KENOSHA, WIS.—The Carthage College women's soccer team will open the home portion of their 2016 schedule on Friday, September 9 against the University of Dubuque Spartans. Following their home tilt with the Spartans, the Lady Reds will hit the road to #10 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sunday, September 11.
 
WHAT HAPPENED
 
The Lady Reds (1-1-0, 0-0-0 CCIW) opened their season with a 4-0 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on September 1, followed by a 4-0 victory over Lawrence University on September 2. Lauren Szumski paced the Lady Reds with a goal and an assist in Carthage's victory over the Vikings.
 
Freshman Emily Furmanek got the nod in net on both occasions for the Lady Reds. She owns a 2.00 goals against average in 180 minutes of work.
 
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE (1-2-0, 0-0-0 IIAC)
 
The Spartans capitalized on their first victory of the season in a 3-1 decision over in-state foe Cornell College. The University of Dubuque opened their season with losses to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference members UW-Oshkosh (0-1) and UW-La Crosse (1-4).
 
Shelby Nicholson and Lexus Rose pace the Spartan scoring attack with a goal each. Paige Dykstra has started all three of Dubuque's games in net this season and owns a 1.76 goals against average, and a .786 save percentage.
 
The Spartans' head coach is Jason Berna while Viktor Bergstrand and Alexandra Watkins are the assistant coaches.
 
ABOUT #10 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (1-1-0, 0-0-0 WIAC)
 
The Warhawks, currently 1-1-0 overall, will have contests against Concordia University (Wis.) and Brooklyn College prior to their matchup with the Lady Reds on Sunday. UW-Whitewater is currently ranked #10 on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 
The 2015 season saw the Warhawks claim a WIAC Tournament Championship, which secured them an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament. Washington University (Mo.) spoiled UW-Whitewater's 2015 NCAA Tournament run with a 1-0 decision in the quarterfinals.
 
Brianna Reid leads the Warhawk scoring attack with two goals for four points. Sara Klimisch and Nina Yonan each own a start in net on their resume this season. Klimisch tallied 10 saves in a 1-0 UW-Whitewater victory over Capital University on September 1.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
 
The Lady Reds will take on Concordia University (Wis.) on Friday, September 16. Game time from Mequon, Wis. is schedule for 5:00 p.m.