Women’s Soccer Welcomes Duquesne to Niagara Field Thursday Night

GAME 5 – Niagara (3-1-0) vs. Duquesne (2-1-1)

NIAGARA UNIV., NY – The Niagara women's soccer team looks to add to its three-game win streak Thursday night when the Purple Eagles welcome Duquesne to Niagara Field for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Series Notes
• Thursday will mark the 11th meeting between the Purple Eagles and Dukes. Duquesne has a 5-3-2 lead in the series.
• Niagara is 2-2-1 at home against the Dukes, including a 1-0 overtime win in 2013, the last time Duquesne was on Monteagle Ridge.

Last Time Out
• Niagara defeated Cleveland State 3-0 on Sunday to improve to 3-1 on the young season.
• Freshman Maia MacLean led the Niagara attack with two goals, while Florence Vaillancourt added one tally in the shutout win.
• Felicia Grufman started the match for the Purple and White, making three saves in 70 minutes of action.

MacLean Named MAAC Rookie of the Week
• Freshman midfielder Maia MacLean was named MAAC Rookie of the week following her performances against Cornell and Cleveland State.
• The Niagara Falls, Ontario, product registered one assist against Cornell and followed that up with two goals in Sundays 3-0 win over Cleveland State.
• MacLean is the first women's soccer player to be named rookie of the week since Ibey earned the honor in her first season on Monteagle Ridge.

Niagara Notes
• Florence Vaillancourt leads Niagara with five goals, four assists and 14 points. The junior recorded her first career hat trick in Niagara's 4-2 win over Syracuse on Aug. 26.
• Annie Ibey and MacLean are tied for second on the squad with three goals apiece. Ibey scored three times in Niagara's 5-2 win over Cornell last Thursday.
• Emma Davies and Emma Bough have three assists apiece through four games, while four other Purple Eagles have one helper on the season.
• Djeynaba Thiam has scored twice, once at Syracuse and again at Cornell.

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Players Mentioned

#55 Emma Bough: F/M; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#44 Emma Davies: F; 5' 4"; Senior

#18 Annie Ibey: F; 5' 7"; Senior

#22 Djeynaba Thiam: F; 5' 9"; Junior

#11 Florence Vaillancourt: F; 5' 9"; Junior

#1 Felicia Grufman: GK; 5' 8"; Freshman

#8 Maia MacLean: M; 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#55 Emma Bough
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: F/M

#44 Emma Davies
: 5' 4"; Senior
: F

#18 Annie Ibey
: 5' 7"; Senior
: F

#22 Djeynaba Thiam
: 5' 9"; Junior
: F

#11 Florence Vaillancourt
: 5' 9"; Junior
: F

#1 Felicia Grufman
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: GK

#8 Maia MacLean
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: M