Dahlonega, Ga. —- The 8th-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team returns to non-conference play on Wednesday, traveling to 4th-ranked North Georgia in a showdown for the top two ranked teams in the Southeast region.
 
THE MATCHUP
- Who: #8 Catawba (9-0-2, 5-0-1 SAC) at #4 North Georgia (11-0-1, 7-0-0 PBC)
- Where: UNG Soccer Field, Dahlonega, Ga.
- When: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4 p.m.
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MORE-GAN
- Morgan Delair added two more goals and an assist in Catawba's 6-1 win over Tusculum on Saturday night, helping her to be named WePlayed Sports Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
- The senior has exploded in offensive production in her fourth season in Salisbury, already reaching career highs with seven goals and five assists; she ranks third in the SAC in goals and points
- Delair and Bree Ehmer have recorded one point in every Catawba game this season except for the Catawba Indians' 3-2 win at Wingate on Wednesday
 
UNBEATENS CLASH
- Wednesday's matchup feature two of the 10 unbeaten teams remaining in the country
- The South and Southeast regions make up over half of those 10 with Catawba, Francis Marion and North Georgia in the Southeast and Embry-Riddle, West Florida & Nova Southeastern in the South
- Fourth top-10 matchup since 1999; the first three were the three Lenoir-Rhyne matchups in 2023
 
REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS
- Catawba and North Georgia are currently the top two teams in the United Soccer Coaches' Southeast regional poll
- While both top two seeds in the NCAA Southeast Regional hosts the first two rounds, the higher remaining seed in the regional final hosts the lower seed
- First meeting between these programs since the 2023 Southeast Regional Second Round, when Ehmer scored in the second half and again in overtime to send the Cattawba Indians to the Southeast Regional final
 
SCOUTING THE NIGHTHAWKS
- North Georgia is riding an eight-game win streak heading into the matchup with Catawba
- The Nighthawks' lone dropped points on the season were a 2-2 draw against 16th-ranked Lee
- Like Catawba, UNG defeated Wingate by a goal (4-3 in its season opener on Sept. 4); the Nighthawks defeated other common opponents in Lincoln Memorial (5-1) and Columbus State (3-2)
 
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to South Atlantic Conference play this weekend, traveling to Emory & Henry for Sunday action; kickoff is set for 2 p.m.