The Lincoln University Women's Soccer team is on the road again for their next contest, traveling to Long Island, New York to face New York Institute of Technology. This will be the Lions third East Coast Conference (ECC) match.
 
 

The Details

When:                   Saturday, September 22, 2018

Where:                  Presidents Stadium, NYIT, Old Westbury, N.Y.

Records:              Lincoln  0-6, 0-2 ECC      NYIT   5-2, 1-0 ECC

The Series:          NYIT leads the all-time series 7-0.  The two teams last played in 2016 (an 8-0 NYIT win)

Coverage:
video:                    https://nyitbears.com/sports/2018/7/27/blueframe-widget.aspx?bfplayvid=77686
 
Live stats:            https://nyitbears.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
 

Lincoln Preview:

The Lions were shut out for the third time this season on Wednesday as Roberts Wesleyan College blanked Lincoln 5-0 in Rochester, New York.  Lincoln managed just five shots the entire game, with senior Diana Martinez (Kissimmee, Fla./St. Cloud) recording four of them (three on goal).  Goalkeeper Lena Rodriguez (Lockport, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) has 12 saves.
 
Lincoln's offense produced a season high nine shots and four shots on goal in Saturday's 7-1 loss to Queens College.  The match was the Lions' first ever East Coast Conference match as the program was an independent from its formation in 2002 until last season.  The result however was the same as the Lions defense allowed seven goals en route to the loss.    
 
Martinez leads the team with two goals and an assist in the team's last three games after missing Lincoln's first two contests.   She had an unassisted goals against Queens College (9/15) and Salem University on 9/8.  She also added an assist in the loss to Chestnut Hill on 9/5.

Freshman Kenya Davis (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo) scored Lincoln's first goal of the season in the loss to Chestnut Hill putting the ball in the net after Martinez's shot on goal was deflected by the CHC goalie and came right to her for the put back.
 
Junior goalkeeper Lena Rodriguez (Lockport, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) (Lockport, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy)  recorded a career high 16 saves against Chestnut Hill and added 15 apiece against Salem and Queens.  Rodriguez leads the ECC in total saves with 62 and ranks second nationally.  She is fourth nationally in saves/game, averaging 10.33.  That mark is the second highest total in the conference.
 
As a team the Lions lead the league in saves/game, averaging 13.80.  This number is the second highest total in all of Division II women's soccer.

New York Institute of Technology Preview

The Bears recorded a 2-0 win over Goldey-Beacom College in their last contest, knocking the Lightning out of the ranks of the unbeaten.  Goalkeeper Jessie Sabal recorded her third consecutive shutout and the 12^th of her career, tying NYIT's all-time record.  Jess Hawley and Casey Luongo scored goals for the Bears. For Hawley, it was her team leading fourth goal of the season. The Bears' 5-2 record is their best start since posting an identical mark in 2011.
 
Hawley and Hannah Franco scored goals as NYIT won their ECC opener last Saturday against Roberts Wesleyan College.  Franco now has two goals on the season after scoring in her collegiate debut against Bloomfield College on September 12.
 
Nikki Bermudez has also scored twice this season for the Bears with goals against Pace university and Georgian Court University.
 
The Bears have recorded five shutouts in their first seven games and lead the ECC in shutout percentage (71.4%).  That mark ranks 13^th among all NCAA division II women's soccer programs.    Sabal ranks third in the ECC with 36 saves