CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina women's soccer team will open up Sun Belt Conference play versus the back-to-back reigning SBC Tournament champions Old Dominion on Friday, September 20. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET in Norfolk, Va.

Chant Talk

• CCU has a 4-3-2 record on the year.
• The Chants are sitting on a two-match win streak and have won four of their last five matches.
• Freshman Eleanor Ashton was named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17 and is the second Chant to pick up SBC Player of the Week honors this season alongside senior Vivienne Carr. The last time CCU had two Player of the Week recipients in the same season was back in 2020.
• Ashton is Coastal's first freshman to pick up this honor since former Chant Rylee Atteberry won in 2017.
• Tamlyn Parkes tops the team with nine points and tallied two goals and one assist last week versus UNCG and Davidson.

Last Time Out

• The Chants downed the Davidson Wildcats 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.
• This was the first time since September 10, 2023, that the Chants have scored three goals in a match.
• Parkes recorded her first career multi-goal match after finding the back of the net in the 27th and 76th minute.
• Former Monarch Madison Micheletti netted her first career goal after heading the ball in off a corner kick in the 63rd minute.
• The Wildcats tallied one goal back in the 88th minute on a freekick set play to make the final score 3-1.
• Ashton, Silje Nilsen, and Jessica Wheeler each recorded their first assists while wearing Teal and Bronze in the outing.

Scouting the Opponent

• The back-to-back reigning Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions have a 5-3 overall record on the year.
• Old Dominion has picked up wins over VCU, William & Mary, UNCW, George Mason, and Longwood.
• The Monarchs have tallied 10 goals on the year with Rhea Kijowski leading the team with three goals.
• Both of ODU's keepers have seen action in five matches this season. Emily Bredek leads the goalkeeping staff with 365 minutes of playing time, five starts, and 16 saves, while Erin Jones has logged 345 minutes of action, 13 saves, and two shutouts.
• Bredek picked up Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors on Aug. 27.

History Against

• The Chants have a 1-3 record versus Old Dominion.
• Coastal will look to snap its three-match losing streak to the Monarchs
• CCU suffered a 1-0 shutout loss to the Monarchs in the last encounter in September 2023.
• The first meeting was in September 2004 when the Chants took a 2-1 win.
• Coastal has been outscored 8-2 over its four meetings with the Monarchs.

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