The No. 5 nationally-ranked York University Lions women's soccer team will look to continue its winning streak this week when the squad welcomes the Waterloo Warriors to Alumni Field on Thursday night (Sept. 8).
 
The Match-up: No. 5 York (3-0-0) vs. Waterloo (0-2-1)
 
Game Details:
Thursday, Sept. 8 @ 6pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 1-0-0 at home
Waterloo – 0-1-1 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Won 3
Waterloo – Lost 2
 
Last Meetings
The Lions have won eight straight meetings against the Warriors dating back to Oct. 1, 2011. Last season they won the first on home turf by a 4-0 score and one week later defeated them again by a 2-1 score on the road.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions are 3-0-0 to start the season, most recently defeating the rival Laurier Golden Hawks 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. The contest pitted two nationally-ranked teams, and the win was York's third straight over the Hawks.
• The Lions started the year with a pair of blowout victories over the Algoma Thunderbirds, winning 11-0 in the first game and 8-0 in the second.
• The Lions have not lost an OUA regular-season contest since Oct. 19, 2014, a span of 19 games in which they have an 18-0-1 record. They have outscored their opponents 74-7 in that stretch.
• The Lions are ranked No. 5 in the CIS for the second week in a row, marking the 11^th straight week they have earned a spot in the national rankings.
• Prior to Thursday's home game, the Lions will be in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday night for a game against the McMaster Marauders.

 
Waterloo

• The Warriors are still looking for their first win of the season. They started the year with a huge 1-1 draw against nationally-ranked Laurier but have since dropped two in a row to Brock and Guelph.
• The Warriors won five games last season and missed out on a post-season berth by just two points, finishing in seventh place in the OUA West.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
M Christina Morelli – Named York's female athlete of the week after scoring the winning goal against rival Laurier in the home opener on Saturday. She is tied for fourth in OUA scoring with four goals this season.
 
F Sia Papadopoulos – The rookie forward is tied for second in the OUA in points with six on the season, including the first goal of her career against Algoma two weeks ago and five total assists. She is the OUA leader in assists.
 
Waterloo
 
S Kaitlyn Unger – Last year's leader in scoring with four goals, she has already found the back of the net once this season, the tying goal against Laurier.
 
GK Findley Dunn – Was named the OUA athlete of the week for the period ending Aug. 28 after leading the Warriors to a draw against their cross-town rivals, the nationally-ranked Laurier Golden Hawks, on opening weekend. She made 10 saves and allowed only one goal.