Lehigh set to host rival Lafayette in Patriot League opener
9/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
“The (Lehigh-Lafayette) rivalry is huge,” said sophomore defender Michaela Pawlewicz. “It’s something the whole team is into and even the younger players are very aware of.”
After advancing to the Patriot League championship game last year, Pawlewicz and the Mountain Hawks hope to kick off this year’s league season on a positive note. “Obviously it’s a big game because its our first Patriot League game. The fact that its against
Lehigh continues to win with defense, allowing just two goals in ten games so far this season and establishing a new school record with eight shutouts. Freshman goalkeeper Julie Kafka has been outstanding in her young career, with a 7-1-1 record, seven clean sheets and a goals-against average of 0.22, which ranks fifth in the nation. Only two schools in Division I Soccer,
Offensively, Lehigh has had a balanced attack. Junior Gina Lewandowski leads the team with four goals and nine points. Sophomore Jen Fetsick and junior Daniela Molina have added three and two goals respectively for the Brown and White.
“Our start to the season was great, but that doesn’t matter anymore,” notes Pawlewicz. “The real part of our season starts Saturday, and records up to that point don’t matter. It’s all about what this team can do from here on out.”
Lehigh leads the series between these rivals 8-4-2 and the Mountain Hawks have won the last three meetings, including a 3-0 victory last year in
Saturday night’s game gets underway at 7:00 pm and will be broadcast online at lehighsports.com with streaming audio and video provided by Yahoo! Sports.
