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Mighty Macs Ready For First Atlantic East Playoff Game At Neumann

ATLANTIC EAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
 
ASTON, Pa.- The sixth-seeded Immaculata University women's soccer team travels to No. 3 Neumann on Monday night for the quarterfinals of the first-ever Atlantic East Conference Championships.  The Mighty Macs are looking to avenge a 2-1 double overtime loss to Neumann from nine days ago when the Knights scored with less than five minutes left in the game.  Junior Carly Quigley scored the lone goal for the Macs and freshman Brooke Shissler made 12 saves in goal.
 
ATLANTIC EAST CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
#6 IMMACULATA at #3 NEUMANN, 7 p.m. (Aston, Pa.)
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NEWS & NOTES
-This season, the Mighty Macs went 4-10-2 with a 1-3-2 mark in conference play.  The Mighty Macs have tied Cabrini and Wesley, the top two seeds in the conference, while taking one goal losses to Gwynedd Mercy, Neumann, and Marywood.  They defeated Marymount, 3-1, for their conference victory
-Neumann is 8-7-1 with a 3-2-1 conference mark.  They tied Marymount while taking losses to Cabrini and Wesley.  They defeated Immaculata, Gwynedd Mercy, and Marywood in their victories.
-For the season, the Mighty Macs are averaging 1.38 goals per game, fifth best in the league, while Neumann is averaging 2.50 per game, second best in the conference.  The two schools are fourth and fifth, respectively, in the league with the Knights giving up 1.81 per game and the Macs just behind at 1.88.
-The Mighty Macs are led by sophomore Riley Rudd with seven goals this season, which places her in sixth in the league.  With her two assists, she is also sixth in points with 16 total
-A trio of Macs are tied for third in goals scored with Carly Quigley, sophomore Miranda Rojas, and senior Carrie Quigley sharing the honor.  Senior Morgan McDonough and sophomore Julia Schumacher were multi-goal scorers this season with two each
-Shissler has gotten 11 starts in goal for the Mighty Macs and has a goals against average of 1.39, third best in the Atlantic East
-Neumann is led in scoring by Kaitlin Thomas, who has 15 this season, good for second most in the Atlantic East.  Danni Elman is tied for fourth with eight, while Carissa Britton is second in the Atlantic East with 10.  In goal, Anna Attardi is allowing 1.47 goals per game, fourth best in the Atlantic East
-This is the third consecutive conference postseason appearance for the Mighty Macs, and seventh overall.  Their last conference postseason victory was in 2010 when they defeated Gwynedd Mercy 1-0 and Cabrini in penalty kicks before falling to Centenary in the conference final
 
For live updates of tonight's Atlantic East Conference quarterfinal matchup, follow @IUMightyMacs on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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Players Mentioned

Morgan McDonough

#6 Morgan McDonough

M/D
5' 0"
Senior
Carly Quigley

#17 Carly Quigley

D
5' 8"
Junior
Carrie Quigley

#12 Carrie Quigley

M
5' 8"
Senior
Miranda Rojas

#7 Miranda Rojas

D
5' 4"
Sophomore
Riley Rudd

#16 Riley Rudd

M
5' 5"
Sophomore
Julia Schumacher

#8 Julia Schumacher

F/M
5' 4"
Sophomore
Brooke Shissler

#0/22 Brooke Shissler

GK
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Morgan McDonough

#6 Morgan McDonough

5' 0"
Senior
M/D
Carly Quigley

#17 Carly Quigley

5' 8"
Junior
D
Carrie Quigley

#12 Carrie Quigley

5' 8"
Senior
M
Miranda Rojas

#7 Miranda Rojas

5' 4"
Sophomore
D
Riley Rudd

#16 Riley Rudd

5' 5"
Sophomore
M
Julia Schumacher

#8 Julia Schumacher

5' 4"
Sophomore
F/M
Brooke Shissler

#0/22 Brooke Shissler

5' 8"
Freshman
GK