Home Events for the Week of August 27-September 2, 2018

Women's Soccer Set to Kick Off 2018 Slate Thursday Afternoon Against Clarion
Thursday, August 30 | 1 p.m. | vs. Clarion | McConnell Family Stadium
 
Records: GU 0-0 | CU 0-0
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The Gannon women's soccer team opens the 2018 season Thursday afternoon with a match against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foe Clarion. Game time from McConnell Family Stadium is slated for a 1 p.m. start. For the fourth consecutive year, the Lady Knights were picked to finish fourth out of 17 teams in the recent PSAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Last season, Gannon finished 13-5-2 and made its seventh consecutive PSAC Tournament appearance, reaching the semifinals for the third straight season. The Lady Knights went on to earn an NCAA Tournament bid, their second in the last three seasons. Emily Cekella (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) lifted Gannon to a 1-0 double-overtime victory in last season's opener at Clarion with a header off a free kick in the 103rd minute. The Golden Eagles finished 6-7-5 last fall and were picked to finish 12th in 2018 by the conference coaches.
 

Football Opens Season Thursday Night vs. Southern Connecticut State
Thursday, August 30 | 6 p.m. | vs. Southern Connecticut State | McConnell Family Stadium
 
Record: GU 0-0 | SCSU 0-0
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The Gannon football team welcomes Southern Connecticut State to campus Thursday night in the 2018 opener. Game time from McConnell Family Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Golden Knights were picked to finish fifth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Gannon returns 39 letterwinners and 19 starters from last year's team that went 5-6. Gannon has won its last six season openers, including a 55-22 defeat of Southern Connecticut State last fall, which is the most points scored in a season opener in the program's 32-year history. The Golden Knights have been victorious in their last four meetings with SCSU, bringing the all-time series to 4-1. Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) has already racked up four national awards in the preseason, including Lindy's Sports Preseason National Offensive Player of the Year.
 

Women's Soccer Hosts Notre Dame (Ohio) Saturday Night
Saturday, September 1 | 7 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) | McConnell Family Stadium
 
Records: GU 0-0 | NDC 0-0
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The Gannon women's soccer team stays home through the weekend to host Notre Dame (Ohio) Saturday evening. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at McConnell Family Stadium. Saturday's contest will be Gannon's only non-conference match of the season, marking the first-ever meeting of the two programs. The Lady Knights return All-PSAC first-team selection Taylor Lewis (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek), who led the Lady Knights with 14 goals and eight assists last fall. Only a junior, Lewis already ranks fourth all-time at Gannon in goals (25), sixth in points (60) and tenth in assists (10). Gannon also returns All-PSAC second-team defender Nicole Felice (Cleveland, Ohio/Laurel School), who anchored a defensive unit that ranked fourth among conference teams in shutout percentage in fifth in goals against average.