Davidson Opens SoCon Tourney Play at Furman Sunday

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson women's soccer team is set to begin its Southern Conference Tournament run on the road with a 4 p.m. quarterfinal contest at Furman this Sunday, Oct. 28.

The Matchup
Davidson seeks its fifth SoCon Tournament title when it opens up the tournament at Furman Sunday, with gametime set for 4 p.m.

The All-Time Series/Last Meeting
Davidson trails the series against Furman, 19-8-3, including dropping the last three meetings. This will be the eighth time both teams have faced each other in the SoCon Tournament, with the Paladins holding a 6-1-1 edge.

In this year's matchup, just a week ago, the Paladins took a 2-0 decision on the 'Cats' home field. Davidson's last win at Furman came in 2008, a 3-2 victory during the regular season.

Davidson SoCon Tournament History
The Wildcats are 16-13 in the tournament since 1994, the first year Davidson was a part of the SoCon. During head coach Greg Ashton's seven-year tenure, the Wildcats are 6-6-1 and have advanced to the semifinals five times. Davidson has won the league tournament title four times, with its most recent coming in 2009 when the 'Cats advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time.

Scouting the Wildcats
Sixth-seeded Davidson (7-9-3) finished out the season dropping its last two contests, including a tough 1-0 decision at Georgia Southern Wednesday evening ... Davidson gave up a goal just seven minutes away from reaching overtime vs. the Eagles ... the Wildcat defense ranks fourth in the SoCon in goals allowed (22) and tied for fifth in shutouts (6) ... goalkeeper Rachel Locke's five shutouts are tied for fourth-most in the SoCon ... she has started 18 of the 19 games, with a 1.22 GAA and a personal-best 73 saves ... the 'Cats finished sixth in the league standings at 5-5-1 ... they went 3-6-1 on the road, with their last win coming at The Citadel, 2-1, Oct. 4 ... Julia Singley has team bests of four goals, a career-high three assists and a career-best 11 points ... Rachael Newmister and Stephanie Piperno are second each (4 gls, 2 asts, 10 pts) ... Singley was the SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 10, after scoring a pair of goals and assisting on two others in a 5-2 comeback win vs. CofC ... Piperno's 55 shots are sixth-most in the SoCon ... in this year's first meeting vs. the Paladins, Davidson had 11 shots, but was unable to kick one through ... Davidson has collected four SoCon Tournament titles (1994, '95, '96, '09) ... Davidson is 16-13 all-time in the SoCon Tournament and 6-6-1 during coach Ashton's tenure ... the Wildcats return 23 of its 29 letterwinners, including nine starters ... Becca Fisher, the reigning SoCon Freshman of the Year, was a preseason All-SoCon pick ... Davidson was picked to finish fifth in the SoCon preseason poll after finishing fourth overall a year ago ... head coach Greg Ashton is five wins away from reaching 100 for his career at Davidson.

Season/Preseason Honors
—Julia Singley garners SoCon Student-Athlete of Week (release)
— Becca Fisher was named to the All-SoCon Preseason team after earning SoCon Freshman of the Year Honors a year ago (release).
— Davidson's Fisher Redirects Focus (article by David Scott)

Scouting the Paladins
Third-seeded Furman (14-3-2) closed out the regular season on a five-game winning streak, four of them coming by way of a shutout win ... the Paladins needed a Jamie Alexander goal in the 102nd minute to defeat Wofford, which erased a 2-0 deficit, Wednesday ... Furman is first in the league in shots (398), goals (41), assists (33), goals allowed (13), GAA (0.66) and shutouts (10) ... leading the offense is Stephanie DeVita, who paces the SoCon with 18 goals and 39 points ... she has six game-winning goals ... Hannah Stanifer has five goals, four assists and 13 points ... the duo combined for two goals and an assist in the last meeting vs. Davidson ... Rose Hull has started 18 of 19 games between the pipes, with a 0.56 GAA (tops in SoCon), 61 saves and seven shutouts (2nd in SoCon) ... Furman returns eight starters and were picked third in the preseason poll ... head coach Andrew Burr has 100 wins at Furman.

Next on the Schedule
If Davidson wins, it will head to Birmingham, Ala., to play in the semifinals, Nov. 2, on the campus of Samford. The 'Cats would face the winner of the Samford/College of Charleston matchup.

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