Game 14	at Kennesaw State (8-7, 2-2 ASUN)
Date | Time	Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 12:00 pm ET
Location | Arena	Kennesaw, Ga. | Fifth Third Bank Stadium
All-Time Series	Lipscomb leads 3-1
Live Stats	In-Game Statistics
Live Video	ESPN+ ($)

NEWARK, N.J. --- NJIT Women's Soccer (5-5-3, 2-2-1 ASUN) ends its regular road scheudle on Sunday afternoon against the Kennesaw State Owls.

LAST TIME OUT
Playing in its penultimate road game of the regular season, NJIT conceded a 4-0 result to the Lipscomb Bisons Friday evening at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. NJIT was looking to avoid suffering back-to-back losses for the second time this year but Lipscomb put the Highlanders in a 2-0 hole after the first 45 minutes. The Bisons converted on a pair of shots in the ninth and 40th minutes while outshooting NJIT 10-7.

PLAYOFF STATUS
If the season ended today, NJIT would compete in the ASUN Tournament as the No. 6 seed and would face No. 3 seed Liberty. The winner would take on No. 2 Lipscomb in Nashville.

SECOND ASUN HONOR FOR HIGHLANDERS
Aseng secured NJIT's second ASUN Defensive Player of the Week award of the season for her play against Stetson and North Alabama. She helped the Highlander defense allow only one goal in their two wins and added her first-ever goal against UNA. The DPOW honor is the fifth all-time for NJIT and follows Molly Saylor's accolade from the first week of the season.

DEFENSE WINS GAMES
The Highlanders currently rank in the top three in the ASUN Conference in goals against average (1.02; 3rd) and goals allowed (14; 2nd) while Molly Saylor is pacing the league in save percentage (.843), second in saves (75), and fourth in GAA (1.10).

THE WRIGHT STUFF
Fiona Wright has extended her NJIT Division I record for career goals scored this season. With a team-leading three goals in 2019, Wright has now scored 14 goals in less than two seasons. 

SCOUTING KENNESAW STATE
Kennesaw State has alternated wins and losses in its first six ASUN matches. Its last game resulted in a 1-0 win over Liberty in Lynchburg. KSU is led by Erin Harris (3 goals, 6 assists), Becky Contreras (4 G, 1 A), and Tiffany Sompao (1.27 GAA, .772 save percentage, 61 saves).

ALL-TIME SERIES
NJIT is 1-3 all-time against Kennesaw State but the Highlanders won the teams' last meeting in 2018, 2-1 (October 13).

NEW ERA FOR NJIT ATHLETICS
Women's Soccer's opener against UMBC was the first regular season game played on NJIT's new field, which was completed this summer. It  also marked the first on-campus contest for the Highlanders' three outdoor teams - women's soccer, men's soccer, and men's lacrosse - since November 7, 2015.

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LOOKING TO REPLICATE SUCCESS
NJIT will be looking to improve on its historic 2018 run through ASUN Conference play. The Highlanders ended conference action last year as the No. 2 team in the league with a 5-2-1 mark and hosted an ASUN Tournament game in its first-ever appearance. 

2019 OUTLOOK
NJIT will have 19 returners and seven newcomers on the roster as the Highlanders look to follow up on a historic 2018 campaign that saw the team set a program record for wins (11) and finish as the regular season runner-up in the ASUN Conference. 

The Highlanders will be led by 2018 ASUN Coach of the Year Ally Nick, ASUN Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Conference selection Fiona Wright (11 goals in 2018), and Second Team All-ASUN honoree Nicole Loehle (2 goals; started 17 games for ASUN's 4th-ranked defense at 1.17 goals allowed per game).

NEXT UP
NJIT will wrap up the regular season with a pair of home games. The Highlanders will host Jacksonville on October 24 at 7 p.m.