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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play begins this week for Lourdes University.  The Gray Wolves wrap up a three-match homestand on Wednesday afternoon with a trip to Northwestern Ohio before returning home on Saturday to host Michigan-Dearborn as part of Lourdes' annual pediatric cancer game.

Head Coach Jackie Phillips: In her fifth season on the Lourdes bench, Jackie Phillips has a 27-42-6 (.400) 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: Northwestern Ohio has won all four previous meetings against the Gray Wolves in a series that began Oct. 14, 2015.  The Racers posted a 1-0 win over Lourdes at Wildcat Stadium last year.  Northwestern Ohio is 2-0 against the Gray Wolves all-time in Lima, Ohio.  Lourdes and Michigan-Dearborn have split their two previous meetings dating back to Oct. 24, 2017.  Last season the Wolverines were 2-1 victors at home.  The Gray Wolves won the only previous contest at Wildcat Stadium, 5-0, back in 2017.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Katie Varney put Lourdes in front early, but that would be the lone goal of the day for the Gray Wolves as Ohio Christian downed Lourdes 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon.  Maddy Hodgson made nine saves between the posts for the Gray Wolves.  The Trailblazers scored three times before halftime and added a pair of second half goals while outshooting Lourdes 15-12 for the match.

Scouting Northwestern Ohio: The Racers have faced NAIA top-four ranked teams in three of their last four contests and are coming off a 1-0 victory at No. 3 Southeastern on Saturday afternoon.  Jeweleen Reuille and Kate Agyemang lead Northwestern Ohio with four goals each while Reuille has also added an assist for a team-leading nine points.  Agnes Stefansdottir has handed out a team-high two assists for the Racers.  In goal, Lisa Venrath has played a majority of the minutes, sporting a 0.20 goals against average and a .857 save percentage.

Scouting Michigan-Dearborn: The Wolverines have dropped two straight contests after falling 2-0 at Adrian on Saturday afternoon.  Jenna Rogers, Gabriella Teems, Claire Slamka, and Madison Day have accounted for the four Michigan-Dearborn goals this season while Marta Andreu and Margaret Miller have the assists.  Jordan Anheuser has played every minute in goal for the Wolverines, posting a 2.50 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.

Lourdes in WHAC Openers: Lourdes is 2-2 in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference openers through the Gray Wolves' first four seasons.  Last year, Lourdes dropped a 2-1 decision at Michigan-Dearborn to begin conference play.  The Gray Wolves last won a WHAC opener in 2017, a 4-1 decision at Rochester (Mich.).  Three of Lourdes' previous four conference openers have been played on the road (2-1).

Saturday is Pediatric Cancer Match: Saturday's contest against Michigan-Dearborn is the Gray Wolves' annual Pediatric Cancer game.  Lourdes will honor alum Alyssa Swanson, a pediatric survivor herself.  The Gray Wolves collecting donations at the match and holding a raffle with all contributions going to the Make a Wish Foundation.

Facing Ranked Opponents: Lourdes will face its ninth NAIA top-25 opponent in program history on Wednesday when the Gray Wolves travel to Northwestern Ohio.  The Gray Wolves are still looking for their first win, and first goal, against a ranked opponent.  Last season the only top-25 foe the Gray Wolves played was Northwestern Ohio, ranked 25th at the time, and fell 1-0.

Best Start in Program History: Lourdes is off to its best six-match start in program history, entering the week 4-2 overall.  The previous best start was 3-2-1 in both 2015 and 2017.  In both previous seasons, the Gray Wolves won their seventh match, improving to 4-2-1.

O'Keefe Sets Two Scoring Records: Karlie O'Keefe's goal against Huntington set a pair of new school records.  She broke the school's all-time scoring mark with the 14th of her career, surpassing Clare Ciarlino's (2016-2017) total from 2016-2017.  The goal was also O'Keefe's fifth career match-winning goal, most all-time.  She broke the old school record of four held by Jada Foster (2015-2016) and Remy Houttekier (2015, 2017).  O'Keefe's 29 total points are second most all-time behind Ciarlino's 34 as she closes in on yet another career record.

Experience in the Lineup: Karlie O'Keefe is the school's career record holder having made 57 career starts.  Her 57 all-time matches played ranks third in program history, one shy of Alyssa Swanson's (2015-2018) second place mark of 58 contests.  In addition, Lauren Poslaiko has moved into for fifth all-time with Isabelle Karamuco (2015-2018), having stepped onto the field 43 times in her four years.  Maria Schmidt has moved into a tie for third with Tara Blundell (2015, 2017) with 35 starting assignments midway through her junior year.

Goalkeeping Marks: Kerstyn Williams has moved into second place all-time at Lourdes with 118 career saves.  Only Kiley Transit (2016-2018), who had 259 career stops, has more in a Gray Wolf uniform.  In addition, Williams is second all-time at Lourdes for minutes played in goal, having spent 1602:03 between the posts.  Williams also has five career shutouts, one behind Erika Brinkman's (2015) career record of six.

This and That: Katie Varney's goal against Ohio Christian was her second this year, tying Abigail Mann and Karlie O'Keefe for the team lead ... Maddy Hodgson played her first game in goal for the Gray Wolves against Ohio Christian.