Jefferson City, Tenn. —- The 19th-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team looks ahead to its South Atlantic Conference opener on Wednesday, when it travels to Tennessee to face the Carson-Newman Eagles.
THE MATCHUP
Who: #19 Catawba (4-0-0, 0-0-0 SAC) at Carson-Newman (3-1-0, 0-0-0 SAC)
Where: McCown Field, Jefferson City, Tenn.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 5 p.m.
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POTENTIAL POSTSEASON PREVIEW
- Despite the calendar showing September, these two programs routinely have postseason on the mind come November and December
- In the Sept. 9 version of the United Soccer Coaches Southeast region poll, the Catawba Indians ranked second and the Eagles ranked eighth
- Catawba was voted second in the preseason SAC poll, while the Eagles were voted sixth
EAGLES IN THE NEWS
- Carson-Newman swept the WePlayed Sports Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors, the league office announced Tuesday
- The Eagles' Molly Bukiewicz was named the Offensive Player of the Week with a three-goal week in winning results over King and Trevecca Nazarene
- The Beavercreek, Ohio native has netted goals in each game of C-N's active three-match win streak; she is tied with Catawba's
Bree Ehmer and Emory & Henry's Charlotte Stavis atop the league lead with four goals apiece
- Berna Kabakci was named the Defensive Player of the Week with nine saves in a pair of clean sheet wins; these two teams have combined to allow just three goals in eight games
EXPERIENCE ON THE SIDELINE
- Wednesday's matchup features the two winningest active head coaches in the SAC
- Brown leads the head women's soccer coaches in the SAC in wins at their current institution with 116, while Duffy ranks second with 86
- Brown is 3-4-3 against Duffy, but Carson-Newman is winless in their last six tries, with the Eagles' last victory coming in 2018; Catawba is 87-17-17 since that last C-N loss
- Brown eclipsed the career record for victories for Catawba women's and Catawba overall soccer in back-to-back games already this season
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
- Carson-Newman enters the match with a 3-1 overall record with wins over North Greenville, King, Trevecca Nazarene
- The Eagles were 6-7-3 a season ago, the program's first season under .500 since 2014
- Carson-Newman drew in their last match against Catawba at Frock Field, a 1-1 result in September
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to the Frock on Saturday, hosting Lincoln Memorial in another matchup of a top-half team in the SAC preseason poll
- First touch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
