Pirate Soccer Hosts Non-Conference Rival UNCW Thursday
September 16, 2015 | Soccer
Sept. 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Winners of three-straight, the East Carolina women's soccer team will look to keep its streak alive when it hosts in-state and non-conference rival UNC Wilmington on Thursday, Sept. 17. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., at Johnson Soccer Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT
ECU recorded 28 shots, including 15 on goal, in its 3-2 double overtime win at Charlotte on Sept. 13. Juniors Lana Spitler and Jenna Geist each recorded three points with a goal and one assist, respectively, while fifth-year senior Stephanie Seagrave scored a golden goal in the 110th minute on an assist by senior Kendall Frey. The score was Seagrave's second of the season and eighth of her career, yet just her first game-winning strike in her 57th-collegiate match. Spitler also set career-highs in shot attempts (12) and shots on goal (8).
ALL-TIME VERSUS UNC WILMINGTON
The Pirates lead the Seahawks, 13-6-2, in the all-time series and will meet for the 11th consecutive season and 22nd time overall Thursday evening. UNCW is ECU's most common opponent in program history. The clubs played to a scoreless draw in Wilmington last season.
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
UNC Wilmington (5-3) enters Thursday's match winners in four-straight contests, most recently a 2-0 home victory over Campbell on Sunday, Sept. 13. The Seahawks are led by Maddie McCormick's four goals, Katrina Guillou's three goals and one assist and Lauren Nalevaiko's team-high three assists. The lone common opponent they share with ECU is George Mason, whom UNCW defeated, 1-0, on the road Sept. 4 and the Pirates topped, 2-0, in their season opener on Aug. 21.
CASH REGISTERS AAC ROOKIE HONOR
Freshman forward Courtney Cash was named American Athletic Conference Rookie-of-the-Week after scoring her first collegiate goal in game-winning fashion, netting the lone score in the 107th minute of the Pirates' 1-0 double overtime victory over Western Carolina on Sept. 11.
DOUBLE OT HISTORY
East Carolina won back-to-back double overtime games against Western Carolina and Charlotte on Sept. 11 and 13, marking the first time the Pirates accomplished the feat since Oct. 22 and 24 at Cincinnati and Louisville in 2004. The last time ECU won two double overtime matches in a season was 2008.
Déjà VU
East Carolina's 1-0 double overtime home win over Western Carolina in the 107th minute on Sept. 11 ended in eerily similar fashion as the last time the two teams met in Greenville in 2013 when Lexi Miller scored on a header in the 110th minute of a 2-1 victory over the Catamounts.
FREY FEEDING FRENZY
Well-known as one of the Pirates' top scoring threats, senior striker Kendall Frey has four assists in her first eight matches in 2015, matching the number of helpers she totaled in 57 games during her first three seasons.
THREE CHEERS
Senior striker Kendall Frey recorded a career-high three assists, helping on all of ECU's goals, in the team's 3-0 road victory at UNC Greensboro on Sept. 6. The last time a Pirate had three in a game was Sarah Kirkley on Oct. 6, 2006 against Marshall.
| Match 9: East Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington | |
| Date | Thursday, September 17 |
| Time | 7:00 p.m. (EST) |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Soccer Stadium) |
| Match Notes | East Carolina  | American Conference |
| Coverage | Live Stats | Watch Live (FREE) | @ECUScoreboard | @ecuwmnssoccer |
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Winners of three-straight, the East Carolina women's soccer team will look to keep its streak alive when it hosts in-state and non-conference rival UNC Wilmington on Thursday, Sept. 17. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., at Johnson Soccer Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT
ECU recorded 28 shots, including 15 on goal, in its 3-2 double overtime win at Charlotte on Sept. 13. Juniors Lana Spitler and Jenna Geist each recorded three points with a goal and one assist, respectively, while fifth-year senior Stephanie Seagrave scored a golden goal in the 110th minute on an assist by senior Kendall Frey. The score was Seagrave's second of the season and eighth of her career, yet just her first game-winning strike in her 57th-collegiate match. Spitler also set career-highs in shot attempts (12) and shots on goal (8).
ALL-TIME VERSUS UNC WILMINGTON
The Pirates lead the Seahawks, 13-6-2, in the all-time series and will meet for the 11th consecutive season and 22nd time overall Thursday evening. UNCW is ECU's most common opponent in program history. The clubs played to a scoreless draw in Wilmington last season.
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
UNC Wilmington (5-3) enters Thursday's match winners in four-straight contests, most recently a 2-0 home victory over Campbell on Sunday, Sept. 13. The Seahawks are led by Maddie McCormick's four goals, Katrina Guillou's three goals and one assist and Lauren Nalevaiko's team-high three assists. The lone common opponent they share with ECU is George Mason, whom UNCW defeated, 1-0, on the road Sept. 4 and the Pirates topped, 2-0, in their season opener on Aug. 21.
CASH REGISTERS AAC ROOKIE HONOR
Freshman forward Courtney Cash was named American Athletic Conference Rookie-of-the-Week after scoring her first collegiate goal in game-winning fashion, netting the lone score in the 107th minute of the Pirates' 1-0 double overtime victory over Western Carolina on Sept. 11.
DOUBLE OT HISTORY
East Carolina won back-to-back double overtime games against Western Carolina and Charlotte on Sept. 11 and 13, marking the first time the Pirates accomplished the feat since Oct. 22 and 24 at Cincinnati and Louisville in 2004. The last time ECU won two double overtime matches in a season was 2008.
Déjà VU
East Carolina's 1-0 double overtime home win over Western Carolina in the 107th minute on Sept. 11 ended in eerily similar fashion as the last time the two teams met in Greenville in 2013 when Lexi Miller scored on a header in the 110th minute of a 2-1 victory over the Catamounts.
FREY FEEDING FRENZY
Well-known as one of the Pirates' top scoring threats, senior striker Kendall Frey has four assists in her first eight matches in 2015, matching the number of helpers she totaled in 57 games during her first three seasons.
THREE CHEERS
Senior striker Kendall Frey recorded a career-high three assists, helping on all of ECU's goals, in the team's 3-0 road victory at UNC Greensboro on Sept. 6. The last time a Pirate had three in a game was Sarah Kirkley on Oct. 6, 2006 against Marshall.
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