LINCOLN, Neb. (September 3rd, 2024) - After an eventful season opener, featuring an emphatic 8-0 win and a narrow 1-0 loss, Nebraska Wesleyan women's soccer is back in Nebraska, ready to take on York University this Wednesday.
LOCATION, GAME TIME, LIVE STREAM & LIVE STATS
The match will take place at York Soccer Complex, in York, Nebraska, on Wednesday, September 4th. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. York University will
live stream the game and carry
live stats.
ABOUT THE PRAIRIE WOLVES
Nebraska Wesleyan (1-1, 0-0 A-R-C) opened the season with a pair of games in Illinois. The Prairie Wolves defeated Principia College in their first game, 8-0, but fell to Illinois College, 1-0, the following day.
Averie Hike led Nebraska Wesleyan during the road trip, scoring two goals, and tallying one assist. Hike enters Wednesday's match with a team high five points on the season. Freshmen
Emma Parker also played a key role in the season opening victory, scoring one goal and having one assist. Goalie
Jena Schultz was also superb, recording four saves and allowing just one goal. As a team, Nebraska Wesleyan enters Wednesday averaging four goals per game and allowing .50 goals per game. The Prairie Wolves have taken 39 shots, with 25 being shots on goal. Nebraska Wesleyan has recorded five assists.
TEAM LEADERS THROUGH TWO GAMES
Goals:
Averie Hike- 2
Assists:
Averie Hike,
Emma Parker,
Faith Forehand,
Amanda Olivas,
Ava Reed- 1
Points:
Averie Hike- 5
Shots:
Averie Hike- 12
Shots on Goal
Averie Hike- 10
Saves:
Jena Schultz- 4
HEAD COACH KEVIN LEBAHN
Kevin Lebahn is in his second season as the head coach at Nebraska Wesleyan where he has compiled a 3-13-2 record. Prior to joining the Prairie Wolves, Lebahn worked as a men's soccer assistant coach, goalkeeper coach, and women's assistant soccer coach at Iowa Western Community College. In 2021, Lebahn helped the Iowa Western men's soccer team win the NJCAA Division I national championship.
EIGHT IS GREAT
The Prairie Wolf offense was humming as Nebraska Wesleyan scored eight goals in its season opening victory over Principia College. This marked Nebraska Wesleyan's highest single game goal count since beating Mount Marty 16-0 in 2016. The game saw
Averie Hike record two goals, while
Emma Parker,
Nella Castaneda,
Hannah Churchill,
Natalie Cummins,
Aniaya Reed, and
Bella Slaydon each has one.
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SOCCER HISTORY
Nebraska Wesleyan has won seven conference championships since the program began in 1993. The Prairie Wolves hold a 293-233-35 all-time record.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
York University (2-0, 0-0 KCAC) enters Wednesday fresh off of two shutout victories over Mount Marty and Doane College. Through two games, the Panthers are averaging 1.5 goals per game and allowing zero goals per game. The Panthers have taken 31 shots, with 20 being shots on goal. York University has recorded two assists.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST YORK UNIVERSITY
Wednesday will mark the fourth meeting between Nebraska Wesleyan and York. Through three prior matches, each team has won once, there has also been one tie. York defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 1-0 in 2023. Nebraska Wesleyan's only victory in the series occurred on September 13th, 2016, where the Prairie Wolves beat the Panthers 4-0.
