Catamounts Hit the Road to Longwood and Radford

First leg of three-match road swing

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's soccer begins a three-match road swing this Thursday at Longwood. The match against the Lancers is scheduled to kick-off at 7 p.m. WCU completes the weekend in the state of Virginia traveling to Radford on Saturday.

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AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE CATAMOUNTS:

Sophomore forward Naya Marcil was named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6. She dished out two assists in the Catamounts' win at UNC Asheville.
Western Carolina scored a season-high three goals in the 3-1 win at UNC Asheville on Sept. 1.
The goal scored by senior Rea Syska, to open the second half against UNCA, was the Catamounts' first offensive goal of the season.
Junior Maggie Lloyd's goal against UNCA was her first goal since March 29, 2021 (when the Catamounts played a spring season) against Wofford.
Sophomore Sophie Burchfield scored the first goal of her Catamount career against UNCA – the third goal of the match against the Bulldogs.
Rookie goalkeeper Leanne Trudel notched her first win in goal as a Catamount against UNCA.
The Catamounts' match against UNCA was the first of three straight against Big South opponents. Western Carolina faces Longwood Thursday and Radford Saturday.
Western Carolina is 2-0-2 against Longwood in the four meetings. The Catamounts' two wins have come at home while the pair of ties occurred in Cullowhee (Sept. 5, 2021; 0-0) and at Longwood (Aug. 29, 2014; 1-1, 2 OT).
Western Carolina has two shutouts on the season – both ending in a 0-0 tie.
The Catamounts and Radford meet for only the second time in the two program's history. In the lone meeting on Sept. 19, 2019, Western Carolina defeated the Highlanders 1-0 in Cullowhee.

AN INSIDE LOOK AT OPPONENTS:

Longwood enters the match with Western Carolina on a two-match losing streak falling to College of Charleston (2-0) and Old Dominion (1-0). The Lancers are 3-3 overall and 3-1 at home.
Longwood's Savannah Nole and Catherine Forst each lead the Lancers with two goals apiece.
The Lancers have scored six goals and given up six goals.
Radford will not play a mid-week game as the Catamounts are the Highlanders' lone opponent for the week.
The Catamounts will be the third Southern Conference opponent Radford has faced this season. The Highlanders opened the season with a 1-0 exhibition win over VMI and defeated Wofford 3-0 in the regular season on Aug. 28.
Radford is 3-0-1 over the last four matches.

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Players Mentioned

#22 Sophie Burchfield: F/MF; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#7 Naya Marcil: F/MF; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#3 Rea Syska: MF; 5' 9"; Senior; Hickory Grove Christian

#1 Leanne Trudel: GK; 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#22 Sophie Burchfield
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: F/MF

#7 Naya Marcil
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: F/MF

#3 Rea Syska
: 5' 9"; Senior; Hickory Grove Christian
: MF

#1 Leanne Trudel
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: GK