WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's soccer team opens up their 2022 season on Saturday, Aug. 20, hosting NCAA Division I member University of Southern Indiana at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Kickoff on Maxwell Field is set for 1pm, CST and the match will serve as an exhibition contest for WSU and a countable game for USI. The matchup is the first contest ever between the two schools in women's soccer.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
- Live stats and live video are available at the links above.
- Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate; all tickets are $5 for K-12 and $10 for adults. Kids under five are free.
- Pets are not permitted into the facility.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES
- Winona State will play a NCAA Division opponent in exhibition action for the first time in program history.
- The WSU's Riley Harmon and Bailey Deininger were named Winona State's 2022 Offensive & Defensive Players-to-Watch by the NSIC.
- For Deininger, the honor marked the second consecutive season the Hartland, Wis. product was named Player to Watch.
- Winona State fields a roster of 33 players this fall, one of the largest player pools in the history of the program.
- Goalkeepers Yanel Ortiz and Alyson Jumper both saw significant time in net last year with Jumper starting ten matches, Ortiz seven.
- Returner Ellie Wardell earned the unique distinction of notching three assists in one match last fall with three helpers against UMD in 3-0 Warrior win.
- Head coach Matt Kellogg heads into his fourth season at the Warrior helm.
- Two new assistants adorn the WSU sideline; Jill Leibforth and Joe Davis.
SOUTHERN INDIANA STORYLINES
- USI enters their 2022 regular season weekend after a 1-1-2 record in preseason exhibition matches and 1-0 loss at the University of North Dakota on Thursday.
- Against UND, the Screaming Eagles out-shot UND, 11-7 overall, while both teams had five corner kick opportunities.
- A UND strike in the 25th minute was the lone goal that separated the two teams.
- In addition to goalkeeper Maya Etienne going the full match, four UND starters; Mia Rose Daly, Avery Schone, Elizabeth Lippert and Morgan Beyer all went 90 minutes on Friday.
- Etienne made three saves and conceded the goal vs. University of North Dakota
WARRIOR SHOUT-OUTS & NOTABLES:
- A warm Warrior thanks to the Winona State nursing students who volunteers to help with game management in today's game.
- Winona State was predicted to finish 9th in the 2022 NSIC Women's Soccer Coaches Poll.
- WSU welcomed 11 freshman student-athletes to campus in 2022.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words:
Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
