The Game
The Delaware State women's soccer team (4-8-1) will welcome the Hampton Pirates (0-6) to Alumni Stadium Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.), in what will be the final home match for the Hornets this season.
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The Opponent
» Hampton Pirates (0-6)
The first-year program Hampton Pirates have been outscored 79-4 through six games, in addition to allowing at least double digit goals in all but one match. Leading the Pirates in scoring, meanwhile, is midfielder Sydney Jackson tallying two goals. In the net, Kara Pitts leads HU in saves (37), as Maya Bouyer leads the Pirates in games (4) and minutes (180:00) played.
» The Series: First meeting.
A Win Would Mean…
» DSU's third win in a row, tying the longest winning streak in program history.
» The third highest single-season win total in DSU history.
» Delaware State's third home win of 2015.
Last Time Out…
DSU not only picked up its first shutout victory of the season with a 2-0 road win over the NJIT Highlanders Tuesday night, but it was Kerri Scroope's 11th career victory at the helm, solidifying her spot as the program's all-time winningest head coach. The evening's first goal occurred during the 33rd minute, when midfielder Danielle Valente (1) converted the penalty kick attempt for her second career goal. DSU's second strike occurred during the 51st minute with forward Julia Bossert finding Bri Musco (2). Goalkeeper Michele Lammers, meanwhile, secured her first career shutout victory totaling three saves to push her season total to 60.
Six Say Goodbye
Playing at Alumni Stadium for the final time on Sunday, seniors Taylor Addison, Julia Bossert, Tere' Crawford, Morgan Durham and Danielle Valente, along with redshirt junior Kym Brewton, will be honored for Senior Day. Appearing in 64 career games, Addison sits fourth in goals (7), eighth in assists (2), fifth in points (16), sixth in shots (51) and eighth in shots on-goal (22) on DSU's all-time list. As a freshman, Addison also became the first player in program history to garner First Team All-Great West Conference honors. Bossert, who has appeared in 61 career games, sits fourth in assists (4), 10th in shots (44) and 10th in shots on-goal (21) on DSU's all-time list. Last season, Bossert led DSU in assists (3), tying a program single-season best mark. Crawford and Durham, on the other hand, will go down as one of the best in program history to play at the defender spot. As a junior, Crawford garnered Second Team All-Independent Conference honors, in addition to receiving Independent Conference All-Tournament Team recognition. For Durham – appearing in 64 career games – she earned First Team All-Independent Conference honors last season. In the case of Valente, she has tallied two goals and two assists for six points in 60 games played, while earning First Team All-Independent Conference honors in 2014. Lastly, Brewton has appeared in a total of five games throughout her two-year career as a Hornet.
Moving Up the Career List
Forward Julia Bossert is now 10th on DSU's all-time list for most shots (44)… Forward Taylor Addison and defender Morgan Durham are now in a three-way for the sixth most games played in DSU history (64).
Scroope Eclipses Milestone
With DSU defeating NJIT on Oct. 6, 2-0, Kerri Scroope became the program's all-time winningest head coach with 11 career victories. In 2014 - Scroope's second season at the helm - she led the Hornets to their second best finish in team history (6-12-1), in addition to being named Independent Conference Coach of the Year by College Sports Madness.
Balanced Attack
Tallying 10 goals this season, eight players have scored for the Hornets in 2015, led by newcomers Bri Musco (2) and Taylor Love (2).
At This Point Last Season…
The Hornets were 3-9-1, coming off a 2-1 loss at NJIT.
Coming Up Next…
The Columbia Blue & Red will hit the road four-straight games, beginning with Marist next Friday evening (7 p.m.).
2014 in Review
Coming off its second best finish in team history, in addition to winning the first-ever Independent Conference Tournament Championship, the Delaware State women's soccer will aim for repeat success under third-year head coach Kerri Scroope. In 2014, Scroope not only received Independent Conference Coach of the Year honors, but nine Hornets earned All-Conference selections. The Hornets also closed the year on a program-best three-game winning streak.
The Forwards
Topping the list of returnees are senior veterans Taylor Addison and Julia Bossert. Addison returns as DSU's top scorer, tallying two goals and one assist for five points on her way to receiving Second Team All-Independent Conference honors. Bossert – a Second Team All-Independent Conference selection also – led the Hornets in assists (3) last season, which tied a team single-season mark. Providing depth behind the senior duo will be sophomore McKenzie Miller, who will look to build on a All-Independent Conference Tournament Team selection. Newcomers in freshmen Taylor Love, Bri Musco and junior transfer Ayanna Smith, meanwhile, will also battle for playing time. Spending her freshman season at Southern Connecticut State, followed by sitting out her sophomore campaign, Smith took four shots and scored once.
The Midfielders
With nine players designated as midfielders, this position group is the deepest for the Hornets this season, led by senior Danielle Valente. In 2014, Valente was a First Team All-Independent Conference selection, appearing in 16 games while making 15 starts. Behind Valente are letterwinners from a season ago in juniors Dina Isham and Morgan Pottinger, whereas returners Kym Brewton and Tori Hamilton will battle for significant playing time. The newcomers, on the other hand, feature freshmen Dasia Busch, Logan Taylor, Kayleigh Leschinski and junior transfer from Stony Brook in Elise Pratt. Appearing in a combined 24 matches in two seasons, Pratt's lone goal occurred as a freshman in Stony Brook's double-overtime victory against Maine to complete the regular season.
The Defenders
The veteran trio of seniors Morgan Durham, Tere' Crawford and junior Taylor Pratcher headlines the backline for DSU in 2015. Durham, who started all 19 games last season on her way to earning First Team All-Independent Conference honors, likes the feel of the team with the regular season set to begin this Friday evening (7 p.m.) at home against Lafayette.
Goalkeepers
Aiming to fill void the left by
Katelyn Koslosky (graduated), DSU's all-time leader in saves (387) and shutouts (9), will be sophomore
Michele Lammers and freshman
Leslie Fazio. Lammers appeared in three games for a little over a combined 16 minutes as a freshman. Fazio – a product of nearby Sussex Technical High School located in Lewes, Del. - started all four years on the varsity level, garnering First Team All-Henlopen North Conference honors, along with First and Second All-State recognition during her final two seasons.
