Posted: Oct 15, 2021

CROSSOVER PREVIEW: Women's Soccer readies for Durham

Durham

(0-1-0, 0-1-0)

Humber

(1-0-0, 1-0-0)

Final

OT2

Durham (0-1-0, 0-1-0)

Humber (1-0-0, 1-0-0)

Game Info	Humber vs. Durham
Date	Sat. Oct. 16
Time	4 p.m.
Venue	OSA
Watch Live	Click Here
Series Record	Tied, 5-5
Last Meeting	W, 3-0 (Oct. 23, 2019)
Streak	W2

The Storyline

Humber women's soccer will open the 2021 postseason Saturday when the Durham Lords (3-2-1, 3rd East) visit the Ontario Soccer Centre. Kick-off is set for 4 p.m. and will be streamed live on the Hawks Sports Network.

Final Farewell

After the match, Humber will honour four graduating student-athletes: Rebecca Spratt, Giulia Zanardi, Vanessa Fiore, and Breanna Senfner. Combined, these graduates have played in 147 career caps for Humber.

Scouting Durham

The Lords only averaged one goal against during the regular season.
Durham enters the postseason with a 1-1-1 record over its last three matches.
Laura Smith leads the Lords with four tallies in five matches.
The postseason series against Durham and Humber is tied, 5-5. The Hawks have won their previous three meetings.
Humber is 5-0 all-time in the crossover round.

Previous Meeting

The Hawks blanked Durham in the 2019 quarter-final round, getting goals from Claudia Piazza, Rebecca Spratt, and Breanna Senfner. Vanessa Fiore made three saves to record her seventh career postseason clean sheet.

Goooooooal

Humber's 42 goals were the most in the OCAA this season. Its 7.0 GPG is the most in program history, breaking the record of 5.2 from 2018.

Russell Hustle

Kaitlynn Russell's 13 regular season goals are the third-most in program history and the most in a season since 2009. Her 2.17 goals-per-game average is a new program record, surpassing Hall of Famer Joanna Vitale's record of 1.67 set in 1999.