Thursday, October 21
Toledo, Ohio
6:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
vs
Akron
Toledo will host Akron on Thursday before playing at Buffalo on Sunday.
Photo by: Evan Procaccini
Toledo Hosts Akron Thursday Before Trip to Buffalo on Sunday
10/20/2021 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
TOLEDO, Ohio - Toledo heads into the final stretch of the regular season with games vs. Akron and Buffalo with its eye on securing a ticket into the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Rockets (9-4-3, 4-3-1 MAC) will host the Zips for their final home game of the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 6:00 p.m., before taking on Buffalo at UB Stadium for a noon kickoff on Sunday, Oct. 24.
Toledo recorded its eighth shutout of the season with the 1-0 win over Central Michigan on Oct. 14, followed by its third draw of the season, 1-1 tie at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 17.
The Rockets are allowing a MAC-low 0.69 goals per game. Sophomore Emma Boutorwick leads the conference with a 0.849 save percentage and is second with an 0.65 GAA. Sophomore forward Ellie Pool is fifth in the MAC with a team-high six goals.Â
Zips Update (3-13-1, 1-6-1 MAC)
Akron is coming off a split weekend, drawing 0-0 with Northern Illinois on Thursday, and falling to Western Michigan 2-0 on Sunday. The Zips' lone MAC victory was a 2-0 win vs. Eastern Michigan on Oct. 10. Freshman Katie Stafford paces Akron with a team-high four goals and nine points. Freshman goalie Penelope Cuirinier ranks 10th in the MAC with a .728 SV% and averaging 5.0 saves per game.
Bulls Update (10-3-2, 4-2-2 MAC)
Buffalo had a successful weekend, defeating Western Michigan 4-3, and registering a 1-1 tie vs. Northern Illinois. The Bulls will visit defending MAC champion Bowling Green on Thursday prior to hosting the Rockets on Sunday. Graduate Student Marcy Barberic leads Buffalo with a team-high eight goals and 20 points. Senior goalie Emily Kelly ranks fifth in the MAC with a 1.181 GAA and eighth with a .739 SV%. Buffalo ranks 10th in the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region rankings, and is one game ahead of Toledo in the MAC standings.
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Last Week
Sophomore goalkeeper Emma Boutorwick continues to be stellar in goal for the Rockets this season. Boutorwick has seven shutouts through the first 16 games, leads the MAC goalkeepers with a .843 SV%.
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The Rockets (9-4-3, 4-3-1 MAC) will host the Zips for their final home game of the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 6:00 p.m., before taking on Buffalo at UB Stadium for a noon kickoff on Sunday, Oct. 24.
Toledo recorded its eighth shutout of the season with the 1-0 win over Central Michigan on Oct. 14, followed by its third draw of the season, 1-1 tie at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 17.
The Rockets are allowing a MAC-low 0.69 goals per game. Sophomore Emma Boutorwick leads the conference with a 0.849 save percentage and is second with an 0.65 GAA. Sophomore forward Ellie Pool is fifth in the MAC with a team-high six goals.Â
Zips Update (3-13-1, 1-6-1 MAC)
Akron is coming off a split weekend, drawing 0-0 with Northern Illinois on Thursday, and falling to Western Michigan 2-0 on Sunday. The Zips' lone MAC victory was a 2-0 win vs. Eastern Michigan on Oct. 10. Freshman Katie Stafford paces Akron with a team-high four goals and nine points. Freshman goalie Penelope Cuirinier ranks 10th in the MAC with a .728 SV% and averaging 5.0 saves per game.
Bulls Update (10-3-2, 4-2-2 MAC)
Buffalo had a successful weekend, defeating Western Michigan 4-3, and registering a 1-1 tie vs. Northern Illinois. The Bulls will visit defending MAC champion Bowling Green on Thursday prior to hosting the Rockets on Sunday. Graduate Student Marcy Barberic leads Buffalo with a team-high eight goals and 20 points. Senior goalie Emily Kelly ranks fifth in the MAC with a 1.181 GAA and eighth with a .739 SV%. Buffalo ranks 10th in the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region rankings, and is one game ahead of Toledo in the MAC standings.
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Last Week
- Ellie Pool scored the two lone goals for the Rockets this weekend, her fifth and sixth on the season.
- Toledo's win over Central Michigan was its seventh shutout of the season.
- Toledo out-shot both CMU (11-9 margin) and EMU (18-11).
- McKenna Schultz leads Rocket defenders in minutes played (1,512) and has played all but four minutes this season.
- Claire Cahalan leads Toledo midfielders with 1,478 minutes, while Ellie Pool tops the forwards with 1,370 minutes.
- Pool leads the Rockets with 41 shots, with Stephanie "Stitch" Currie and Olivia Dault ranking second and third, respectively, with 34 and 31 shots.
- Pool leads the way with 20 shots each on goal, followed by Dault (19).
- Toledo has allowed just three first-half goals this season. The Rockets are outscoring their opposition by a 6-3 margin in the first half, 15-7 in the second and are even at 1-1 in overtime.
Sophomore goalkeeper Emma Boutorwick continues to be stellar in goal for the Rockets this season. Boutorwick has seven shutouts through the first 16 games, leads the MAC goalkeepers with a .843 SV%.
Follow the Rockets
Be sure to follow the Rockets soccer team on social Media:
- Twitter - @ToledoRockets and @ToledoSoccer
- Instagram - 'utrockets' and 'toledosoccer'
- Facebook - 'Toledo Rockets' and 'Toledo Soccer
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