10/10 Win Prediction

*Note that Michigan is predicted to lose fewer games than they have already lost for the purpose of showing the math, I will be keeping it this way. 

We start off the Big Ten with a pair of overtime wins coming from Penn State.  On Friday, the Lions faced #4 Iowa.  After going 1-1 during regulation, 1:22 into overtime, Junior Sophia Gladieux notched one in to give them the win. In Sunday's contest against Lafayette, Gladieux showed up once again to score the overtime goal 3 minutes into the second overtime period. 

Maryland is in second after a large win against Indiana on Friday. The Terps had 5 different goal scorers for the day, including senior Nathalie Fiechter, who scored her first goal of the season. 

Rutgers came up big on Saturday against #3 Northwestern, in a 2-1 win. Both of Rutger's goals came in the first quarter, with the second goal coming from a penalty stroke taken by Iris Langejans. Goalkeeper Sophia Howard had 3 saves in the win. 

Ohio State added quite a few goals to their total this weekend after playing a pair of games against MAC schools. On Friday, they played Central Michigan and won 7-1. On Sunday they traveled to Ohio University and had the same fate, a 7-1 win. They totaled 53 shots and 18 penalty corners between the two games. 

There's a new leader in town, and it is Maine! Coming off a huge margin victory the previous week, Maine did not let off the gas. They started their weekend against Maine in a 4-3 victory, making the 4-0 in the American East. The first goal came early, that is 33 seconds into the game to be exact. Chloe Walton knocked her first goal of the game in, she would later score the game-winning 4th goal. Poppy Lambert also scored 2 goals in the contest. The Bears then traveled to Providence where they won 3-0. Walton and Lambert each scored one, and Sydney Meader added the third. 

UMass Lowell moved into second after beating Vermont 1-0 on Friday. They are now 4-1 in AE play. The lone goal came from Jenna Berger, and Eleonore Boekhorst had 4 saves in the shutout. They then fell to Harvard in double overtime 1-2. Boekhorst recorded 11 saves in the game. 

New Hampshire moved to 2-2 in the AE, after beating Cal on Sunday. Nicole Poulakis scored 3 goals in the 5-2 win. Goalkeeper Jemma Woods recorded 9 saves. 

Standford had a pair of in-conference wins this weekend. First up was a win against #21 Albany. They won 1-0 off a goal from Haley Mossmer. They then beat Bryant 3-0 off of goals from 3 separate players. They are now 3-2 in-conference. 

The Big East remained the same this week, ranking-wise. 

Temple and Providence met on Friday. After going 1-1 in regulation time, both overtimes went scoreless. The teams found themselves in shootouts. Temple was victorious after knocking 3 shootouts in comparison to Providence's 1. 

Princeton started their weekend by traveling down Jersey to Monmouth, for a 6-1 win.  All four of their first half goals came from corner plays. Beth Yeager had 2 goals and 2 assists in the win, giving her 6 points for the day. They then played Dartmouth on Sunday and won 1-0.  The goal once again came off a penalty corner, with the goal coming from Yeager. 

Dartmouth might not have came up with a win this weekend, but their goalie was an absolute beast. On Friday in a 2-5 loss, senior Hatley Post came up with 7 saves. The real story comes on Sunday against Princeton. As mentioned before it was a 1-0 game in favor of the Tigers. What was not mentioned was the Tigers 21 shots on goal, and Post's 19 saves in the game. Post even made Sports Center's Top 10 plays. 

On Saturday, Columbia had an upset against Brown, winning 3-2 in OT. Despite leading in every category, Brown fell after Elizabeth Brissette scored just 2 minutes into the first overtime period. Columbia is now 1-3 in the Ivy League, while Brown falls to 1-2.  

Wagner moved into first, after a pair of NEC victories this weekend. They are now the only undefeated team in NEC play. They started their weekend against Saint Francis and won 4-2. Saint Francis led in corners and shots, but Agustina DeHarbe's 2 goals combined with Liselotte Koop and Kira Mordvinov's goals were enough to give the Seahawks the win. On Sunday, they faced Stonehill and won 8-0. Laura van Hamburg had 3 goals, DeHarbe had 2, Koop had 1, and Abigael McCue also tallied one. 

Rider had a big win on Friday against rival Fairfield. Indy Zoontjens scored 2 goals and Kaitlyn Tomas had 5 saves in the 3-1 win. They then traveled to Sacred Heart on Sunday where they won 2-0. 

After losing on Friday, Saint Francis bounced back to have a big win against LIU on Sunday. Eva Valentini scored the first 2 goals for the Red Flash, and Olivia Muffitt scored the final goal with 3 minutes left to win it. Chloe South had 4 saves. 

The big game to talk about this week in the NEC was the Merrimack vs. Stonehill match-up. Both teams are not full members of the NEC yet, with Merrimack becoming a full member next year and Stonehill just joining the conference this year. It was expected to be a tight match, and tight it was. The game remained scoreless until the 4th quarter of the game.   Stonehill got on the board first, 25 seconds into the 4th, after a goal off of Raegan Hickey. Merrimack answered with less than 3 minutes left with a goal from Abby Allen to bring the game to overtime. In overtime, Merrimack outshot Stonehill 7-4, although Stonehill led in penalty corners 3-2. It was still not enough time for either team to win, so the game was determined by shootouts. Stonehill converted on 2 shootouts, while Merrimack did not convert on any thanks to Stonehill's goal Shannon Conte. 

SJU moved to 4-0 in A-10 play this weekend after a win against UMass Amherst. SJU started early with a goal from Freke Van Tilburg off a corner in the 3rd minute. The score remained 1-0 until the end of the third when Van Tilburg scored another goal off a corner. The final goal of the game came from Noa Schuringa. On Sunday they played Quinnipiac and won 4-1. 

Lock Haven suffered their second loss of the season on Friday at Appalachian State, losing 2-3. On Sunday, they beat Saint Louis 5-0, with a strong defensive effort from Kelsey Felix who has 6 saves for the shutout. 

La Salle notched their first A-10 win of the season against Richmond on Friday. The game was dead locked at 0-0 through the 3rd. With 3 minutes left in the game, Tatum Johnson was able to get pass the goalie to score the lone goal. Johnson then scored 2 goals on Sunday in a 5-3 victory against Longwood. 

Boston University grabbed its berth in the Patriot League Tournament on Saturday after a 3-2 win against Colgate. The second and third goals for BU came just 24 seconds apart in the first quarter. Martu Coulo had 2 goals and Ella Rittinghaus scored the other goal. Goalkeeper Caroline Kelly had 5 saves. 

Holy Cross had a huge win against American on Sunday. American, who used to be nationally ranked, fell 1-0.  Haley Davis scored the game-winning goal in the 3rd quarter. Goalkeeper Brooke Ross had 2 saves in the win. 

Most players have had a coach tell them that the 2 (or 4) minutes after a goal are the most important because there is a high chance that there will be another goal within those two minutes. After Lehigh converted on a penalty corner, Bucknell took the “fight for four” mentality to heart and immediately took the ball to their circle, got two shots, and then their first corner of the game. They converted and quickly closed the game to 2-1. With 2:30 left in the game and the goalkeeper pulled, the Bison forced another penalty corner to result in the game-tying goal to bring it into overtime. The Bison did ultimately fall in OT. 

Syracuse moved into first thanks to a pair of big-margin wins against Ivy League Teams. On Wednesday they beat Stanford 4-0, and on Sunday they beat Cornell 5-0. 

UNC moves to 11-0 on the season after beating BC 4-3 on Friday and UConn 3-0 on Sunday. Matson had 3 goals for the Tar Heels this weekend. 

Wake Forest started the weekend against Louisville, with a 2-0 win. The first half of the game was scoreless. Both teams had 5 shots in the first half, with Louisville having 3 corners and Wake Forest having 2. Halfway into the third quarter, Sky Caron converted on a penalty stroke to bring the game to 1-0. In the fourth, Immie Gillgrass scored her first goal of the season, to bring the score to 2-0. In goal, Ellie Todd had 5 saved. On Sunday they beat VCU 2-1. Wake Forest is now 2-1 in-conference. 

Hofstra sits on top, after what could have been a very different weekend. In Friday's match against Towson, Fede Schroder scored her first goal of the season in the second quarter. A few minutes into the third, Hofstra faced every team's worst nightmare: a red card. The red card came against Samantha Spera, a senior who has 3 goals and 1 assist for the season. With a player down Towson put up the heat, with 7 shots and 4 corners in the 4th quarter. Goalkeeper Merlign van der Vegt came up big with 6 saves in the 4th. 

Delaware had a high victory on Friday, beating ranked William & Mary 3-2. Delaware got on the board first, after a goal from Julia Duffhuis. William & Mary then responded with 2 goals, that were left unanswered until the 53rd minute, when Duffhuis scored another one. With less than 2 minutes left in the game, Noelle Sabbagh got one in to give the Blue Hens the win.  Delaware is now 2-1 in the conference and is the only team with multiple wins. 

Drexel also saw a ranked win against William and Mary on Sunday. Drexel lead in shots 7-2, which gave them the edge in the 1-0 match. The winning goal came 2 minutes into overtime, from Eline Di Leva, with an assist from Cailey Lever. Drexel is now 1-1 in the CAA.

Monmouth did not see any in-conference play this weekend but did see a large-margin victory against Columbia on Sunday. They won 5-0 off of two goals from Annick van Lange. 

After the pair of previously mentioned losses, William & Mary is now sitting in 6th in the CAA with a record of 1-2.

Kent State moved to 4-0 in conference and currently sits on the top of the MAC after a win against Central Michigan on Sunday. The Gold Flashes had 15 shots on goal and 6 corners in the match. The first goal came just 2 minutes and 31 seconds into the game when Sydney Washburn scored. The next goal came just under 2 minutes later from Danielle Hamm. With slightly more than a minute left in the first half, the 3rd goal was scored by Agustina Florio. In the third, Maria Cambra Soler hit one in, and the final goal came in the 4th from Patricia Strunk.

Miami Ohio fell to 7-6 on the season after a pair of losses against Longwood and UVA. The loss against Longwood makes them 2-1 in the MAC. 

Longwood moved to 1-3 in the MAC after the win against Miami. After each team scored in the first quarter of the game, 65 minutes were not enough for either team to get another goal. Miami led in shots 16-11 and corner 9-4, although Longwood led with shots on goal 7-5. After an even first round of shootouts, the game went to sudden-death shootouts. Lara Van Nunen came up big with the save, and Maroussia Walckiers put the ball in the net to win the game.  

JMU faced a tough opponent in Iowa this weekend and ultimately came up short, losing 1-2. JMU scored early in the 1st, but left a fourth quarter goal from Iowa unanswered. Brandelynn Heinbaugh had 8 saves for JMU. 

Now for the game you have all been waiting for... Lindenwood vs. Queens. 

Lindenwood scored early, with Isabella Shannon scoring just 6 minutes into the match. They then kept the pressure going, scoring 2 more, one in the 26th and one in the 34th. Queens tried to answer in the 54th, with a goal from Isabel Buijse, but it was not enough. In goal for Queens, Hannah Neyssen put up a good effort, with 8 saves. 

For next week I am thinking about adding what the conference record predicts will be. Let me know if this is something you would like to see!