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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: Lourdes continues its four-match homestand this week with a pair of matches against River States Conference opponents.  The Gray Wolves entertain Point Park under the lights on Friday evening before Rio Grande visits Wildcat Stadium for a Sunday afternoon affair.

Head Coach Jackie (Donovan) Phillips: In her fifth season on the Lourdes bench, Jackie Phillips has a 23-41-6 (.371) 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: Lourdes won the only previous meeting against Point Park, 1-0, in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Aug. 31, 2018.  Karlie O'Keefe scored the match's lone goal with five seconds remaining in regulation while Kiley Transit made seven saves to earn the shutout.  The Gray Wolves will be facing Rio Grande for the first time in program history on Sunday.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes and Taylor were tied at one at intermission last Saturday evening, but the Trojans scored three times in an 18-minute span in the second half to defeat the Gray Wolves 4-1 at Wildcat Stadium.  Katie Varney scored for the Gray Wolves in the eighth minute to tie the match 1-1.  Kerstyn Williams made eight saves in goal for the Gray Wolves.

Scouting Point Park: The Pioneers opened their season on Tuesday evening, suffering an 8-0 setback on the road at fourth-ranked Spring Arbor.  Ashtyn Webb made nine saves in goal for Point Park in the setback while Nola McGuire had the only shot attempt for the offense.

Scouting Rio Grande: The Red Storm are still looking for their first victory of the season after falling 5-0 at Indiana Wesleyan last Saturday.  Rio Grande travels to Lawrence Tech on Friday before visiting Lourdes.  Offensively, Ambar Torres has seven of the Red Storm's 13 total shot attempts.  In goal, Jayla Brown has played more than 115 minutes, and sports a 4.68 goals against average and a .647, making 11 total saves.  Emily Hoffman has tallied a 6.98 GAA and a .545 save percentage in just under 65 minutes of work.

Varney Tallies First Goal as a Gray Wolf: Katie Varney found the back of the net in her Lourdes debut against Taylor just 7:54 into the contest.  The junior transfer from Davenport was no stranger to scoring though, as she tallied three goals as a freshman and another as a sophomore for the Panthers.

Newcomers Not Afraid to Shoot: Lourdes tallied nine total shot attempts in the season opener against the Trojans, with eight of them coming from newcomers.  Abigail Mann led the Gray Wolves with three total shots while Katie Varney had two more.  Skyler Crane, Elaina Hillman, and Morgan Henkle all attempted shots in their collegiate debuts as well.  The only returnee with a shot attempt for Lourdes against Taylor was Erin Caldwell.

Making the Stops: Kerstyn Williams made eight saves for the Gray Wolves to open the season against Taylor last Saturday, the most stops she has made in a contest since registering 10 against Concordia (Mich.) on Oct. 28, 2017.  The eight saves are tied for the third most in a match in Williams' career.

Record-Tying Home Stand: Lourdes opens the 2019 season with four consecutive home matches, tying the longest homestand in program history.  They Gray Wolves were also home for four straight contests Sept. 9-20, 2017, when the team posted a 3-0-1 record during the stretch.

Experience in the Lineup: Karlie O'Keefe is the school's career record holder having made 52 career starts.  Her 52 all-time matches played ranks third in program history.  In addition, Lauren Poslaiko is seventh all-time having stepped onto the field 38 times in her four years.  Maria Schmidt is tied for sixth with 31 starting assignments early in her junior year.

In the Record Book: Karlie O'Keefe's 12 career goals rank her second on the school's career list, one behind Clare Ciarlino's (2016-2017) all-time mark of 13.  O'Keefe's 25 total points are third most all-time while her three match-winning goals are tied for third as well.  O'Keefe ranks second on the all-time shots chart with 81 career attempts.

Reaching the Century Mark: Kerstyn Williams' eight saves against Taylor moved her into second play all-time at Lourdes with 100 career stops.  Only Kiley Transit (2016-2018), who had 259 career saves, has more in a Gray Wolf uniform.

Captains Announced: Karlie O'Keefe and Abby Miller have been named co-captains for the 2019 season.  Both are appearing in the leadership role for the first time in their careers.

This and That: Lourdes is 12-13-4 all-time in non-conference matches ... eight Gray Wolves made their Lourdes debuts in the season opener, with four earning starting assignments ... Lourdes is 3-0 all-time against opponents from the River States Conference.