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SSU women's, men's soccer to host IU-Columbus, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in doubleheader contests Thursday, Saturday
Posted: Oct 23, 2024

SSU women's, men's soccer to host IU-Columbus, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in doubleheader contests Thursday, Saturday

Coming off of a week where the Shawnee State women's and men's soccer programs improved their positioning as both programs look to solidify a berth in the River States Conference Tournament, both teams can all but solidify the opportunity to play for an RSC Tournament Championship.

Better yet, the Bears have the opportunity to accomplish the above on its home turf -- defeat Indiana-Columbus and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods this coming week in a pair of River States doubleheaders -- which will be held at Shawnee Turf in Portsmouth. Shawnee State plays host to IU-Columbus at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening before turning around and hosting SMWC at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Previewing Indiana-Columbus women

Indiana-Columbus (2-10-1, 0-7 River States Conference) is led by:

  • 5-10 sophomore midfielder Lily Campbell (three goals, two assists, eight points)
  • 5-5 freshman midfielder Cyanne St. Bernard (three goals, one assist, seven points)
  • 5-5 sophomore goalkeeper Mallory Gilley (142 saves, .776 save percentage)

Previewing Indiana-Columbus men

Indiana-Columbus (4-10-2, 0-6-1 River States Conference) is led by:

  • 5-10 senior forward Jon Michael Bright (eight goals, assist, 17 points)
  • 6-2 sophomore defender Bryce Dolenc (three goals, five assists, 11 points)
  • 5-9 senior midfielder Angel Roque (five goals, assist, 11 points)
  • 5-8 freshman midfielder Christian Cardoso (two goals, five assists, nine points)
  • 5-7 senior midfielder Kevin Cruz (four goals, eight points)

Previewing Saint Mary-of-the-Woods women

 

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2-8-3, 1-3-1 River States Conference) is led by:

  • 5-4 senior forward/midfielder Kennedy Trigg (eight goals, two assists, 18 points)
  • 5-2 freshman wing Lois Carr (three goals, four assists, 10 points)

Previewing Saint Mary-of-the-Woods men

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (4-9, 1-3 River States Conference) is led by:

  • 5-6 sophomore forward Jayme Geidol (three goals, two assists, eight points)
  • 6-1 freshman striker Ivan Gelado (four goals, eight points)
  • 5-7 sophomore central attacking midfielder Marc Valderrama (seven assists)

Reviewing Shawnee State women and men

Both programs currently sit in a position where the Shawnee State women's and men's soccer programs, for the second season in a row since joining the conference in 2023, will qualify for the River States Conference Tournament.

Shawnee State women

Shawnee State's women, who scored two thrilling victories against West Virginia Tech and Brescia (Ky.) by 2-1 counts Thursday and Saturday, are currently in the sixth and final qualifying position for the River States Conference Tournament -- sitting one point ahead of Brescia for that sixth and final spot. With seven points to its credit, the Bears are also only three points back from Indiana-East, whom the Bears tied on its own home pitch at Shawnee Turf back on Oct. 3, for third place in the River States Conference Standings.

Annie Coriell, who scored two goals total in Shawnee State's victories over the Golden Bears and the Bearcats last week, led the Bears by scoring the match's first goal in a 2-1 victory over West Virginia Tech, and completed a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Brescia with an 85th minute penalty kick to seal up her first career River States Conference Player of the Week Award.

Harlee Brand, who has saved 26 out of the last 30 shots that she's faced between the posts, continues to lead Shawnee State as the freshman from Winchester, Ohio has played splendid soccer in goal. Isabella Riddle, who scored a 37th minute goal right after Coriell's initial blast against West Virginia Tech that proved to be the game-winner, supplied three additional shots, and two on goal, against Brescia while Haynna Addy scored a 59th minute goal that was not only the 16th of her career, but helped spark the Shawnee State comeback.

Shawnee State men

As for the Shawnee State men, balance continues to win the day for the Bears -- as SSU currently stands fourth overall in the River States Conference Standings with seven points, where it has continued to sit throughout much of the season. The Bears are currently tied with Midway (Ky.) for the fourth position overall in the RSC rundown.

In all, 12 different players have scored a goal for Shawnee State during the 2024 season while 11 have at least one assist on the year. Four players have at least three or more goals, with the following leading Shawnee State's production:

  • 6-0 junior Nikos Pontikis (six goals, three assists, 15 points)
  • 5-10 freshman Cameron Thompson (five goals, 10 points)
  • 5-9 senior Marco Riva (four goals, four assists, 12 points)
  • 6-1 freshman João Coqueti Léo (three goals, one assist, seven points)

Along with the above quartet, 5-11 senior goalkeeper Eric Green, who is one of three players to play and start in all 14 contests, has 63 saves to his credit to lead the Bears between the posts.

Additional

Action from both doubleheaders can be seen live at https://www.youtube.com/@ssubearsathletics/streams.