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Purple Eagles Continue Road Trip At Monmouth Saturday

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The Niagara women's soccer team will bring its six-match unbeaten streak to West Long Beach, N.J. to face preseason favorite Monmouth on Saturday at 1 p.m.

How to Catch the Game
·         Live stats and live video will be provided by the home team.

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·         Following their 1-0 win over archrival Canisius on Oct. 1, the Purple Eagles are 6-1-3 overall and 2-0-1 in the MAAC.
·         With the victory over the Golden Griffins, Niagara is 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings in the Battle of the Bridge.
·         NU is all alone at the top of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings with 7 points.
·         This is the best start through ten games since 2008 (7-2-1).
·         Niagara is on a six-match unbeaten streak with wins over Binghamton, Robert Morris, Quinnipiac and Canisius.
·         Senior Haillie Price leads the team with four goals on the year, with three of those being game winners.
·         Junior Hayley Besaw leads the Purple Eagles with five assists on the season.
·         Freshman Eva Bachmann has chipped in with two goals on the year, while Besaw, seniors Catherine Meyer, Courtney Pierce and Kiley Titus, junior Bianca Marrara and freshman Laura Ortiz have all contributed a goal on the year.
·         Junior goalkeeper Claire Feiertag has logged a career-high five solo shutouts on the year, coming against Drexel, Duquesne, Cleveland State, Robert Morris and Canisius
·         Also contributing to the team's success on the year, is the defensive presence of redshirt senior Danielle Kennedy, senior Maureen Papaconstantinou and sophomore Amanda Gallo.

In the Conference
·         Besaw is tops in the conference in assists (5) assists per game (0.50).
·         Price's three game winning goals are good for second in the MAAC. The Ancaster, Ont. native's game-winning goals came in the team's season-opening 3-1 victory at St. Bonaventure on Aug. 27, the 2-1 win over Binghamton on Sept. 12 and the 1-0 triumph over Robert Morris on Sept. 18.
·         Feiertag's is tied for first in the MAAC with five shutouts on the year. The Ridgeway, Ont. native also leads the conference with a 0.60 goals against average.

On the Pitch: Monmouth Hawks (7-4-0, 2-1-0 MAAC)
·         The Purple Eagles trail in the all-time series 1-7-0.
·         The most recent contest between the two programs saw Niagara fall to Monmouth 1-0 in a home match on Sept. 21, 2013.
·         The Hawks currently trail the Purple Eagles by one point in the conference standings.
·         Monmouth's most recent outing saw them defeat Saint Peter's 8-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
·         On the year, the Hawks are 4-2-0 at home. The Purple Eagles have yet to lose a road contest on the year, sporting a 2-0-2 record away from Monteagle Ridge.
·         Monmouth's goaltender, graduate student Nicole D'Agostino is currently tied with Feiertag for most shutouts on the year. D'Agostino and Monmouth have played in 1 more game than Feiertag and the Purple Eagles.

Up Next for Niagara
·         Following Monmouth, the Purple Eagles will make their way to Loudonville, N.Y. to face the Siena Saints on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m.
 
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