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Matchday Info Kicking Off<\/p>\n The Lindenwood women’s soccer team travels to Southern Illinois for their last of three consecutive away matches on Thursday. Kickoff against the Salukis is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Carbondale.<\/p>\n
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\nLindenwood Women’s Soccer (2-3-1) at Southern Illinois (2-2-0)
\nThursday, Aug. 3 | 7:00 p.m.
\nCarbondale, Ill. | Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex
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\nLions Storylines<\/p>\n
\n\tLindenwood has gone 1-0-1 through the first two games of their current road trip, defeating Evansville 3-1 before playing Omaha to a scoreless draw.
\n\tMackenzie Compton<\/a> leads the Lions in points (7), goals (3), total shots (14), and shots on goal (4) through the season’s first five contests. Her three goals are most in the OVC while her seven points are tied for second most in the league.
\n\tLindenwood is averaging 8.3 shots per game while allowing an average of 9.5 shots to their opponents.
\n\tThe Lions are committing an average of just 5.33 fouls per game, which is tenth lowest in all of Division-I.
\n\tLU were selected as heavy preseason favorites in the Ohio Valley Conference’s preseason poll, receiving nine out of 16 potential first-place votes.
\n\tThe Lions returned 8 of 11 starters from last season’s squad, including four of five All-OVC selections.
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\nLindenwood played Omaha to a scoreless draw on the road Sunday morning. Scoring opportunities were limited, with a total of four shots on goal recorded in the match. Caroline Ritter<\/a> made three saves in the match to secure her second shutout of the season and the 20th clean sheet of her career.<\/p>\n