MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University women's soccer team will compete in the Landmark Conference Championships for the fourth year in a row when it visits Catholic University on Saturday in a first-round matchup.
The No. 6-seeded Rangers (6-8-3, 3-5-1 LC) will take on the No. 3-seeded Cardinals (8-6-4, 4-3-2 LC) in a 2 p.m. kickoff at Carlini Field.
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The winner of the match will advance to the semifinals, where they will visit No. 2-seeded Lycoming College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
In the other first-round matchup, No. 4-seeded Elizabethtown College will host No. 5 Susquehanna University on Saturday at 2 p.m., with the winner traveling to No. 2-seeded Lycoming College on Wednesday. The conference championship match will then take place on Saturday, Nov. 8 The higher-seeded team will serve as the host throughout the playoffs.
Under second-year Head Coach
Brendan Michael, the Rangers are making their ninth appearance in the Landmark postseason and are seeking their second title, having won it in 2013. They are 5-5-3 overall in the Landmark playoffs. The Rangers have won their opening-round match in each of the last three Landmark Conference Championships, topping Catholic 2-1 in the first round last season, beating Susquehanna 1-0 in the 2023 first round, and edging out Susquehanna 1-0 in the 2022 semifinals.
Drew and Catholic will be facing one another in the LC tournament for the fourth time and for the third year in a row. Prior to Drew's first-round victory last season, the Cardinals captured a 1-0 overtime decision in the 2023 semifinals, and Catholic also earned a semifinal victory in 2014.
When the two sides met earlier this season, the Cardinals earned a 4-0 victory in Washington.
For the year, freshman
Olivia Klein has led the team with six goals while sophomore
Megan Fedish has posted three goals and one assist. Sophomore
Sophia Lara has contributed three goals, and sophomore
Kristina Lowe has paced the Rangers with three assists.
On the defensive end, junior
Sarah Crowley and sophomore
Dani Iannelli have played the bulk of the minutes. Crowley has posted a 4-2-3 record to go with a 1.13 goals-against average and a .688 save percentage to go with three shutouts over 13 games, eight start, and 795 minutes. Iannelli has recorded a 2.44 GAA and a .674 save percentage over nine starts and 515 minutes.