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Women's Soccer Travels to Marywood for Wednesday's AEC Semifinals

AEC Tournament Semifinals
Women's Soccer at Marywood
Wednesday, November 6 | 7:00 pm
Marywood Multipurpose Turf Field | Scranton, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata women's soccer team (7-9-2, 2-2-1 AEC) travels to No. 1 seed Marywood on Wednesday for the Atlantic East Conference Semifinals. Immaculata will be making their first appearance in the semifinals since 2019.
  • Immaculata advanced to the semifinals after defeating Gwynedd Mercy 2-1 in double overtime on Saturday in the First Round of the AEC Tournament. Kelsey Caldarellis scored in the game's 107th minute to send Immaculata to Semifinals.
  • Marywood (13-3-2, 5-0-1 AEC) finished first overall in the Atlantic East Conference, and earned the bye to the semifinals as the No. 1 seed in the Tournament.
 
THE SERIES
  • Immaculata and Marywood are meeting for the 28th time in their series that began back in 2001.
  • Immaculata is 3-24 all-time vs Marywood with their last win coming in the spring of 2021 (2020 season delayed due to Pandemic).
 
THEIR LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata fell to Marywood 8-0 in their last meeting on October 30, 2024, at Marywood.
 
PLAYOFF HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Marywood have met twice in postseason play with Marywood winning both times.
  • Immaculata fell to Marywood 2-0 in the Atlantic East Semifinals on November 6, 2019, at Marywood.
  • Immaculata fell to Marywood 1-0 in the inaugural Atlantic East Conference Championship Game on November 3, 2018, at Marywood.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Kelsey Caldarelli scored her second goal of the season on Saturday in the game's 107th minute to lift Immaculata to a 2-1 win over Gwynedd Mercy, and into the AEC Semifinals.
  • Rachel McNamee Immaculata's leading scorer with seven goals and one assist, played a long cross into the box that Savanna Crowding directed into the net in the game's 67th minute to tie the game at 1-1. McNamee also played the ball into the box that led to the Immaculata game winner.
  • Savanna Crowding's third goal of the season tied the game.
  • Gabby Palladino picked up her team-high sixth assist on Caldarelli's golden goal.
  • Carly Coleman who had four goals and one assist, transitioned to the defending end on Saturday, had a strong game in that role.
  • The Immaculata defensive core of Janelle Kern, Samantha Seidito, Marissa Birmingham, and Carly Coleman did an excellent job of limiting the Griffins chances.
  • Emily Guthier made four saves in goal for Immaculata.
  • Immaculata is averaging 14.2 shots per game, and their opponents are averaging 15 shots per game.
  • Immaculata is 3-5-1 on the road in 2024.
 
SCOUTING MARYWOOD
  • Graduate midfielder Josephine Source leads Marywood's attack with 13 goals and 13 assists. Senior forward Riley Mulherin has 13 goals and five assists.
  • Freshman Maura Kirkpatrick has eight goals and five assists, and junior midfielder Caroline Walters has six goals and five assists.
  • Freshman Genevieve Morrison 9-2-1 with a 0.34 goal against average, and freshman Jenna Orr 4-1-1 with a 0.11 goal against average have split time in goal this season for the Pacers. The pair has 14 combined shutouts.
  • Marywood is averaging 22.8 shots per game, and their opponents are averaging 5.1 points per game.
  • Marywood has 0.544 shots on goal percentage, and their opponents have 0.500 shots on goal percentage.
  • Marywood is 6-0-2 at home in 2024.
 
UP NEXT
  • The winner of Wednesday's Semifinal will play the winner of the No. 3 Seed Neumann at the No. 2 Seed Marymount Semifinal in the Atlantic East Championship Game on Saturday, November 9th.
  • The AEC Championship Game will be hosted by the highest remaining seed. The winner of the AEC Championship will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Caldarelli

#20 Kelsey Caldarelli

M
5' 5"
Senior
Savanna Crowding

#17 Savanna Crowding

F
5' 10"
Junior
Emily Guthier

#97 Emily Guthier

GK
5' 4"
Junior
Janelle Kern

#4 Janelle Kern

D
5' 9"
Senior
Rachel McNamee

#7 Rachel McNamee

M
5' 6"
Senior
Samantha Seidito

#28 Samantha Seidito

D
5' 0"
Junior
Gabby Palladino

#8 Gabby Palladino

F
5' 3"
Junior
Marissa Birmingham

#10 Marissa Birmingham

D
5' 2"
Freshman
Carly Coleman

#14 Carly Coleman

F
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Caldarelli

#20 Kelsey Caldarelli

5' 5"
Senior
M
Savanna Crowding

#17 Savanna Crowding

5' 10"
Junior
F
Emily Guthier

#97 Emily Guthier

5' 4"
Junior
GK
Janelle Kern

#4 Janelle Kern

5' 9"
Senior
D
Rachel McNamee

#7 Rachel McNamee

5' 6"
Senior
M
Samantha Seidito

#28 Samantha Seidito

5' 0"
Junior
D
Gabby Palladino

#8 Gabby Palladino

5' 3"
Junior
F
Marissa Birmingham

#10 Marissa Birmingham

5' 2"
Freshman
D
Carly Coleman

#14 Carly Coleman

5' 10"
Freshman
F