Complete Notes
Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: The final week of the 2021 regular season has arrived, and with it comes the opportunity for Lourdes to post its highest Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference finish in program history.  The Gray Wolves enter the week in fifth place in the league ledger and conclude the year on the road at Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday and at Cornerstone on Saturday.

Head Coach Jackie Phillips: In her seventh season on the Lourdes bench, Jackie Phillips has a 43-64-12 (.412) 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: Concordia (Mich.) leads the all-time series with Lourdes 4-2 dating back to Oct. 17, 2015.  The Cardinals have won the last three meetings between the two schools, including a 2-1 triumph in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Oct. 24, 2020 in the last contest.  Concordia holds a 3-1 series edge in Ann Arbor.  Cornerstone is 6-0 all-time against Lourdes in a series that began Oct. 7, 2015.  The Golden Eagles won last season's meeting 1-0 at Wildcat Stadium on Oct. 3, 2020.  Cornerstone is 3-0 against Lourdes in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Northwestern Ohio scored three first half goals, including two in the final five minutes before intermission, on the way to a 4-1 victory over the Gray Wolves on Wednesday.  Alexis Gordon scored the lone tally for Lourdes with Ellen Kolodin drawing the assist.  Emmy Rodger made four first half saves for the Gray Wolves.  On Saturday, Lourdes and Aquinas battled for 110 minutes before finishing in a scoreless double-overtime draw.  Rodger had eight saves in net for the Gray Wolves.

Scouting Concordia (Mich.): The Cardinals enter the match following a 1-0 setback at home against Siena Heights on Saturday afternoon.  Isabel Stropich leads Concordia in scoring with seven goals and 15 points on the year.  Kendra Lewis, Danielle Bracken, Hazel Wright, and Samantha Putnam share the team lead with two assists each.  In goal, Anna Roman has started all but one match and logged more than 1170 minutes.  She sports a 0.77 goals against average and a .891 save percentage.

Scouting Cornerstone: The Golden Eagles snapped their two-match losing skid on Monday evening with a 3-1 victory over Grace Christian.  Cornerstone heads to Lawrence Tech on Wednesday before concluding the regular season against Lourdes.  Arianna Rau leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with seven goals and 16 points.  Kylie Adams and Julie Gouilliart each have handed out three assists this year.  In goal, Hope Steenwyk has played a majority of the minutes, and has posted a 1.91 goals against average and a .694 save percentage.

In Search of Best Finish Ever: Entering the final week of the regular season in fifth place, Lourdes is on pace for its best WHAC finish in program history.  The previous best finish for the Gray Wolf women's soccer program was a tie for sixth place in the inaugural 2015 campaign.  Lourdes ended up as the seventh seed in that year's WHAC tournament.

First Winning Record Ever Secured: Lourdes has assured itself of finishing over .500 for the first time in program history.  The Gray Wolves finished the season at .500 (8-8-2) in 2017, but have never concluded the year with a winning record prior to this season. 

Mann Holds All School Scoring Marks: Abigail Mann has broken or tied all of the school's career scoring records this year.  She set the Lourdes school record with 16 career goals as well as the points mark with 41.  In addition, her nine career assists are tied with Tori Koontz (2016-2017) for the school record.

Kolodin Earns First Collegiate Point: Ellen Kolodin recorded her first point of her collegiate career last Wednesday at Northwestern Ohio.  The freshman garnered an assist on Alexis Gordon's first goal of the 2021 season.

Lots of Extra Soccer: Lourdes entered the 2021 season having played 16 overtime matches in the program's first six seasons.  The Gray Wolves have already gone beyond regulation six times this year.  The Gray Wolves should have played a seventh overtime contest as well, but the match against Huntington was called a draw after regulation due to thunderstorms. Lourdes is now 2-9-11 all-time when playing overtime in program history.

Stingy Defense: Lourdes has yielded just 14 goals in 1,541 minutes of action this season, a goals against average of 0.82.  The Gray Wolves have six shutouts to their credit on the season, matching the school's single season record set in 2015 and equalled again in 2017.  Lourdes is also looking to break the 2018 team's goals against average for a season, after finishing that year with a 1.52 GAA.

Surprising the Prognosticators: The Gray Wolves will finish 2021 well above their predicted finish in the preseason poll conducted of the league's head coaches where Lourdes was tabbed to finish ninth.  The Gray Wolves were picked just behind eighth place Indiana Tech.  Aquinas was chosen to win the league crown.

Captains: Kerstyn Williams, and Olivia Pomponio are serving as the team's co-captains in 2021.  Both served in the leadership role in 2020 as well.

This and That: A total of 21 different Gray Wolves have started at least one match this season ... only Abigail Mann and Olivia Pomponio have started all 16 contests this year ... 13 different Lourdes players have registered at least one point with nine Gray Wolves finding the back of the net.