Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University women's soccer team travels to Dallas, Pa. to square off with Misericordia on Wednesday.

GAME INFO
The game is slated for a 7:00pm start at Manglesdorf Field. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com

LAST TIME OUT
Suffered a tough 2-0 loss to #23 Hartford this past Saturday. The Red Hawks (1-1-2) faced five shots from Hartford in the opening 10 minutes, but SALANGE BELL notched three saves to keep the match level. Over the next 20 minutes, the two sides combined for two shots as both defenses tightened up. The home side took the lead in the 32nd minute, and put one more shot on goal before the break, but Bell collected another save. Montclair came out of halftime strong, as NATALIE RUFINO sent a shot towards the top of the net that had to be saved by the Hawks two minutes in. In the 55th minute, SAMIRA LUKOVIC put another shot on target that had to be collected by Hartford. The Hawks doubled their advantage in the 73rd minute, and only allowed one shot on goal the rest of the way to seal the victory.

TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (1-1-2)
Goals: MACKENZIE ALBERT, 2
Assists: AILEEN CAHILL, 4
Points: AILEEN CAHILL, 6
Shots: Two Tied for 2
Saves: SALANGE BELL, 14
Wins: SALANGE BELL, 1
 
MISERICORDIA (5-0-0)
Goals: Emma Sweitzer, 5
Assists: Two Tied at 2
Points: Emma Sweitzer, 10
Shots: Emma Sweitzer, 23
Saves: Lauren Mondor, 17
Wins: Lauren Mondor, 1

SCOUTING MISERICORDIA
The Cougars are entering this game with a perfect 5-0 record and are coming off a massive win where they knocked off #8 John Carrol, 1-0. In 2023, Misericordia went 16-4-1 en route to winning the MAC Freedom title for the third straight season. They also won an NCAA tournament game in the first round against Wesleyan, 3-0 but fell in the second round to Rochester, 1-2. The Cougars are favored to win their fourth straight MAC Freedom Championship according to this year's MAC Freedom Preseason Poll.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair and Moravian matchup only for the second time in program history with the Red Hawks having the 1-0 series lead.

LAST MEETING
MSU got the better of Misericordia last season in their first ever matchup, defeating the Cougars, 4-1.

UP NEXT
Montclair State returns to MSU Soccer Park on Saturday, September 13 when they host Vassar for a noon-time kick off.