI in a 0-0 tie, and no goals by PFW in a 2-0 shutout. The Carmel, Indiana native tallied eight saves over the week, putting up two against IUI and six against the Mastodons' 6 shots on goal, with 13 total attempts.
MEET THE COACHES
The Raiders are led by fourth-year head coach Travis Sobers, a longtime assistant coach at WSU before taking reigns on the sidelines three summers ago. The former Wright State men's soccer standout player guided the Raiders to an 6-7-5 overall record and a 4-3-3 mark in conference play last year. Second-year assistant coach Krystle Seidel joined the staff in May 2023 after a four-year head coaching stint at Macalester College and nine seasons at the University of Minnesota.
PRESEASON POLL
The Raiders were picked fourth in the Horizon League's preseason poll, tallying 71 points in the poll, which the league's 11 head coaches voted on. Defending conference champion Milwaukee topped the poll, with IU Indianapolis in second.
NEW SQUAD
WSU welcomes 12 newcomers, nine freshmen and three transfers, to this season's squad. The Raiders' 35-player roster includes eight returning sophomores, eight juniors, five seniors, and two fifth-year student-athletes. Of their three transfers, there are two sophomores and one junior.
ALL-CONFERENCE TALENT
Wright State returns All-Horizon League selections Kaitlyn Eyink. Eyink was named to the All-Freshman team last season after playing in all 18 contests to date for the Raiders, including 16 starts. She ranked second on the team, only behind goalkeeper Kiera Sarka, in minutes logged (1357) and complete games (5). The Findlay, Ohio native anchored Wright State's back line to seven shutouts, the program's highest mark since 2017. With her help, opponents have scored one or fewer goals in ten of WSU's 18 matches.
OHIO STRONG
Wright State's 2024 roster features 22 players from Ohio. Four Raiders — Addy Canter, Elise Canter, Heidi Orloff, and Ashley Vaughn — came to WSU from nearby Beavercreek High School. Another two individuals — Annika Samborski and Olivia Mace — prepped at Centerville High School.
CURRENT CAREER LEADERS (at Wright State only)
Goals
Olivia Stroud- 5
Caitlin Burger - 4
Elise Canter – 4
Assists
Olivia Mace - 14
Caitlin Burger – 3
Kaitlyn Eyink- 3
Mariella Hartmann- 3
Points
Olivia Mace – 16
Olivia Stroud - 12
Caitlin Burger - 11
Saves
Kiera Sarka – 134
Erin Baker - 76
MATCH INFORMATION
Wednesday, October 30 – 7 P.M. – NKU Soccer Stadium – Live Stats – ESPN+
LAST TIME OUT
They currently rank 6th in the Horizon League Conference after coming off of a 1-2 loss to Robert Morris Saturday afternoon. Annika Samborski scored the lone goal for the Raiders, her first goal of the 2024 season. Samara Nunn led the team with 2 shots and 1 on target. Caitlin Burger, Addy Canter, Samborski, and Olivia Stroud all had 1 shot on target. Erin Baker logged all 90 minutes recording 2 saves.
SCOUTING THE NORSE
The Northern Kentucky Norse are 10-6-1 on the season, coming off of a 4-0 win against Youngstown State. They are currently ranked 2nd in the Horizon League Conference with their record being 7-1-1. Their only loss in the conference comes from Milwaukee, and their only tie against Robert Morris.
HISTORY VS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Wright State is 2-7-2 against Northern Kentucky with their matchup last season ending in a tie. The Raiders last won against the Norse in 2022 and have only ever beat the Norse on the road.
ALL-ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
Senior defender Olivia Mace was named to the 2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer All-Academic Team on Tuesday, October 29. The 11-member list was voted on by the League's faculty athletics representatives.
This is Mace's second consecutive All-Academic recognition, being named an honorable mention for the 2023 season, and has been named to the Horizon League Honor Roll in every semester of eligibility. The Centerville, Ohio native holds a 3.939 cumulative GPA as a Physiology and Neuroscience major and has been named to the Wright State Dean's List multiple times, recently earning highest honors in the Fall of 2023, and high honors in the Spring of 2024. She is set to graduate this Spring and plans to continue her education in pharmacy school after graduation.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ERIN BAKER
Senior goalkeeper Erin Baker was named the Horizon League Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, October 21, the first Raider to earn Horizon League weekly honors this season.
Baker logged all 180 minutes over two games against Horizon League opponents IU Indy and Purdue Fort Wayne. She helped the team to a 1-0-1 week, allowing no goals from IUI in a 0-0 tie, and no goals by PFW in a 2-0 shutout. The Carmel, Indiana native tallied eight saves over the week, putting up two against IUI and six against the Mastodons' 6 shots on goal, with 13 total attempts.
MEET THE COACHES
The Raiders are led by fourth-year head coach Travis Sobers, a longtime assistant coach at WSU before taking reigns on the sidelines three summers ago. The former Wright State men's soccer standout player guided the Raiders to an 6-7-5 overall record and a 4-3-3 mark in conference play last year. Second-year assistant coach Krystle Seidel joined the staff in May 2023 after a four-year head coaching stint at Macalester College and nine seasons at the University of Minnesota.
PRESEASON POLL
The Raiders were picked fourth in the Horizon League's preseason poll, tallying 71 points in the poll, which the league's 11 head coaches voted on. Defending conference champion Milwaukee topped the poll, with IU Indianapolis in second.
NEW SQUAD
WSU welcomes 12 newcomers, nine freshmen and three transfers, to this season's squad. The Raiders' 35-player roster includes eight returning sophomores, eight juniors, five seniors, and two fifth-year student-athletes. Of their three transfers, there are two sophomores and one junior.
ALL-CONFERENCE TALENT
Wright State returns All-Horizon League selections Kaitlyn Eyink. Eyink was named to the All-Freshman team last season after playing in all 18 contests to date for the Raiders, including 16 starts. She ranked second on the team, only behind goalkeeper Kiera Sarka, in minutes logged (1357) and complete games (5). The Findlay, Ohio native anchored Wright State's back line to seven shutouts, the program's highest mark since 2017. With her help, opponents have scored one or fewer goals in ten of WSU's 18 matches.
OHIO STRONG
Wright State's 2024 roster features 22 players from Ohio. Four Raiders — Addy Canter, Elise Canter, Heidi Orloff, and Ashley Vaughn — came to WSU from nearby Beavercreek High School. Another two individuals — Annika Samborski and Olivia Mace — prepped at Centerville High School.
CURRENT CAREER LEADERS (at Wright State only)
Goals
Olivia Stroud- 5
Caitlin Burger - 4
Elise Canter – 4
Assists
Olivia Mace - 14
Caitlin Burger – 3
Kaitlyn Eyink- 3
Mariella Hartmann- 3
Points
Olivia Mace – 16
Olivia Stroud - 12
Caitlin Burger - 11
Saves
Kiera Sarka – 134
Erin Baker - 76
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