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NAIA #16 Kansas Wesleyan (1-1-2) at #4 Embry-Riddle (3-1-1)
DATE: Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: ERAU Soccer Stadium
START: 7:30 p.m.

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NAIA #3 Concordia (Ore.) (3-0-1) at #4 Embry-Riddle (3-1-1)
DATE: Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: ERAU Soccer Stadium
START: 11 a.m.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the third consecutive year the Embry-Riddle women's soccer team will host the Habitat for Humanity Invitational at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. The 2013 edition of the annual event will begin on Friday, Sept. 13 and conclude on Sunday, Sept. 15.
 
All four teams in this year's tournament are ranked among the top teams in the nation according to the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, released on Tuesday evening.
 
Tournament begins at 5 p.m. on Friday when No. 3 Concordia (Ore.) goes up against No. 6 Northwood. The day's play concludes with a 7:30 p.m. match-up between fourth-ranked Embry-Riddle and 16th-ranked Kansas Wesleyan.

On Saturday, the teams will take a break from competition to volunteer in the local community from 9:30 a.m. – noon. The four teams will be split into two groups with one group clearing property in preparation for the construction of another Habitat for Humanity home and the other group doing light renovation on Debra Ann House, a Mental Health of America project.

Sodexo, Embry-Riddle's Dining Services provider, will partner with the event once again and will be providing lunch for all the participants at the conclusion of the Habitat Work Day.

The attention returns to the soccer field at 11 a.m. on Sunday when Embry-Riddle faces Concordia. The tournament concludes at 1:30 p.m. with a Northwood taking on Kansas Wesleyan.

Representatives for Habitat for Humanity will be on site for the Friday and Sunday games to offer information and volunteer opportunities to the spectators.  Since 1986, Halifax Habitat for Humanity has been a locally run Florida affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses are then sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
 
No. 3 Concordia
Concordia is 3-0-1 on the year with their latest win coming in the form of a 6-0 defeat of Whitworth (Sept. 8). The Cavaliers closed out 2012 with a 17-3-2 overall record and 7-2-0 in conference play. They qualified for the NAIA National Championships and posted 1-0 wins over both California State University-San Marcos and Cumberland (Tenn.) in the first two rounds of play, but fell 2-1 to then No. 1 Lee (Tenn.) in the national quarterfinals.
 
Ashley Ames leads the Cavaliers in scoring with four goals on the year. Erin Huisingh has tallied three goals, while Hannah Kimsey has contributed four assists. Nicole Franklin and Olivia Brock have combined for three shutouts, four saves and a 0.24 goals against average.
 
No. 4 Embry-Riddle
The Eagles, who are 3-1-1 on the year, moved up to the No. 4 spot after notching two wins last weekend. ERAU shutout Auburn Montgomery 4-0 on Friday and followed with a 1-0 upset of top-ranked defending national champion Lindsey Wilson. The Sun Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 8, Martine Olsen leads the Eagle offense with five goals on the year for 10 points. Valerie Obita in second in points with seven on two goals and three assists, while Olivia Lynch has three shutouts, 24 saves and a 0.889 goals against average in goal.
 
No. 16 Kansas Wesleyan
The Coyotes finished the 2012 season with a 20-2 record and a 9-0 mark in the KCAC.  KWU won the 2012 KCAC regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the second round of the NAIA Women's Soccer National.
The Coyotes are ranked 16^th in the latest NAIA national poll and bring a 1-1-2 into the tournament. On Wednesday, KWU played Benedictine (Kan.) to a 3-3 tie. Melissa Martinez scored a hat trick in Wednesday's game and leads the Coyotes in scoring with four goals on the year.
 
No. 6 Northwood
Northwood returns to Daytona Beach for the second time this season. Their last trip saw the Seahawks come away with a win and a tie and they now stand at 3-0-1 following a 3-0 win over Cardinal Stritch on Sept. 8. The Seahawks return last year's leading scorer and the three-time Sun Conference Player of the Year Helen Lynskey. Lynskey has three goals on the year, as does Louise Anderson.
Last season, the Seahawks won The Sun Conference regular season title and advanced to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament before closing out the season at 14-5-1.