MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University women's soccer team will compete for the Landmark Conference title when it visits the University of Scranton on Saturday at 6 p.m.
 
The fourth-seeded Rangers (6-3-9, 3-1-5 LC) punched their ticket to the conference final by winning 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout at top-seeded Catholic University this past Wednesday after the two sides played to a 0-0 tie in regulation and two overtime periods. Senior Bianca Anghelache scored the match-clinching PK while junior Zoey Pipher, sophomore Maddie Gottschling, and sophomore Riley Bent also provided PKs. Senior Sarah Crowley collected nine saves and came up with a big stop in the shootout.
 
Drew opened its postseason march with a 1-0 first-round victory over Elizabethtown on Oct. 31. Bent scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute while Crowley authored a shutout with six saves.
 
The second-seeded Royals (10-1-7, 5-0-4 LC) blanked No. 6 seed Susquehanna University 2-0 in the other semifinal.
 
Drew is making its fourth appearance in the Landmark Conference championship match; the Rangers also reached the final in 2010, 2013, and 2022 and visited Scranton in each of those showdowns as well. The Blue and Green are seeking their second Landmark title; in 2013, the two teams played to a 1-1 tie before Drew won 4-3 in a penalty-kick shootout. The Royals prevailed 2-1 in 2010 and 1-0 in 2022.
 
When the two sides met back on Oct. 28 in Ranger Stadium, Scranton earned a 2-0 victory on goals from Jenna Borelli and Natalia Doubush. Crowley registered six saves for Drew while Mackenzie Van Arsdale did not need to make a save to pick up the shutout for the Royals.

Under first-year Head Coach Ray Goon, the Rangers have yielded just nine goals for the season for a 0.50 goals-against average, a mark that ranks second in the Landmark Conference and 30th in Division III. Crowley has posted a 5-1-7 record and leads the Landmark Conference while ranking third in Division III in save percentage (.921), and she also ranks second among the conference leaders and 29th in Division III in goals-against average (0.45). She has registered eight shutouts on the season.
 
Offensively, the Rangers have received a balanced attack in which nine different players have scored a goal. Freshman Hannah Stahl leads the Rangers with 10 points on three goals and a team-leading four assists while Bent has recorded a team-high four goals to go with one assist. Senior Ella Reyngoudt has contributed three goals and two assists while freshman Caitlin Zegler has also scored three goals. Junior Megan Jozak ranks second on the team with three assists.
 
Scranton has also made its mark as a tough defensive side and is tied for 31st in Division III in goals-against average (0.50). Van Arsdale has played nearly every minute in goal, going 10-1-7 with a 0.53 goals-against average and a .800 save percentage to go with eight shutouts.
 
Offensively, Dobush leads the Royals with seven goals and one assist while Borelli and Elise Nicholas have scored five goals apiece. Lena Madjor leads the team with six assists.

Ticket prices are $11 for adults, $6 for minors (age 10-17), and free for children under 10 and all Landmark Conference students, faculty, and staff with a valid school ID. Tickets may be purchased online here.