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Mike Gallagher

Women's Soccer 9/27/2024 11:52:00 AM Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Women's Soccer Game Preview: Second-Ranked Golden Knights Face California (Pa.) on Saturday

No. 2 GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS at CALIFORNIA (PA) VULCANS
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 1:00 p.m.
STADIUM/LOCATION: Phillipsburg Soccer Facility l California, Pa.
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THE GANNON-CALIFORNIA (PA) SERIES
Gannon leads 14-7-1
The Golden Knights are 11-0-1 in the last 12 meetings with the Vulcans, including 2-1 and 3-1 wins last year. In fact, those were also the scores in 2022. Gannon is looking for a seventh straight win in the series.
Last Meeting: Oct. 14, 2023 – Gannon 3, California (Pa.) 1

RECORDS
Gannon: 5-0-0 overall, 2-0 PSAC West
California (Pa.): 3-3-1 overall, 0-3 PSAC West

ERIE, Pa. – Gannon passed its first test as the number two team in Division II with a dominating 3-0 win over Clarion on Wednesday. The Golden Knights improved to 5-0-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the Western Division. Now they begin a stretch of three straight road games playing at California (Pa.) on Saturday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m.

Head coach Colin Petersen's Golden Knights have outscored their opponents 14-1 with four straight shutouts. After allowing a goal less than two minutes into the season, Gannon has now held opponents scoreless for 448 consecutive minutes over five games.

On Wednesday Grace Emanuel (Erie, Pa./McDowell) scored her first two goals of the season to give her two goals and three assists for seven points. Gannon was playing for the first time since September 14 and in the interim moved up to second in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25.

Emanuel is one half of Gannon's super sophomore tandem. Brooklyn Respecki (McKean, Pa./General McLane) continued her stellar play with a goal to give her seven on the young season. Both Emanuel and Respecki earned All-American honors as freshmen and were first team All-PSAC West honorees, with Respecki named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year after contributing 13 goals and 16 assists for 42 points.

California (Pa.) was picked to finish sixth in the PSAC West preseason poll. The Vulcans are off to a 3-3-1 start along with a 2-2-0 record in the Western Division. They have been stingy defensively, allowing just seven goals in seven matches.

Schedules:
Gannon
California (Pa.)

Rosters:
Gannon
California (Pa.)

Head coaches:
Gannon's Colin Petersen
California (Pa.)'s Audrey Emerich

Golden Knights to Watch:

Freshman forward Jessie Watkins (Bowie, Md./Bowie): She has made an impact in her first year as a center forward. She has two goals and one assist.

Graduate student goalie Morgan Sinan (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley): The team captain and veteran goalkeeper has three shutouts and a 0.21 goals against average.

Scouting California (Pa.): California (Pa.) has used a stingy defense to get off to a 3-3-1 start after being picked to finish sixth in the PSAC West preseason poll. The Vulcans are 2-2-0 in Western Division play, also defeating Clarion 3-0. They come off a 1-0 loss at Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday. Veronica Warunek has accounted for three of Cal's 10 goals, with Ida Zakrisson adding two goals and an assist. Emily Ouimet has played every minute in goal and has a 1.00 GAA with two shutouts.

Next for the Golden Knights: Wed., Oct. 2, 2024 at Slippery Rock, 4:00 p.m.
Gannon plays the middle game of a three-game road swing, facing a Slippery Rock team that was picked to finish third in the PSAC West.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Grace Emanuel: M; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#7 Brooklyn Respecki: F; 5' 3"; Sophomore; Exercise Science

#0 Morgan Sinan: GK; 5' 7"; Graduate Student; Cybersecurity

#36 Jessie Watkins: F; 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#24 Grace Emanuel
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: M

#7 Brooklyn Respecki
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; Exercise Science
: F

#0 Morgan Sinan
: 5' 7"; Graduate Student; Cybersecurity
: GK

#36 Jessie Watkins
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: F