MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-3-0, 0-0-0 NEC) vs. BUCKNELL (1-2-1, 0-0-0 Patriot League)
Friday, September 3, 2021 | 7 pm
Emmitsburg, Md. | Waldron Family Stadium
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MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-3-0, 0-0 NEC) vs, TOWSON (1-1-2, 0-0-0 CAA)
Sunday, September 5, 2021 | 1 pm
Emmitsburg, Md. | Waldron Family Stadium
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Mount St. Mary's returns home for a pair of games this weekend, beginning with a Friday night matchup with Bucknell at Waldron Family Stadium on campus.  The Mount then hosts local rival Towson on Sunday afternoon.

MOUNT UPDATE:  Mount St. Mary's opened the 2021 season with back-to-back overtime setbacks.  In the season opener at Radford, Madison Bee scored with 19 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime, but Radford came away with the game-winner in the second overtime period.  On Saturday in the home opener, Robert Morris edged the Mount, 2-1, in overtime.   Bee and Kalli Bell both have one goal on the year to lead the team in scoring while Shannon Bonner has picked up the Mount's lone assist this year.  Maggie Barron (0-1, 2.64 GAA, .700 Save Pct.) played in goal against Radford while Arden Lembryk (0-1, 1.91 GAA, .800 Save Pct.) played against Robert Morris.

LAST WEEK RECAP:  The Mountaineers split a pair of games on their trip to the state of North Carolina last weekend.  The Mount opened the trip with a 1-0 victory at Davidson on Friday before falling to Campbell by the score of 4-1 on Sunday.  Arden Lembryk had a nine-save shutout in the Mount's win over Davidson with Rockhill providing the game-winning goal.  Hannah Cooksey scored in the Mount's loss at Campbell that saw the Camels scored three times in the second half to pull away for the victory.

ABOUT BUCKNELL:  Bucknell enters the game with the Mount with a 1-2-1 record after falling to West Virginia (3-1) and Monmouth (3-2) last weekend.  The Bison opened the year with a 1-0 win over Youngstown State and then tied Towson (1-1) in their second contest.  Rylee Donaldson and Claire Mensi each have two goals this year while Jenna Hall has played all four games in goal with a 1.66 goals against average and 22 saves.  Bucknell was tabbed ninth in the annual Patriot League Preseason Poll.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH BUCKNELL:  This will be the 17^th all-time meeting between the Mount and Bucknell with the Bison holding a 14-1-1 lead in the series that began in the Mount's first season in 1992.  Bucknell has won the past five matchups in the series, including a 5-0 win on September 9, 2016, in the last meeting between the two teams.  The Mount's lone win over the Bison was a 3-0 victory on the road on Sept. 22, 2010.  The following season, the two teams played to a scoreless tie at Waldron Family Stadium.

ABOUT TOWSON:  Towson is coming off a 1-1 draw with UMBC this past Sunday and is 1-1-2 on the season.  The Tigers host Temple on Thursday before heading to the Mount on Sunday.  Towson downed Saint Joseph's (3-0) in their season opener before posting a 1-1 tie at Bucknell.  Their loss was a 1-0 setback against Navy.  Phoebe Canoles and Nia Christopher each have two goals while Riley Melendez has played all four games in goal (0.68 GAA, 18 saves).  Towson was tied for eighth in the annual Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Poll while Menendez was tabbed honorable mention Preseason All-CAA.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH TOWSON:  Towson holds a 17-to-3 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams that also started in the Mount's first season in 1992.  The Tigers have won the past three matchups, including a 2-0 victory on August 29, 2019, in the last meeting between the two schools.  The Mount's last win over Towson was a 4-1 victory at Waldron Family Stadium on August 24, 2012.

LEMBRYK COLLECTS CONFERENCE HONORS:  Sophomore goalkeeper Arden Lembryk was named the Northeast Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.  Lembryk recorded nine saves in the Mount's 1-0 victory at Davidson this past Friday. In the win at Davidson, Lembryk made five saves in the opening half to keep the game scoreless at the break.  After the Mount took a 1-0 lead, Lembryk made a pair of saves in the closing 28 minutes to secure her third career shutout.  On the year, Lemryk is 1-1-0 with a 0.98 goals against average, 17 saves and a .895 save percentage in two starts.  Lembryk becomes the seventh player in Mount history to earn an NEC Defensive Player of the Week award.  The last Mountaineer to collect the honor was Maggie Barron on September 19, 2019.

THIS AND THAT:  Goalkeeper Maggie Barron is approaching 250 career saves…Her 10 saves against Campbell give her 248 in her Mount career…Four more saves will move Barron into fifth on the Mount's all-time list…Elisabeth Rockhill had a goal and an assist in the Mount's two games last week…She now has seven goals and three assists in 30 career games played at the Mount…Hannah Cooksey scored in the Mount's loss at Campbell…She now has three goals over her past 11 games played…Arden Lembryk had nine saves in the Mount's 1-0 shutout win at Davidson…Lembryk now has three shutouts in seven career appearances at the Mount.

OVERTIME:  The Mountaineers lost in overtime in each of their first two games this season.  It is the first time the Mount has opened with back-to-back overtime games since 2011.  That year, the Mount downed Rider, 1-0, in overtime in the season opener before falling to Saint Joseph's, 1-0, in overtime in the next game.  The Mountaineers are 17-29-35 all-time in overtime games with head coach Tori Krause posting a 0-2-2 mark in overtime affairs.  The record for most overtime games in a season was set by the 2010 team that had eight overtime games.

HEAD COACH TORI KRAUSE:  Head coach Tor Krause is in her fourth season at the helm of the Mount women's soccer program.  This past spring, Krause led the Mount to a 4-5-0 record, the team's highest winning percentage (.444) since the 2000 team went 7-8-2 (.471).  Krause is a 2014 graduate of Davidson where she appeared in 51 career games.

UP NEXT:  Mount St. Mary's heads to Navy for a 7 pm game on Friday, September 10, before returning home to face UMBC on Sunday, September 12, at 1 pm to celebrate Senior Day.