Belmont will Face Evansville for Final Home Matchup of the Regular Season

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Belmont University Women's Soccer is set to host their final home match of the regular season against the Evansville Aces Sunday, October 14. The Bruins will honor their three graduating seniors, Mai Thy Nguyen, Emily Abdoney, and Taylor Dorenkott before the match begins!
 
Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN3.
 
Women's soccer has teamed up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to fundraise for breast cancer research. The Bruins are also auctioning off pink jerseys, all proceeds will go to the foundation. Click here to learn more!
 
What's Bruin

• Belmont holds a 4-4-5 record moving into the weekend while 2-3-2 in conference play
• The Bruins fell to Valparaiso 2-1 in seventh conference matchup
• Maci Pekmezian scored first to take the lead for her third goal of the season
• Freshman Shae Doherty earned her first career assist on the goal
• Against the Missouri State, Belmont posted five shots and six saves in 2-0 loss
• The Bruins are tied for seventh in MVC standings alongside Indiana State
• The Bruins defeated Illinois State 1-0 to secure their fourth win of the season 
• Kennedy Wise recorded her first career goal for the Bruins 
• Sarah Doyle was named MVC Goal Keeper of the Week for the third time this season on Monday, October 3
• After a defensive battle at home the Bruins tied UIC 0-0
• Belmont posted a five-game unbeaten streak earlier in the season
• The Bruins fell 2-0 against Southern Illinois on Sunday, September 25 to record their first conference loss of the season
• Belmont defeated Murray State 3-1 Thursday, September 22
• The Bruins came back to score three times over the Racers, Addy Pitts evened the match with her first career goal, Maci Pekmezian recorded the game winning goal while Anna Sweeney added the insurance
• Belmont tied Indiana State 0-0 in first conference matchup on September 16

Quick Kicks

• The Bruins lead the MVC in goals against average (.769) and save percentage (.875)
• Belmont's save percentage is 11^th in the nation
• Sarah Doyle leads the MVC in goals against average (.785), save percentage (.865), saves per game (4.92), and total saves (64)
• Pekmezian lands second in game winning goals in the conference with two

Bruin Numbers

• Anna Sweeney and Pekmezian each have three goals on the season to lead the Bruins
• Leah Firsdon, Shae Doherty, Addy Pitts, and Kennedy Wise each have a goal to their name
• Pekmezian heads the Bruins in shots with 17
• Claire Fallon tallies the most Bruin minutes behind goalkeeper Doyle with 1,142

Scouting Report

• The Evansville Aces are 1-8-5 on the season while 0-5-3 in conference
• The Aces are looking to earn their first win in conference
• Most recently the Aces tied Drake 2-2
• Emily Ormson leads Evansville with four goals and two assists on the season, starting in every matchup to date
• Goalkeeper Myia Danek has been in net for eight of their matches and has recorded 26 saves and posts a 1.75 goals against average

New Era

• Belmont is entering their first year in the MVC after over a decade in the Ohio Valley Conference
• Belmont joins UIC and Murray State as MVC newcomers. 
• The Bruins have been voted sixth in the MVC preseason poll, receiving one first place vote and 67 voting points from the league coaches
• Valparaiso was picked as the preseason favorite
• Belmont will compete against Indiana State, Murray State, Southern Illinois, UIC, Illinois State, Missouri State, Valparaiso, Evansville, Drake, and Northern Iowa in the MVC