Becca Albert
Mike Gallagher
Gannon awaits the Edinboro-Charleston winner in Sunday's NCAA Tournament Second Round.

Women's Soccer Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

No. 7 Gannon Women's Soccer Team Hosts NCAA Atlantic First-Round Match Friday; Battles Winner in Sunday's Second-Round

GAME DAY CENTRAL
University of Charleston (W.Va.) (11-4-5, 9-3-4 MEC) vs. Edinboro University (14-7, 11-5 PSAC)
  • What: NCAA Tournament First Round
  • When: Friday, November 13, 2015
  • Where: Erie, Pa.
  • Stadium: McConnell Family Stadium (2,500)
  • Kickoff: 12 noon
  • Live Video (FREE): Click Here
  • Live Stats: Click Here

Charleston-Edinboro Winner at Gannon University (18-2, 15-1 PSAC)
  • What: NCAA Tournament Second Round
  • When: Sunday, November 15, 2015
  • Where: Erie, Pa.
  • Stadium: McConnell Family Stadium (2,500)
  • Kickoff: 2 p.m.
  • Live Video (FREE): Click Here
  • Live Stats: Click Here

NCAA TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC SUBREGIONAL INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $6 adults / $4 students
  • Gannon students will be admitted free of charge to Sunday's match by showing their Gannon ID at the ticket window. All Gannon student tickets will be paid for courtesy of SGA. Thank you SGA!
  • NCAA guidelines do not permit any complimentary tickets to be issued.
  • Parking: Free on-street parking
  • Directions: To McConnell Family Stadium I GPS Address: 430 Sassafras Street, Erie, Pa. 16507

NCAA TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
NCAA RANKINGS, STATISTICS AND HISTORY
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN (Gannon vs. Edinboro)
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 12-7-3
  • First Meeting: October 22, 1996 - at Gannon 2, Edinboro 0
  • Last Meeting: November 6, 2015 - Edinboro 3, at Gannon 1
  • Series Notes: Gannon was 5-0-3 during its previous eight encounters against Edinboro prior to last Friday's 3-1 loss in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) semifinals. The Lady Knights were also undefeated in six home matches (5-0-1) against the Fighting Scots since joining the PSAC in 2008 prior to last Friday's loss.

ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN (Gannon vs. Charleston)
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 5-2
  • First Meeting: September 13, 2002 - at Charleston 2, Gannon 1
  • Last Meeting: September 9, 2007 - at Gannon 3, Charleston 1
  • Series Notes: Gannon and Charleston haven't met since the Lady Knights posted a 3-1 home victory in 2007. Gannon is 4-0 all-time against Charleston at home. Those four victories include a pair of 3-1 verdicts and two one-goal affairs. The Lady Knights are 1-2 all-time on Charleston's home turf.

OTHER LINKS
WEEKEND STORYLINES
  • Gannon is ranked No. 7 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top 25 Poll after holding the No. 1 spot in four consecutive polls earlier this season. It represented the first No. 1 ranking in the program's 29-year history.
  • The Lady Knights are hosting NCAA Tournament matches for the first time in program history.
  • Gannon will be making its third NCAA Tournament appearance during the last seven seasons after participating in the 2009 and 2012 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals.
  • The Lady Knights will be looking for their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. The program dropped a 2-0 decision to West Virginia Wesleyan in a match played at West Chester in 2012. The Lady Knights battled Indiana (Pa.) to a scoreless tie during their first appearance in 2009, but were eliminated on penalty kicks 5-4.
  • Gannon was the only program at any level of the NCAA without a loss or tie until a 4-2 loss at East Stroudsburg in the regular-season finale.
  • The Lady Knights won their first 17 matches for the first time ever, becoming only the third PSAC team to ever win 17 consecutive matches.
  • Gannon has reached double digits in victories during three of the last four seasons.
  • The Lady Knights continue to add to their school record for victories in a season, surpassing the previous mark set by the 2012 team that finished 13-4-2.
  • Gannon has allowed one goal or less during 18 of 20 matches.
  • Junior Shannon Differ is Gannon's all-time leader in goalkeeper victories (25).
  • Senior Mani Brueckner is Gannon's all-time leader in points (135) and assists (45). She ranks second all-time at Gannon with 45 goals, sitting six goals behind Amanda Sharbaugh's (2008-11) school record.
  • Gannon won 17 straight matches prior to its setback in the regular-season finale, shattering the program's previous record of six in a row accomplished in 1998 and 1999.
  • Brueckner broke Gannon's single-season record for points this season with 42. She has tied the program's single-season record for goals (17) set by Amanda Sharbaugh in 2011.
  • Edinboro is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance.
  • The Fighting Scots will look to advance to the second round for the first time in school history. They appeared in the national tournament every year between 2011 and 2013, making a first-round exit each time.
  • Edinboro advanced to the PSAC Championship Match last Sunday for the first time in school history, before falling to East Stroudsburg 2-1 in overtime.
  • Charleston is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
  • The Golden Eagles advanced to the MEC Championship Match last weekend for the first time ever, before falling 1-0 in overtime to West Virginia Wesleyan.
  • Charleston was ranked ninth in the final NCAA Division II Atlantic regional poll, before jumping to fifth in the NCAA Tournament Atlantic Region seeding.

UP NEXT
  • The winner of this weekend's NCAA Division II Atlantic Subregional hosted by Gannon will move into the Atlantic Region Championship against the winner of the subregional hosted by West Virginia Wesleyan.
  • The top seed remaining in the East Region will host both the East and Atlantic championship matches.
  • The two regional champions will meet two days later on the same field for the right to advance to the NCAA Division II Final Four in Pensacola, Florida.
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Players Mentioned

Mani Brueckner

#23 Mani Brueckner

F/MF
5' 7"
Senior
Engineering
Shannon Differ

#31 Shannon Differ

GK
5' 10"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science

Players Mentioned

Mani Brueckner

#23 Mani Brueckner

5' 7"
Senior
Engineering
F/MF
Shannon Differ

#31 Shannon Differ

5' 10"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
GK