ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – For the third time in three appearances in the NAIA Women's Soccer National Tournament, the No. 9-seeded Benedictine Women's Soccer team will take on the tournament hosts, the No. 8-seeded University of Mobile Rams.
Benedictine has won the previous two meetings – 5-2 in 2016 and 2-1 in 2015.
MATCH UP: (9) Benedictine (17-2-2) vs. (8) University of Mobile (14-4-0) | 6:30 p.m | Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Ala.
VIDEO: NAIA Network - www.NAIAnetwork.com - there is a pay-per-view fee associated with streaming the match.
LIVE STATS: Courtesy of Dakstats - http://bit.ly/2z7yR40
WATCH PARTY: The Benedictine College Athletic Department is hosting a Watch Party in the Dining Hall on campus. The event is open to the public as well a the entire Benedictine Community.
STATS COMPARISON
Goals/Shot Attempts: Benedictine - 71/465. Mobile - 68/456
Shot Pct.: Benedictine - .153. Mobile - .149
SOG: Benedictine - 239. Mobile - 222
Goals/Game: Benedictine - 3.4. Mobile - 3.8
Assists: Benedictine - 55. Mobile - 48
Saves: Benedictine - 60. Mobile - 44
Goals Against: Benedictine - 13. Mobile - 14
Save Pct.: Benedictine - .822. Mobile - .759
PREGAME: Benedictine enters the match riding a nine-match winning streak, which includes eight shutouts while the University of Mobile had a three match winning streak snapped in the semifinals of the Southern States Tournament when they lost 4-0 against William Carey (Miss.). The Ravens were ranked No. 18 in the final NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll of the regular season back on Nov. 7 while the Rams were ranked No. 8.
ABOUT BENEDICTINE: The Ravens advanced to Orange Beach with a 3-0 win over Trinity Christian (Ill.) College in the Opening Round back on Nov. 18 at the BC Soccer Complex. … Heading into the second round of the tournament, the Ravens currently rank sixth in total shutouts (14) and are eighth in shutouts per game (0.67). … Madison Sanders is ranked 10th in the NAIA in total assists (14). … The Ravens have seven players with over 14 points this season, led by Rosie McShane with 35 (16 goals, 3 assists) while Emily Ambuul is close behind with 33 (15 goals, 3 assists). … Ellen Loughman has earned seven shutouts in goal over 21 matches and 1,788 minutes in goal.
ABOUT MOBILE: The Rams are ranked third in the NAIA in shots per game (25.3) headed into their first game of the NAIA postseason. As the tournament host, Mobile did not play in the Opening Round on Nov. 18 so they have not played since losing to William Carey (Miss.) on Nov. 8. … The Rams won a share of the Southern States Athletic Conference regular-season title. … Cayla Hebert and Collen Kennedy were named SSAC first-team. … Hebert leads the team with 39 points (18 goals, 1 assist) while Kennedy is second with 29 points (11 goals, 7 assists). … The Ravens have five players with 15 points or more this season. … Antonia Bauer has earned eight of the Rams 11 shutouts in goal this season over 18 matches and 1,375 minutes in goal.
UP NEXT: The winner of today's match advances to the Quarterfinal Round of the NAIA National Tournament at 11 a.m. on Wednesday where they will take on the winner of (1) Martin Methodist (Tenn.) and (16) Marian (Ind.).
