Tuesday, August 17, 2010

MACON, Ga. - Each day from August 13th through the 20th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010 women’s soccer season with the A-Sun Two-A-Days, where we interview a player or coach from each of the eleven A-Sun teams. Today we talked with Marisa Muller of Campbell and Kacie Hudson from Mercer.

Schedule
Roster
2009 Season Results
2009 Season Stats

Game to Watch: Wed., September 1st, vs. Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m. – Campbell welcomes Coastal Carolina to Buies Creek for an early-September non-conference game, which will be broadcasted on ASUN.TV. The Camels and Chanticleers last met in 2006 as the two teams are at a standstill with a 2-2-1 record in five games.

Top Returning Scorer: Olga Ekblom - With six goals and two assists last season for the Camels, Ekblom comes back for her junior season to add onto her career total of seven. The Stockholm, Sweden native registered three game-winning goals in 2009 coming against Francis Marion (8/21), VMI (9/12) and Radford (9/21).

First Conference Game: Campbell opens A-Sun play on Thu., September 16th when USC Upstate comes to Buies Creek for a Carolina Showdown. Last season, the Camels defeated the Spartans 2-1 on the road as Marisa Muller notched the game winner in the 72nd minute.

Schedule
Roster
2009 Season Results
2009 Season Stats

Games to watch: Sun., September 5th vs. Florida State, 1 p.m. - The Bears host the defending ACC Regular Season Champions and NCAA Tournament Quarterfinalists in a Labor Day Weekend tilt. Prior to the FSU game, Mercer also plays Georgia at home on Friday.

Top Returning Scorer: Olivia Tucker – With eight goals and two assists as a sophomore, Tucker leads a Mercer team that returns 10 starters from last year's 8-6-4 team. A First Team All-Atlantic Sun member, Tucker was tied for fifth in the league for goals.

First Conference Game: The Bears start A-Sun play on the road at Belmont on September 17th. Last season, the pair tied in the regular season, 0-0, in Macon, Ga.

Atlantic Sun Women's Soccer Two-A-Days Schedule
Friday, August 13th - USC Upstate and Lipscomb
Monday, August 16th - UNF and ETSU
Tuesday, August 17th -  Campbell and Mercer
Wednesday, August 18th -  Jacksonville and Stetson
Thursday, August 19th -  FGCU and Belmont
Friday, August 20th -  Kennesaw State

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