The University of San Francisco women's soccer team wraps up its impressive 2018 campaign on Saturday when the Dons host Bay Area rival Saint Mary's for a Saturday afternoon contest at Negoesco Stadium. Saturday's contest will be Senior Day, the Dons will honor its three graduating seniors in a pregame ceremony.
GAME 20 INFORMATION
Date/Time: Nov. 3 – 4:30 p.m. PST
Opponent: Saint Mary's Gaels (7-9-2, 1-5-1 WCC)
Site: Negoesco Stadium
VIDEO: TheW.tv
Live Stats: USFDons.com
Tickets: Dons Ticket Central
WHATS THE STORY
- The Dons are looking to get back into the win column, after securing their 10th win of the season against Portland on Oct. 21, USF has lost two in a row. For the year, they are 10-7-2.
- USF looks to close out its 2018 home schedule with another win, if they do they will go 8-2-1 at Negoesco this season. USF's seven home wins is already the most in the last 16 years.
- The Dons will be paying a special tribute to three graduating seniors in a pregame ceremony. Seniors Cassidy Kaumeyer, Lauren Marin and Micaela Mercado will be playing their last game at Negoesco Stadium on Saturday.
- With a win over the Gaels, USF will earn its 11th win of the season, if the Dons get win number 11 it would be just the fifth time in program history USF has won 11 games or more.
SATURDAY'S GAME
The Dons look to get back into the win column on Saturday when they host cross bay rival Saint Mary's. Saturday's contest will be USF's annual Senior Day, there will be a pregame ceremony paying tribute to the Dons three graduating seniors
Cassidy Kaumeyer,
Lauren Marin, and
Micaela Mercado. The Gaels are 7-9-2 and 1-5-1 in the WCC entering this week, on Oct. 28 SMC ended a five-match losing streak when they defeated Pacific 2-1 in Stockton. The Gaels leading scorer is Jordan Cunningham who has four goals on the season.
SERIES HISTORY
All-time, SMC leads the series 19-10-1. The series dates back to Oct. 4, 1987 when the Gaels defeated the Dons at Negoesco 4-0. Last season, USF defeated SMC in Moraga 3-2 in overtime when
Camille Wilson scored a game-winner in the 101
st minute.