GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After earning their first conference win of the season, Cornerstone looks to keep the success going with a pair of home matches against Marygrove College and Siena Heights University. CU will host the Mustangs on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. followed by hosting nationally ranked Siena Heights on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Both matches will have live video and stats available at cugoldeneagles.com/watch.

Opponent: Marygrove College
Date: Wednesday, October 12
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (CU Soccer Field)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Stats
 
Scouting the Mustangs
Marygrove has struggled this season sitting in last place in the WHAC with a 1-9-0, 0-4-0 record. The Mustangs have lost six straight and been shut out in each of their last four appearances. MC has scored a total of just six goals as a team with Whitney Cole leading the team with four all in one match and Bianca Baron is second on the team with two.
 
Opponent: Siena Heights University
Date: Saturday, October 15
Time- 4:30 p.m. EST
Location- Grand Rapids, Mich. (CU Soccer Field)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Stats
 
Scouting the Saints
Siena Heights has performed a little under expectations as they were a preseason rank number 16 and currently sit ranked 23rd in the country. The Saints are fourth in the WHAC with a 7-3-2, 3-1-0 record. Goals have not been hard to come by for SHU this season recording 22, while defensively they allow just under one goal per game. Individually, Siena Heights shares the wealth offensively very well as eight different players have a goal on the year for SHU. Taylor Mulder is the goals and assists leader for the Saints recording six goals and four assists for 16 points on the season.
 
History vs. This Week's Opponents
Cornerstone has been dominant in their short history against MC going 5-1-1 all-time, but the Golden Eagles have struggled mightily against the SHU recording just a 10-21-6 record in program history. CU looks to continue a four game winning streak against Marygrove while rebounding from dropping the last two matches vs. Siena Heights.
 
WHAC Offensive Player of the Week
Senior forward Bria West recorded two goals against Indiana Tech this past week to earn the WHAC offensive player of the week award for her second time this year. West's two goal game is her first multi goal game of the year and third in her career as she scored multiple times in two games last season as well. West is the leading scorer on the Golden Eagles with five so far this season.
 
Last Week Recap
The Golden Eagles began the week with a 2-0 loss to Concordia in Ann Arbor, but then they responded ending a five game skid with a 2-0 home victory against Indiana Tech. Cornerstone recorded their first conference win this week putting their record at 6-5-1, 1-4-0 on the year. CU will continue a four game home stand this week with matches vs. Marygrove and Siena Heights.
 
Major Milestone
With the home victory over Indiana Tech last week, Cornerstone earned their 200th program win of all-time. The Golden Eagle Women's Soccer program began in 1997 and they now hold an all-time record of 200-143-32. Head coach Randy Strawser, who is now in his 17th year with the program, is responsible for 175 of those all-time victories as he holds a 175-115-31 record as the CU manager. The next milestone on the docket for the program would be reaching 100 career conference victories, as the team currently sits at 97 all-time WHAC regular season wins. 

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