WHO: Old Dominion (6-6-2, 4-1-2 SBC) at LA Tech (4-9-2, 2-4-1 SBC)
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 22 – 8:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Ruston, La. / Robert Mack Caruthers Field
LAST MEETING: Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 – LAT 2-1 ODU
STREAM: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Click Here
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s soccer is ODU’s first team to travel to Ruston, Louisiana on Thursday, October 22 to face LA Tech at 8:30 p.m. since the Bulldogs joined the Sun Belt.
The Monarchs game against the Bulldogs on Thursday will be streamed to ESPN+ and live stats will be available.
LAST MEETING:
Old Dominion has a 1-6-1 record against LA Tech. The last time the two sides met each other was on September 27, 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia. Old Dominion fell, 2-1 to the Bulldogs despite outshooting them 23-5. Three goals were scored in the opening 26 minutes but the final goal decided the game after former Bulldog Autumn Woodard scored the game-winning goal in the 26th minute.
ABOUT ODU:
The Monarchs are 3-1 in their last four games and are coming off a late, 2-1 victory against Georgia Southern in Norfolk, Virginia. Old Dominion has 14 conference points to sit in second place behind James Madison (18) and ahead of Georgia State (13) in third. Eight total teams make the tournament that will begin on Monday, November 9 in Foley, Alabama.
The Monarchs have one of the best defenses in the conference and rank second in goals allowed (12), goals against average (0.86), and shutouts (7).
Hannah Morgan, a third year forward from Mullica Hills, New Jersey, leads the Monarchs in points and goals. She has scored five goals to tally 10 points and has a shot on goal percentage of 67%.
Riley Mullen, a fourth year forward from Staten Island, New York, is tied for second on the Monarchs with points (7) and is tied for first on the team with three assists. She is knotted with Madison Telmer who has scored three goals and provided one assist for seven points.
ODU’s Ashlynn Kulha, Grace Hillis, and Dylan McEntarfer have started every game this season and all have logged over 1,000+ minutes on the pitch. McEntarfer has four points from two assists and one goal while Hillis has one assist.
ODU has split time between two goalkeepers. Ellie Goodrich has made 10 starts and appeared in 12 games. She has six shutouts, made 22 saves, and has a 73.3% save percentage. Goodrich earned Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, September 22 after recording a shutout in ODU’s 1-0 win over the Warhawks. Emily Earles has also seen time in net, she has made four starts and seven saves. Earles has recorded one clean sheet against Maryland in ODU’s 2-0 victory over the Terrapins.
ABOUT LA TECH:
The Bulldogs are 2-2 in their last four games and are coming off a 3-1 defeat to James Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia. LA Tech is 12th in the Sun Belt with a 2-4-1 conference record and are 4-9-2 overall. They are led by head coach Matt Lodge in his first season in Ruston. He spent eight seasons at Murray State and compiled a record of 70-55-21 with the Racers.
Madison Pensom has 17 points to lead the Bulldogs followed by Abby Hanton with 14 points. Pensom has scored eight goals and provided one assist while Hanton has four goals and six assists. Pensom ranks tied for fifth in the conference with eight goals and her 17 points are good for seventh in the SBC. Hanton is tied for second with six assists and is third in the conference in assists per game (.40).
LA Tech has a -13-goal differential through 15 games played and takes an average of 13.1 shots per game. On the defensive side, the Bulldogs concede 20.7 shots per game with 45.7% on target.
Mackenzie Lorkowski has made 14 starts in goal for LA Tech. She has made 106 saves to rank first in the Sun Belt and second in the nation. Lorkowski has a save percentage of 77.4%, a goals against average of 2.21 and has kept two clean sheets.
UP NEXT:
Old Dominion returns to Norfolk to have Senior Day on Sunday, October 25 at 2 p.m. against Coastal Carolina at the ODU Soccer Complex.