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@HerdWSoccer to Spend Labor Day Weekend at Home
9/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MATCH 5: OHIO (0-3-0, 0-0-0 MAC) VS. MARSHALL (3-1-0, 0-0-0 C-USA)
Friday, Sept. 4 | 7 p.m. ET
Huntington, W.Va. | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (1,006)
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MATCH 6: EASTERN KENTUCKY (0-5-0, 0-0-0 OVC) VS. MARSHALL (3-1-0, 0-0-0 C-USA)
Monday, Sept. 7 | 4 p.m. ET
Huntington, W.Va. | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (1,006)
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall women's soccer (3-1-0) will put a three-match win streak on the line at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex this Labor Day weekend. The Herd will host Ohio (0-3-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. and Eastern Kentucky (0-5-0) on Monday at 4 p.m. on Hoops Family Field.
In addition to live tweets from @HerdWSoccer, live stats and live streaming will be available through HerdZone.com.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Marshall won its third consecutive match with a 2-0 shutout of Indiana State on Sunday. Rookie Jayne Lawman (Winfield, W.Va.) scored her first career goal in the 22nd minute, assisted by junior Sydney Arnold (Stafford, Va.). Erin Simmons (Gahanna, Ohio) doubled the Herd's advantage in the 79th minute with help from a free kick by Jenna Dubs (Green Lane, Pa.). Senior goalkeeper Lizzie Kish (Boyertown, Pa.) recorded the 14th shutout of her career.
HOT START
At 3-1-0, the Herd is off to its best start since it kicked off the 2009 season with a program-record seven straight wins. Marshall's three-match win streak is its longest since a three-match stretch from Sept. 15 to 27, 2013.
CULICERTO NAMED 2015 SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE
Senior midfielder Kelly Culicerto (Charlotte, N.C.) is one of 30 NCAA® women's soccer student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December.
ARNOLD NAMED C-USA CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior forward Sydney Arnold (Stafford, Va.) was named Conference USA Women's Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her performances against IUPUI (Aug. 28) and Indiana State (Aug. 30), the league announced on Monday. She posted the first multi-goal match of her career in the Herd's 2-1 win over IUPUI, and followed up that performance with an assist on the game-winning goal Sunday as Marshall blanked Indiana State, 2-0. The Herd's all-time Offensive Player of the Week recipients are listed below:
- Sydney Arnold (Aug. 31, 2015)
- Erin Simmons (Sept. 15, 2014)
- Erika Duncan (Oct. 25, 2010)
- Molly Snead (Sept. 7, 2009)
U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A
Marshall will celebrate the 2015 World Cup Champion U.S. Women's National Team on Friday at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex. Children who wear red, white and blue will receive $1 admission.
SUPERHERO DAY
To honor local superheroes, all veterans, firefighters and policemen will receive free admission to the Herd's match on Monday against Eastern Kentucky.
#BEHERD
Stay up-to-date on all things Herd women's soccer via social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat (username: HerdZone).
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Ohio enters Friday's match 0-3-0 overall on the year with losses to Purdue, Detroit and Cleveland State. The Bobcats have yet to score a goal this season, having been shutout 3-0, 2-0 and 3-0 in their first three matches.
The Bobcats lead the series with Marshall, 10-1-1, and won the last meeting 2-0 on Aug. 26, 2012, in Athens, Ohio. The Herd's lone win in the series came Sept. 13, 2009, in Huntington on Sam Hood Field, 1-0. Marshall is 1-5-0 when facing the Bobcats in Huntington.
SCOUTING THE COLONELS
Eastern Kentucky (0-5-0) is looking for its first win after dropping its fifth straight on Wednesday, 4-2, at East Tennessee State. Sophomore Logan Harvey scored a pair of late goals in the lost result.
Marshall is unbeaten in the all-time series with the Colonels, at 3-0-0. The teams met last season in Richmond, Ky., with a 3-1 win for the Herd (Sept. 14, 2014).
UP NEXT
The Herd will go back on the road for matches at ETSU (Sept. 11) and Appalachian State (Sept. 13). For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter.
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