Game Time...The Northwestern College women's soccer team will make its much anticipated 2020 season debut against Briar Cliff in a non-conference match Friday night, Sept. 11 in Orange City, Iowa. The match is scheduled to begin at 7pm. Briar Cliff will also be making its season debut.

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All-Time...Northwestern is 9-17-1 all-time against Briar Cliff  in a rivaly that began in 1995, the first season of women's soccer at NWC. The Raiders have dropped three straight and are 5-5 in their last 10 matches against BCU. Last year, Northwestern lost 2-1 in a late season match-up played in Sioux City on Oct. 16.

Scouting Reports...

    Briar Cliff: 0-0            Head Coach: Paul Cox (3rd season)

The Chargers are coming off back-to-back fifth place finishes in the 2018 and 2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season, going 7-5 in league play last year. They lost to Midland in the conference semifinals (2-0), a loss that ended their 2019 campaign with an 11-8 overall record. 

Paul Cox begins his third season as the head of the Chargers women's soccer program after being hired in January of 2018. Formerly an assistant at Midland, Cox returns seven starters, 12 players from his 2019 squad. 

    By the Numbers (2019 stats / GPAC rank)
    Goals Scored / Game: 1.8 (6th)    
    Goals Against / Game: 1.2 (4th)
    Shutouts: 6 (T6th)

    Top Players Returning:
    Gisselle Jimenez (1st team all-GPAC; BC Female Athlete of Year) 7 goals, 3 assists
    Sonja Rao (2x 2nd team all-GPAC) 5 goals, 1 assist
    Flor Suarez (2nd team all-GPAC) 6 goals, 3 assists
    Bailee Hackley - 2 goals, 4 assists
    Rudy Campa - 1.4 goals against, 52 saves, 2 shutouts

Northwestern Notes:  0-0        Head Coach: Ben Karnish (8th year)

The Raiders tied for seventh place in the 2019 GPAC regular season with a 6-6 record and qualified for the conference tournament for the sixth time in seven seasons under Head Coach Ben Karnish. They lost to Hastings in the quarterfinals to end the year with a 9-9-1 record. 

Karnish owns a 65-59-10 overall record in his seven seasons as head coach, owning the most wins and best win percentage in program history. Raider teams have finished among the top five in the GPAC in five of his seven seasons. Karnish returns six starters and 13 letter winners from the 2019 season.

    By the Numbers (2019 stats / GPAC rank)
    Goals Scored / Game: 2 (T4th)    
    Goals Against / Game: 1.3 (5th)
    Shutouts: 8 (4th)

    Top Players Returning:
    Emily Hurley - 5 goals, 4 assists
    Julie Dunlap (All-Conference) - 3 goals, 2 assists
    Keslie Paul 
    Hannah Ten Pas
    Brenna Rauwerdink - 1 goal
    Audrey Leyen - 1 goal, 1 assist

Up Next...Northwestern will host College of Saint Mary on Wednesday, Sept. 16, for its GPAC opener.