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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: A pair of stiff tests face Lourdes this week as the Gray Wolves battle a pair of ranked opponents.  Lourdes opens the week making the short trip north to face 23rd-ranked Siena Heights before welcoming fifth-ranked Northwestern Ohio to Wildcat Stadium for the final home contest of the regular season.

Head Coach Jackie Donovan: In her second season on the Lourdes bench, Jackie Donovan has an 11-16-2 (.414) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves as well as overall as a head coach.  She is the only head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Siena Heights leads the all-time series against Lourdes 2-0 after notching a pair of wins in back-to-back matches last season.  The Saints scored a 3-0 victory at Wildcat Stadium to close out the 2015 regular season before defeating the Gray Wolves 6-0 in Adrian, Mich. in the quarterfinals of the WHAC tournament.  Northwestern Ohio defeated Lourdes in the only previous match between the two schools.  The Racers tallied a 2-0 triumph in Lima, Ohio on Oct. 14, 2015.

Wrapping Up Last Week: A pair of second half goals by Madonna proved to be the only scoring last Wednesday as the Crusaders defeated Lourdes 2-0 at Wildcat Stadium.  Kiley Transit made eight saves in the loss.  On Saturday, the Gray Wolves celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 victory over Marygrove at Wildcat Stadium  Halee Roberts scored the match-winner in the first half while Karlie O'Keefe and Hayley Wagner added second half tallies.

Scouting Siena Heights: The Saints have won four of their last five matches after posting a 2-1 triumph at Aquinas last Wednesday.  Taylor Mulder leads Siena Heights with 16 points, having scored six goals and handed out four assists.  Samantha Bartelotti has added 12 points on five goals and two helpers.  Meghan Bogg and Taylor Hill have split time in goal.  Bogg carries a 0.90 goals against average and an .800 save percentage while Hill checks in with a 0.92 GAA and a .773 save mark.

Scouting Northwestern Ohio: The Racers had their four-match winning streak snapped on Monday afternoon with a 2-1 loss at Davenport.  Northwestern Ohio hosts Indiana Tech on Wednesday before visiting Lourdes.  Camilla Anderson leads the Racers offensively with 33 total points, having scored 15 goals and added three assists.  Laura Blanchard has a team-high five helpers as part of her 13 points.  In goal, Nadine Stonjek has played every minute for Northwestern Ohio, carrying a 0.83 goals against average and a .714 save percentage.

Closing Out the Home Slate: Lourdes will wrap up the home portion of the regular season on Saturday against Northwestern Ohio, looking to move over .500 all-time at Wildcat Stadium.  The Gray Wolves are 7-7-1 all-time on their home pitch, including a 3-3-1 mark this season.  Lourdes will close the regular season with three road matches following Saturday's contest.

Facing Ranked Foes: Lourdes will look for its first result against a NAIA top-25 program this week, and has two chances to do so as both Siena Heights and Northwestern Ohio are ranked in the poll.  The Gray Wolves are 0-3 all-time against such opponents, and are still looking for their first goal in such matches.  Lourdes face Northwestern Ohio last year when the Racers were ranked #2 and Siena Heights when the Saints were ranked both #14 and #15.

A Senior Day Goal: Hayley Wagner celebrated Senior Day on Saturday with her second collegiate goal, both of which have come this season.  In fact, Wagner's four points this year are the only points the Gray Wolf defender has collected during her collegiate career, as she did not score while at Edinboro University.

Ciarlino Adds to Scoring Lead, Sets Single Season Record: Freshman Clare Ciarlino added to her team lead in scoring with an assist against Marygrove last Saturday.  She now has broken Jada Foster's single season points record with 15, one more than Foster's total in 2015.  In addition, she has a team-leading seven goals this year, one shy of Foster's single season mark.

Another Clean Sheet: Kiley Transit and Klarissa Wegner combined on their second shutout of the season on Saturday against Marygrove.  The duo also combined to blank Andrews earlier this year.  Transit also shutout Mount Vernon Nazarene on her own to open the season, giving the team three clean sheets in 2016.

Mixing Up the Lineup: Lourdes has had 17 different players draw at least one starting assignment already this season.  In fact, only Kiley Transit, Halee Roberts, Tori Koontz, and Karlie O'Keefe have been on the pitch to begin all seven matches.  In addition, only a total of nine players have stepped onto the field in all 11 contests.

Captains Named: Remy Houttekier, Tara Blundell, Kendyl Christian, and Hayley Wagner are serving as the team's captains for the 2016 season.  Houttekier is in her second season serving in the leadership role while Blundell, Christian, and Wagner are in year one.

This and That: Lourdes has never won an overtime contest in program history, going 0-4-2 when playing more than 90 minutes ... the Gray Wolves have yet to rally to win or earn a draw in a match in which they have not scored first ... Karlie O'Keefe tallied her third goal of the year against Marygrove, tying her with Isabelle Karamuco for second on the team in scoring this year ... Halee Roberts tallied her first collegiate match-winning goal against Marygrove.