COLUMBUS - The No. 2 Columbus State University women's soccer team looks to wrap up a three-match road swing by winning its 10th straight match on Tuesday against No. 20 Florida Tech. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Rick Stottler Field in Melbourne, Fla.
No visiting fans will be allowed on Tuesday due to FIT's COVID-19 attendance policy.
Match Info
Opponent: Florida Tech 4-2-3, 1-2-2 Sunshine State Conference)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 12
Time: 1 PM
Location: Melbourne, Fla. (Rick Stottler Field)
Coverage: Stats | Video
Series History
Overall: CSU leads 2-0-1
Streak: CSU W1
Last Meeting: CSU 4-0 in Columbus (10/3/10)
In Melbourne: Tied 0-0-1
About Florida Tech
Record: 4-2-3, 1-2-2 SSC
(1-0-3 H, 3-2-1 A)
Streak: T1
Last Result: T 0-0, vs. Flordia Southern University (10/9/21)
United Soccer Coaches Ranking: 20th
Head Coach: Ryan Moon (2nd season, 5-2-4)
Leading Scorer: Marem Ndiongue (6 points, 1 G, 4 A)
Florida Tech Notes
• Florida Tech is unbeaten over its past two games after a scoreless tie against Flordia Southern on Oct. 9. It took OT three days earlier for the Panthers to knock off Eckerd College 1-0
• FIT ranks inside the top-25 in the nation at the DII level in goals-against average (0.513). Florida Tech hasn't allowed a goal in over 248 minutes of action
• Goalkeeper Maria Sanchez Recuero is 24th in the nation in GAA (0.513) and has posted five shutouts this season
• The Panthers have struggled to find the back of the net this season, averaging just 1.00 goals per match. Eight players have scored a goal with Mariana Mazzocca leading the team with two
• Florida Tech is unbeaten at home under second-year head coach Ryan Moon. Since Moon has taken over the reins, the Panthers are 4-0-3 in Melbourne
• FIT is 1-0-1 against top-25 teams this season. The Panthers tied then-ranked No. 11 Lenoir-Rhyne on Sept. 10, while defeating No. 25 Colorado School of Mines 1-0 on Sept. 18
• It's the first time in over a decade that Columbus State and Flordia Tech have met. CSU won the last matchup 4-0 on Oct. 3, 2010 in Columbus
About Columbus State
Record: 11-0-1, 5-0-0 Peach Belt Conference
(4-0-0 H, 6-0-1 A, 1-0-0 N)
Streak: W9
Last Result: W 4-3, at Flagler College (10/6/21)
United Soccer Coaches Ranking: 2nd
Head Coach: Jay Entlich (20th season, 311-81-27)
(at CSU: 18th season, 289-64-27)
Leading Scorer: Emma Beddow (18 points, 8 G, 2 A)
Cougar Notes
• Columbus State's nine-match winning streak is now tied for the longest among all DII programs in the nation along with Lee University and Minot State University
• The Cougars have scored three or more goals in eight straight matches. It's the longest such streak for CSU since the 2018 season when the Cougars scored 3+ goals in 12 straight
• On Monday Anna Grady became the first Cougar to be named PBC Player of the Week since Riley Clark won the honor on Oct. 28, 2019. Grady scored two goals, including the game-winner, in CSU's win against Flagler
• Seven Cougars have three or more goals this season with Emma Beddow (T-1st, 8) and Parker Morgan (T-8th, 5) both ranking inside the top-10 in the PBC in the category
• The Cougars are 14-0-2 over their last 16 road matches dating back to 2019
• CSU haven't lost a road non-conference, regular-season match since Sept. 14, 2016 (vs. Lee University), going 7-0-3 in the span
