WHO: Hampton (5-3-1) at Towson (2-2-3)
Hampton at Drexel (1-2-6)
WHEN: Towson – Sept. 18, 6 p.m.
Drexel – Sept. 21, 1 p.m.
WHERE: at Towson, Md.
at Philadelphia, Pa.
SERIES RECORDS: Towson leads 2-0-0
Drexel leads 2-0-0
LAST MEETINGS:
Towson: Oct. 1, 2023 – Towson 3, Hampton 0
Drexel: Oct. 20, 2024 – Drexel 2, Hampton 1
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast.com (both)
LIVE STREAM: FloCollege (both)

HAMPTON, Va. (Sept. 17, 2024) … The Hampton University women's soccer team will begin its 2025 CAA slate this weekend with a pair of games against Northern Division foes. Hampton will head to Towson on Thursday to face the Tigers at 6 p.m. and then follow to Philadelphia to tangle with the Drexel Dragons on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Pirates head into the first weekend of league play on a roll having not lost in their last four matches (3-0-1) and coming off a pair of 3-1 wins last week defeating Virginia State on September 10 and South Carolina State on September 14. Hampton (5-3-1) has set a school record for wins heading into CAA action topping the previous mark of three in 2017 and 2024.

Towson (2-2-3) has not been defeated in its last three meetings with one win and two ties. In the month of September, they tied UMBC (1-1), defeated George Washington (2-0) and tied Bucknell (1-1).

Drexel (1-2-6) has its lone win against St. Joseph's (2-0) on Aug. 21, with draws against Saint Peter's (1-1), George Washington (2-2), Lafayette (0-0), Penn (0-0), Lehigh (1-1) and Delaware (0-0). They have lost to LaSalle (3-0) and Seton Hall (2-0).
 
ABOUT HAMPTON
Coming off a goal and an assist performance against S.C. State on Sunday, Nylah Jennings leads the team in goals scored (4) and points (10). She shares the assist lead with Jayda Sutton, Makayla Wade and Keri Geter with two each. Jennings is tied for fourth in the league in goals scored and eighth in points per game.

In the net, Avery John is fourth in the league in saves per game (3.67) and in save percentage (.733).

The Pirates are tied with Stony Brook for the most goals scored heading into CAA play with 22.

SHARE THE WEALTH
The Pirates have had 12 different goal scorers so far this season which is a program record topping the 11 of last season. That total is tied for fifth nationally in number of goal scorers this season.

WADE FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - BANG
With apologies to NBA 3-point calls from Keith Olbermann and Mike Breen, Hampton's Makayla Wade would like to throw her foot into those talks. On consecutive Sunday's, the Compton, Calif. native has blasted 30-yard free kicks into the back of the net as she registered tallies against Delaware State and South Carolina State.

ABOUT TOWSON
Kale'a Perry leads the Tigers with eight points adding two goals and four assists. Sophie Thibeault is next with a team-best three goals and one assist for seven points, while Malin Bernt schops and Riley Matthews have two goals and two assists each for six points. In the net, Teagan Gardner has started every match and has two clean sheets to go with a .645 save percentage and a 1.57 goals against average.

Towson has outscored opponents 15-11 this year and holds nearly a 2-to-1 advantage in shots with a 131-73 margin.

ABOUT DREXEL
The Dragons will host William & Mary on Thursday before playing the Pirates on Sunday afternoon. They have tied four of their last six matches, with three being 0-0 draws.

Elise Duffy has a goal and two assists for four points to lead the Dragons, while Liv Brocious, Emma Herko, Reese Power and Alex Rivera have each scored one goal. Adriana Salzano joins Duffy with two assists. In goal, Sammy Widnick has started every match and has four clean sheets along with a .679 save percentage and a goals against average of 1.00.

NEXT UP
Hampton will be back in action on September 28 when they host Campbell at 1 p.m. at Powhatan Field in Norfolk.