UTICA, NY - The Utica University women's soccer team jumps back into conference play this week starting with a trip to Rochester, NY on Wednesday to take on the St. John Fisher University Cardinals at 7 p.m. Utica then returns home for Senior Day against the Elmira College Soaring Eagles on Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
Follow Along: Wednesday's live video can be found at https://www.empire8network.com/stjohnfisher/ and live stats at https://sjfathletics.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary Saturday's live stream can be found at https://www.empire8network.com/utica/ and live stats at https://uticapioneers.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
 
Last Time Out: The team dropped their first conference matchup against Houghton University 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. The match was resumed on 9/22 due to weather conditions on 9/21. Rylee Lamphere (Little Falls, NY/Dolgeville) led the Pioneers with two shots, both on goal. Natalia Bell (Cortland, NY/Groton) tallied three shots as she's collected five in two games. Amber Piersma (Cassville, NY/Mount Markham) registered two shots; she now ranks in the top two in league play through eight matches (29). Cora Kraft (Poughquag, NY/Arlington), Samantha Kogut (North Adams, MA/Drury), Bella Noble (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville) and Lindsay Fleshman (Owings, MD/Northern) had one shot each. Emily Duro (Wappinger Falls, NY/Roy C. Ketcham) made her first career start in goal, making three saves on four shots faced.
 
Senior Day: The team will honor its five seniors prior to Saturday's game against Elmira. Karen Troche (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam), Rory Richard (Barneveld, NY/Holland Patent), Olivia Bochniak (Barneveld, NY/Holland Patent), Jamie Eck (Centereach, NY/Centereach) and Noella Burlette (Manchester, CT/Manchester) will all be honored pregame. 
 
Where We Stand: Through the first week of conference play, the Pioneers find themselves in the middle of the pack in the competitive Empire 8 Conference. Utica has recorded 100 shots oso far this season, averaging 14.29 shots per game. Of those 100 shots, 53 of them have fallen on goal, with an average of 7.57 shots on goal per game. In terms of goalkeeping, the Pioneers find themselves in the five in the conference. Utica goalkeepers have combined for 34 saves this season with a .756 save percentage. 
 
Shots Shots Shots: 17 different Pioneers have recorded a shot for Utica this season. Leading the way for Utica is Amber Piersma (Cassville, NY/Mount Markham) who currently has recorded the second most shots in the conference this season with 26. She is the only Pioneer to record a shot in every single contest this season. Her 2.14 shots on goal per game average is a mark good enough for second in the conference as well. Bella Noble (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville) has recorded a shot in six out of seven games this season, and has recorded at least one shot on goal in five of seven games. 

Up Next: The team hits the road to take on crosstown rival and Empire 8 Conference newcomer SUNY Poly. Game time in Utica, NY is set for 6pm.