TEANECK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's soccer team is set to play its fourth match of the season and carries an unbeaten NEC record when St. Francis Brooklyn comes to University Stadium on Tuesday, March 16 at 5:00 p.m.
Game Info
St. Francis Brooklyn (1-1-0, 1-1-0 NEC) at FDU (2-1-0, 2-0-0 NEC)
Tuesday, March 16 at 5:00 p.m. – University Stadium
No spectators will be permitted throughout the 2020-21 season
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All-Time Series
FDU leads 1-0-0
Streak…W1
First Meeting…10/25/19 (FDU 1, SFBK 0)
NEC Season Format
The NEC will only have two teams qualify for the NEC Tournament with the No. 1 seed hosting the NEC Championship Game on the weekend of April 16-18. The conference schedule will consist of eight conference games from March 2-April 13.
NEC Preseason Poll
FDU was selected to finish second in the NEC Preseason Poll after a 2019 season in which the Burgundy and Blue reached the NEC Championship Game, which marked the Knights seventh consecutive NEC Tournament appearance.
Scouting the Terriers
St. Francis Brooklyn (1-1-0, 1-1-0 NEC) will play their match of the season against FDU on Tuesday night. The Terriers earned their first win in program history on Tuesday, March 2 when they beat Merrimack 3-1. Freshman Avery Gonzalez netted two goals to guide the Terriers to the win. Junior Sarah Dewitt scored the other SFBK goal. Sophomore Elizabeth Lewis recorded 12 saves in the win. The Terriers then fell 4-0 to Central Connecticut State on Tuesday, March 9.
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Scouting the Knights
FDU (2-1-0, 2-0-0 NEC) opened NEC play with a pair of victories including a 1-0 win over Sacred Heart and a 4-0 wing against Wagner. In the win over Wagner, sophomore
Naemi Hausen netted a goal and dished out two assists in the win. Junior
Isabelle Udovc was named NEC Player of the Week after scoring a goal and recording two assists against Wagner. Last season's season-leading goal scorer
Alexiane Marquis and junior
Madelyn Robbins also scored in the match. In the win over Sacred Heart, senior goalie
Cassandra Marcoux registered her first shutout and tallied a career-high 11 saves in the win. Marcoux was selected as the NEC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against the Pioneers. Last year against St. Francis Brookyln, Udovc netted the game-winning goal as FDU recorded a 1-0 win. The Knights haven't lost an NEC regular season match since October 28, 2018 and have won or drew in 12 straight NEC regular season contests.
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Coach Teepe's Thoughts
"I felt we did a good job controlling the ball in the first half, but we needed to be more aggressive in the second half," said head coach
Eric Teepe following the win. "Getting that second goal gave us confidence and we became very aggressive. The second half showed us how potent we can be in the attacking part of the field."
"Naemi is so creative on the ball and we are still trying to find ways to get her the ball. By playing through her, she can really break down a defense and that was probably her best game for us."
"I've given our players the freedom to be creative on their own and get together to make decisions and read the defense on free kicks," said Teepe when asked about Robbins goal off the free kick. "That goal was big for our confidence for the remainder of the game."
"Izzy has been fantastic for us so far this season. We knew we could slide her in central right away and you can see her growth on the field. Izzy can be so dangerous for us going forward and we've always known how good she is."
"Alex plays with such emotion and puts pressure on herself. When she doesn't worry about things, which she did in the second half she can be dangerous on the attack."
What's Next
After Tuesday's match vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, the Knights will welcome Merrimack to University Stadium and play its second consecutive home match on Friday, March 19 at 5:00 p.m.
