Friday, August 27
Charlotte, NC
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
at
Charlotte
Dating back to the last six regular-season games, Davidson is riding an eight-match unbeaten regular-season streak (7-0-1).
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
W. Soccer Plays Two This Weekend; Cross-County Rival Charlotte on Friday and High Point on Sunday
8/26/2010 4:40:11 PM | Women's Soccer
Gavin McFarlin -- Assistant SID
- Live Stats (Charlotte)
- Live Stats (Davidson)
- Live Video
- Live Audio
- Game Notes: Game #2-3 at Charlotte / vs. High Point (pdf)
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Opening the season with a 2-0 blanking of UNC Wilmington at home last Sunday, Davidson returns to the field this weekend when it plays rival Charlotte on Friday, Aug. 27 and then High Point on Sunday, Aug. 29, in women's soccer action.
The Matchup
Davidson (1-0) hits the road for the first time when it heads down I-77 to play cross-county rival Charlotte (0-0) on Friday night, before returning home for a 7 p.m. contest against High Point (1-1) on Sunday evening.
The All-Time Series
The Wildcats trail the series, 3-9-1, vs. Charlotte. They dropped a 2-0 decision to the 49ers last year, but have won three of the past four meetings, including a 2-1 victory at Charlotte in 2005. Davidson has owned the series as of late vs. High Point, winning the last six contests and are 8-1 overall in the series.
Scouting the Wildcats
Davidson opened the 2010 season with a 2-0 shutout home win vs. UNC Wilmington last Sunday ... Allison Drutchas (preseason All-SoCon pick) and freshman Kelsey Krueger each tallied a goal in the win ... goalkeeper Jessie Baxa was credited with her eighth career shutout ... it was the third year in a row the 'Cats opened the season with a win ... dating back to the end of last year's regular season, the Wildcats are riding an eight-game unbeaten streak 7-0-1 ... the 'Cats improved to 5-2 in season-openers under head coach Greg Ashton ... 16 letterwinners return, with eight of them being starters from last year's NCAA Tournament team ... Davidson was picked to finish fourth in the SoCon preseason poll as voted on by the league's coaches ... senior Callan Elswick was named one of 30 women's soccer senior players to be nominated to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ... last year saw the 'Cats go 5-7-1 away from Alumni Stadium ... they won their first road game last season vs. Winthrop ... in a 1-0 road win at High Point, Drutchas assisted on the game-winner ... the last six games vs. the Panthers has seen the Wildcats win them all, outscoring them 12-4 ... Davidson was shutout at home vs. the 49ers, 2-0, last year ... the 'Cats have won three of the last four matches vs. the 49ers ... the last time Davidson played at Charlotte was in 2005, taking home a 2-1 win to open the season.
Scouting the 49ers
Charlotte opens the season on Friday vs. Davidson ... the 49ers were picked to finish second in the Atlantic-10 after going unbeaten with a 9-0-2 last year ... they are riding a 23-game conference unbeaten streak and have won three of the past four A-10 regular-season titles ... Charlotte has also won at least 16 games three straight years after going 16-3-2 last season ... 19 letterwinners, including nine starters return ... Whitney Weinraub, Sam Huecker, Megan Minnix and Oni Benard were all preseason All-A-10 picks ... Minnix was named one of 30 women's soccer senior players to be nominated to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ... Weinraub led Charlotte with 32 points a season ago with 13 goals and six points ... the 49ers were 10-2 at home in 2009.
Scouting the Panthers
High Point returns 13 letterwinners from last year's NCAA Tournament team ... the Panthers were picked to finish fourth in the Big South ... they have split their first two games of the 2010 season with a 1-0 win vs. Francis Marion and a 1-0 defeat to Campbell ... Danniel Rosado was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week ... leading scorer Janay Whittaker returns after scoring three goals for six points ... HPU was just 2-8-1 a season ago on the road ... Head coach Marty Beall is in his second season after leading HPU to its third Big South Tourney Title last year.
Next on the Schedule
Davidson will head to the state of Texas to play two games against Texas A&M (Sept. 3) and Southern Methodist (Sept. 5) for the first time each.
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