10/02 Win Predictions

*includes games played as of 10/02

Welcome back to another week of D1 Win Predictions! This week had some amazing games! Let's get right into it!

Starting with the Big Ten, we have a new top 3! 

Iowa moved into first, and is now predicted to go 14-4. The Hawkeyes started the weekend with a 1-2 loss to Maryland. They then bounced back to beat Rutgers 1-0 on Sunday, off of a goal from Leah Zellner. 

Moving into second is Michigan, who is now predicted to go 12-4. They only played one match this weekend and made sure to get as many goals as possible. They beat Ball State 7-0. Lora Clarke and Abby Tamer scored two goals each, and Nina Apoola, Kate McLaughlin, and Erin Reilly all added one each. The team totaled 41 shots (24 on goal) and had 12 corners. 

Northwestern fell to third but went 1-1 on the weekend. Both of their matches went into overtime, with Friday's game against Penn State resulting in a 5-4 win, while Sunday's game against Maryland resulted in a 1-2 loss. 

Maryland fell to fourth, despite having 2 wins. Dani Van Rootselaar was the hero of the weekend for the Terps scoring all four goals. 

Next up is the American (not-so) East. 

Vermont remains in first, despite suffering their first loss since opening weekend on Friday. The Catamounts started this weekend at UAlbany and fell 1-2 in double overtime. Their losing streak did not last long, as they bounced back to a 2-1 victory against Colgate on Sunday. 

Maine flew into second after what has to be one of the highest-scoring games in recent history. They beat Merrimack college 13-0 on Sunday. Both Poppy Lambert and Mallory Mackesy scored 4 goals apiece in the win, Tereza Holubcova also scored and had 3 assists, while Madisyn Hartley had 5 assists in the game. Maine also beat in-conference opponent UMass Lowell 1-0 on Friday, with the lone goal coming from Poppy Lambert. Lambert had a total of 10 points for the weekend. 

Bryant dropped a little bit as they start to see harder competition. The Bulldogs started their weekend at New Hampshire, losing 0-5. They then traveled to New York to play Hofstra, where they ultimately fell 2-3 to the pride. 

We have a new predicted winner in the Ivy League, as Harvard moves up to first. 

Harvard went 1-1 on the weekend. They started off strong with a 2-1 win against UPenn, to make their winning streak 6 games in a row. That was quickly shut down on Sunday, as Saint Joseph's beat them in a 0-1 game. 

Brown and Princeton are now tied for second. If it came down to goal differential, Princeton would take it with +14 compared to Brown's +13

UPenn pulled themselves out of last after beating LIU on Sunday 2-0. On Friday they played Harvard and fell 1-2. 

Old Dominion is coming in hot, in the Big East, moving to second place. They only played one game this weekend and made the most of it winning, 4-0. Aubrey Mytych scored two goals. Goalkeeper Cam MacGillivray had 8 saves to give the Monarchs the shutout. 

The only thing between Old Dominion and first place is Liberty's goal differential, to which they added 8 goals for and 6 goals against this weekend. Liberty played 2 games this weekend, starting strong with a 5-0 win against Quinnipiac. On Sunday they fought hard against UNC but ultimately did not beat the currently undefeated Tar Heels. 

Wagner is quickly coming to take over Rider's spot at the top. Both teams are currently 5-5, although Wagner's goal differential is +4, while Rider's is +8. The Seahawks started this weekend at Merrimack, winning 7-0. Four goals came off the stick of Julia Pastorino. Daisy Ruhle had 7 saves in the shutout. On Sunday, despite leading in shots and corners, the Seahawks could not find the back of the net and lost 0-2 to Brown. 

Rider is maintaining their thrown in an impressive fashion, beating #25 American 3-1 on Sunday, to give the program their first win against a ranked opponent in school history. Freshman Valeria Perales got the Broncs on the board first, and in the second quarter, Indy Zoontjens made it a 2-0 game. A few minutes into the fourth, Semra Said scored her first goal of the season to clinch the win for the Broncs. In a rather surprising turn of events, the Broncs did lose their first conference game of the season, falling 2-3 against Saint Francis.

Fairfield remained steady as they only had one game this weekend. They opened conference play against Sacred Heart and came out on top. The game-winning goal came from a penalty stroke, taken by Nora Amme. Amme also scored the second goal of the contest for the Stags, while Julianna Kratz scored the first. 

Sacred Heart had a rough weekend as they remain 0-10 on the season and are predicted to come in last. They started the weekend with the aforementioned game against Fairfield. The Pioneers had gotten on the board first, thanks to junior Claire Skumurski. Junior Isabelle Chamberlin tied the game up to 2-2 in the 53rd minute. Sophomore goalie Samantha Maresca had 9 saves in the game. On Sunday, the Pioneers traveled to Monmouth, where they fell 0-8. Junior goalie Erin Burgess saw her first full game of the season. She recorded 7 saves. 

The Atlantic 10 remained stagnant this weekend, with the exception of UMass Amherst and Lock Haven, who traded places. 

UMass Amherst continued their winning streak this weekend, making it 5 consecutive wins.  Their lone match came on Friday against La Salle, in which they won 4-0.  

Lock Haven played on Saturday and Sunday this week. On Saturday, they traveled to Davidson where they won 3-1. Martina Spangenberg scored 2 goals in the win, and Amy Stevens had 2 assists. On Sunday they played at Appalachian State, where they ultimately fell 2-3. Spangenberg also scored both goals in this contest as well. 

La Salle went 1-1 on the weekend. After falling to UMass Amherst on Friday, they recovered to win their senior night against Georgetown 4-2. 

Boston U moved into second place after beating American this weekend. The two teams faces each other on Saturday, and Boston won 2-1. Both assists came from Mikayla Crowley, and the goals came from Tess Csejka and Amalia Preece. They are currently undefeated in conference play. 

The only other team that is undefeated in Patriot League play is Bucknell. They beat Colgate on Saturday 5-3, with 2 goals coming from Isabella Pavlides and 2 assists from Mackenzie Kile. On Sunday they faced out-of-conference, Cornell and fell 0-3.

Holy Cross is expected to have a much different season than last year. in the 2021 season, they came in 6th in the conference, went 1-5 in conference, and went 6-10 overall. At the moment they are 0-3 in conference, with their most recent loss coming against Boston U. This past weekend they did not have any conference games,  but they did travel to play Providence. They lost to the Friars 0-1. 

UNC is still undefeated after beating Liberty 6-3 on Sunday. One interesting thing about UNC's schedule this year is the lack of scheduled games. Liberty is only playing 15 games this season when most teams play somewhere between 17 to 19. They only have 6 games left before the ACC tournament, with 4 being ACC opponents. 

UVA had a victorious weekend, winning both games. They started with an in-conference opponent, Louisville, on Friday. They beat the Cards 2-0. Both goals came from freshman Daniela Mendez-Trendler. On Sunday, they beat William & Mary 3-0. Mendez-Trendler also saw a goal in this game. Freshman goalie Jet Trimbon had 4 saves for the weekend and has yet to be scored on in a conference game. 

Duke had their Friday match against Wake Forest moved to Sunday. The Blue Devils lost 0-3. Duke had 8 corners compared to Wake Forest's 1 and had 13 shots vs. Wake Forest's 7, but it was not enough. 

Hofstra sits in first place in the CAA. On Friday, they suffered a rather surprising loss to Northeastern in double overtime. Despite Marlijn van der Vegt's 5 saves, the pride fell 1-2. They are now 0-1 in conference. On Sunday, they faced Bryant and won 3-2 off of Simryn Desai's two goals. 

William & Mary won their first in-conference game, beating Monmouth 2-1. The game went into shootouts, where Sophomore goalie Maddie George won the game for the Tribe. On Sunday they traveled to UVA, where they lost 0-3. 

Monmouth is now 0-1 in CAA play after the aforementioned loss to William & Mary. They then had a large win against Sacred Heart, beating the Pioneers 8-0.  Annick van Lange had 4 goals and 1 assist, giving her 9 points. Jess Tucker also knocked 2 in. Katie Yonder had 1 goal and 2 assists, and rounding out the score sheet was Rosa Boender with one goal. Graduate goalie Ally Tarantino saw her first game of the season, and recorded one save while starting goalie, Phileine Hazen, also got one save.

Delaware picked up a win to start their in-conference record at 1-0. They beat Drexel 2-1. Goalie Lizzie Gaebel had 5 saves in the win. Using the momentum, they then traveled to Columbia and won 3-1. Lisa Kater had 1 goal and 1 assist in the match. 

Towson picked up another win this weekend but did not play an in-conference game. They played Saint Louis and won 3-1. The Tigers had 21 shots compared to Saint Louis's 15, and 11 corners vs. Saint Louis's 9. 

Kent State moved into the top 4 after a 1-1 weekend. They started their weekend at Ohio with a win. The game went into overtime, and Ohio came out on top 4-3. Patrica Strunk had 2 goals in the win. On Sunday they played Ohio State and fell 0-4. 

Miami Ohio remains on top after their sole game resulted in a win. On Friday they played App State and won 3-2. Two goals came from Claudia Negrete Garcia, while the other came from Paula Pena Martinez. They are now 3-0 in the MAC. 

Bellarmine is now 2-1 in the MAC, after a win on Saturday against Longwood. Goalie Lara Van Nunen had 4 saves in the 2-1 win. They then went on the face Queens on Sunday and won 5-0 off of Anna Crump's 2 goals. 

Central Michigan is now 0-3 in the MAC and is currently predicted to come in last. They fall to Ball State on Friday 3-4 in double overtime. Despite Katie Maxim's 12 saves, it just was not enough to give them the win. On Sunday, they lost 2-6 to Saint Francis. Maja Halasz had 14 saves in the match. 

JMU played one game this week, against Syracuse. They fell in overtime to the Orange. Diede Remijnse had the lone goal, and Brandelynn Heinbaugh had 6 saves. 

Lindenwood played another D2 opponent this week, winning 1-0 against Frostburg. The win came by way of Mia Simpson, who scored her 5th goal of the season. Leah Brozovich recorded the shut out with 6 saves. 

Queens continues their losing streak, and are now 0-8. They fell to Bellarmine on Sunday, 0-5. Goalie Hannah Neyssen had 6 saves in the game. 

Queens and Lindenwood will meet on Sunday, October 9.