Women’s Soccer Back on Road Against EKU

 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont women's soccer (1-1) travels to the Bluegrass State for a non-conference match against Eastern Kentucky on Thursday morning in Richmond, Kentucky. The match is scheduled for a 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT kickoff.
 
The match will be broadcasted on ESPN+. Live stats are available at belmontsbruins.com. In-game updates will be available via Twitter @BelmontWSoccer.

What's Bruin

• Leah Firsdon scored her first goal of the season against Middle Tennes­see on an assist from Maci Pekmezian.
• The Bruins are 2-4-3 all-time against Eastern Kentucky.
• EKU was voted to finish fifth in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll.
• In the last matchup, the Colonels defeated the Bruins 1-0 on Mar. 31, 2021.
• Belmont has not won against EKU since Oct. 23, 2015. Belmont's only two wins against EKU have been in Richmond, Ky.
• Sarah Doyle's 11 career shutouts ranks sixth all-time in program history.
• Avery Nowak has started in 62 matches in five seasons with Bel­mont, which is seven shy of being top-10 in program history.
• Defenders Loren House, Eliza Paisley, and Kennedy Wise have played 180 minutes this season.
• Freshman Kate Virtel comes off her first collegiate start against Mid­dle Tennessee, and leads all freshmen with 114 minutes.

Scouting the Colonels

• Freshman Ruby Dunlevy scored the first goal of the season for EKU in the 2-1 loss to Western Michigan on Sunday.
• The Colonels' have put seven of their 10 shots on target, which leads the ASUN Conference and ranks 16^th nationally.

Up Next
The Bruins travel to neighboring Southeastern conference Vanderbilt University Sunday at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on SEC Network+.
 
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