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2024 WOMEN'S SOCCER NEWS

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WOMEN'S SOCCER CONFERENCE AWARDS RELEASED; HOWES EARNS SECOND TEAM NOD

November 08, 2024

The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference has released its 2024 women's soccer season conference awards. For the Warriors, forward Olivia Howes has taken home a Second Team All-Conference nod following a stellar offensive season. Also highlighted for RCU was defender Sydney Hawks, who earned a spot on the WHAC All-Newcomer team after being a defensive fixture for the Warriors throughout the year.

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WARRIORS FINISH SEASON AT SIENA HEIGHTS IN WHAC TOURNAMENT

November 06, 2024

For the first time in program history, Warrior women's soccer will advance to the second round of the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament following a 2-0 victory over Siena Heights on Wednesday night.

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RCU QUALIFIES FOR WHAC POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT AS SIXTH SEED; TO FACE SIENA HEIGHTS

November 04, 2024

RCU women's soccer has qualified for the 2024 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament as the sixth seed. The Warriors will face third-seeded Siena Heights at O'Laughlin Stadium in Adrian, Mich., on Nov. 6.

WARRIORS TAKEN DOWN BY #4 AQUINAS 7-0
WARRIORS TAKEN DOWN BY #4 AQUINAS 7-0

October 30, 2024

The Warriors suffered a rocky first half in their 7-0 loss to #4 Aquinas at Michigan Stars Sports Center on Wednesday afternoon. The Warriors' offense was hard to come by as the Saints pounced on the ball throughout the RCU's side of the pitch. 

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WARRIORS SECURE CRITICAL VICTORY OVER INDIANA TECH ON SENIOR DAY

October 26, 2024

Two late goals by junior Olivia Howes helped the Warriors (6-5-6, 5-3-3) secure an important 2-1 conference win over Indiana Tech (5-9-3, 4-5-2) as conference play nears its end for the 2024-25 season. After a very quiet half by both teams, three total goals were scored in the game's final 16 minutes to make this one a barn-burner. 

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WARRIORS BEAT DEFIANCE BEHIND LATE GOAL FROM HAWKS

October 23, 2024

The Warriors (5-5-6, 4-3-3) won against Defiance (0-16-0, 0-10-0) on Wednesday afternoon. The Warriors dominated the shot distribution, shooting 55 total shots. Defender Sydney Hawks got the Warriors' goal of the game, set up by fellow defender Faith Staley. 

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WARRIORS DRAW WITH MICHIGAN-DEARBORN 1-1

October 19, 2024

A barrage of shots for the Warriors (4-5-6, 3-3-3) on Saturday afternoon produced one goal against the Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines (2-11-3, 2-7-1) in a 1-1 draw at Dearborn Crestwood High School.

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WARRIORS SCORE SECOND MOST GOALS IN PROGRAM HISTORY AGAINST GRACE CHRISTIAN IN WIN

October 15, 2024

It was a parade at the net for the Warriors (4-5-5, 3-3-2) on Tuesday, with the team defeating Grace Christian (3-10-0, 0-5-0) 10-0 at Michigan Stars Sports Center. RCU got off 39 shots against the visitors, with seven different Warriors getting into the scoring column.

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WARRIORS ACHIEVE 2-0 VICTORY AT MADONNA

October 09, 2024

The Warriors (3-5-5, 3-3-2) earned a critical 2-0 win over the Madonna Crusaders (5-6-2, 3-3-1) on Wednesday afternoon following two first-half goals from Jenna Schodowski and Olivia Howes. Goalkeeper Sabrina Kiryakoza recorded her third career clean sheet, saving five shots for Rochester Christian. 

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WARRIORS FALL BEHIND SIENA HEIGHTS 1-0

October 04, 2024

The Warriors (2-5-5, 2-3-2)  fell to the Siena Heights Saints (7-2-3, 4-1-1) on Friday afternoon. For the Warriors, offense was hard to come by as the Saints attacked the Warriors with over 20 shot attempts. RCU held off the Saints for much of the match, but a second-half goal proved to be the decider in the host's favor. 

WARRIORS DEFEAT CORNERSTONE BEHIND LATE SECOND HALF GOAL FROM JOYCE
WARRIORS DEFEAT CORNERSTONE BEHIND LATE SECOND HALF GOAL FROM JOYCE

October 02, 2024

The Warriors (2-4-5, 2-2-2) got a big conference win on Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Cornerstone Golden Eagles (5-3-2, 3-1-1) 1-0 behind a late second-half goal. In a highly physical contest, the Warriors and Golden Eagles went back and forth on attacking attempts, shooting 22 combined shots. 

WARRIORS AND BLUE DEVILS DRAW IN EXCITING MATCHUP
WARRIORS AND BLUE DEVILS DRAW IN EXCITING MATCHUP

September 28, 2024

In a packed-in Michigan Stars Sports Center, the Warriors (1-4-5, 1-2-2) and Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (3-4-2, 1-1-1) traded 34 total shots in a contest that ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon. After the Blue Devils took an early lead in the first half, the Warriors' Kaylah Joyce found the back of the net early in the second half to help the Warriors break even

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WARRIORS DRAW IN NAIL BITER WITH CLEARY 2-2

September 25, 2024

It was not a game for the faint-hearted on Wednesday night, with the Warriors (1-4-5, 1-2-2) drawing with the Cleary Cougars (2-4-4, 1-1-2) 2-2. Following another Ames-Perez goal connection by the Warriors, the Cougars scored two goals to take what seemed to be a commanding lead in front of a home crowd. However, the Warriors executed some late-half heroics to tie things up off a goal by Olivia Howes from Jenna Schodowski.

WARRIORS DEFEATED BY RACERS FOLLOWING LATE GOAL
WARRIORS DEFEATED BY RACERS FOLLOWING LATE GOAL

September 21, 2024

The Warriors (1-4-3, 1-2-0) fell short against the Northwestern Ohio Racers (4-2-2, 2-0-0) on Sept. 21 by a score of 1-0 at Michigan Stars Sports Center. In what was a very close contest throughout, a goal by the Racers with 12 minutes remaining proved to be the winning goal. 

LATE GOAL PUTS WARRIORS BEHIND GRAY WOLVES 2-1
LATE GOAL PUTS WARRIORS BEHIND GRAY WOLVES 2-1

September 18, 2024

A flurry of goals in the final minutes of an action-packed matchup between the Warriors (1-3-3, 1-1-0) and the Lourdes Gray Wolves (4-0-1, 1-0-0) went the way of the visitors on Wednesday afternoon at Michigan Stars Sports Center

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WARRIORS SCORE MOST GOALS IN WHAC GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY AGAINST CONCORDIA

September 13, 2024

It was a phenomenal day for the Warriors (1-2-3, 1-0-0) on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich., with RCU defeating Concordia (MI) (0-1-0, 0-1-0) 7-0 in their WHAC opener. RCU was all over the offensive side of the pitch, shooting 28 shots on goal. Sophomore Haley Bennett led the way for the Warriors with two goals.