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Isabelle Haaranen

Antoine Daugny

No. 5 @ERAUWSoccer Travels to South Florida to Open Conference Play

9/25/2014 8:40:00 AM

Isabelle Haaranen

NAIA #5 Embry-Riddle (5-1) vs.Florida Memorial (1-7-1) DATE: Friday, Sept. 27, 2014 CITY: Miami, Fla. SITE: Viscaya Park START: 6 p.m. NAIA #5 Embry-Riddle (5-1) vs. NAIA #21 St. Thomas (4-2-1) DATE: Sunday, Sept. 29, 2014 CITY: Miami, Fla. SITE: Bobcat Field START: 3 p.m. LIVE STATS: Stretch Internet TWITTER: @ERAUWSoccer TEXT ALERTS: Sign up at erauathletics.com ABOUT THE EAGLES The Eagles will be looking to play their first complete match since Sept. 12. The Eagles were only able to play 12 minutes of their game against Barry on Tuesday before a storm brought play to a halt. Friday's contest marks the Eagles' first Sun Conference contest of the 2014 season. Embry-Riddle moved up one spot to No. 5 in the national rankings. ERAU is 5-1 on the year and has recorded upsets of fourth-ranked Northwood and fifth-ranked Concordia (Calif.). FLORIDA MEMORIAL Florida Memorial is 1-7-1 on the year with their last outing ending in an 8-0 loss to NCAA II opponent Nova Southeastern. Giorgia Dunne is the Lions' leading scorer with four goals. Brenda Davilla has contributed five assists and Anna Patrizzi has collected 20 saves in seven contests. *ERAU vs. Florida Memorial* Embry-Riddle leads the all-time series against Florida Memorial 4-0. The last meeting between the two women's soccer teams came on Sept. 30, 2012 when the Eagles topped the Lions 6-0.
ST. THOMAS The Lady Bobcats are coming off a 2013 campaign that saw them advance to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. STU finished second in the league's South Division with an 8-1 record and topped Embry-Riddle in the championship game of the conference tournament to capture the TSC tournament crown. Ranked 21st in the latest NAIA Coaches' poll, St. Thomas brings a 4-2-1 record into its first weekend of conference play. Zelda Jagryd leads the squad in goals (3) and shots (16), while Angel Parra has a team-high three assists on the year. ERAU vs. St. Thomas The Eagles and the Bobcats have faced each other in women's soccer on 26 occasions. The last meeting between the two schools was in the2013 Sun Conference tournament championship (Nov. 15) when STU edged the Eagles 1-0. ERAU leads the all-time series 18-7-1. TOP-10 RANKING The NAIA released the first Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll of 2014 on Tuesday and the Eagles moved up one spot to No. 5 in the national rankings. TOUGH SLATE Once again, Bohon has put together one of the best schedules in the country for the Eagles in 2014. The Blue and Gold's challenging slate features five nationally ranked foes, including No. 3 Lindsey Wilson, No. 4 Northwood, No. 5 Concordia (Calif.), No. 9 William Carey and No. 11 St. Thomas, as well as Mobile and Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), both of which were among the teams receiving votes.

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