The York University Lions women's soccer team faces a stiff test on Thursday evening when the squad welcomes the McMaster Marauders to Alumni Field as part of the annual Frosh Frenzy night.
 
The Match-up: York (0-1-0) vs. No. 8 McMaster (2-0-0)
 
Game Details
Thursday, Sept. 5 @ 6pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 0-1-0 at home
McMaster – 1-0-0 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Lost 1
McMaster – Won 2
 
Last Meetings
The two squads split their season series last year with the road team winning each time. The Lions won the first match-up 1-0 thanks to a goal by Jessica Lush just six minutes into the contest, and then the Marauders got the best of the Lions by the same score three weeks later thanks to a goal by Carling Goold.
 
The two teams will face each other one more time this season, on Wednesday, Oct. 2 when the Lions travel to Hamilton, Ont., for a 6pm game at Ron Joyce Stadium.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions have played just one game so far this season, a 2-1 loss to the Guelph Gryphons on home turf on Saturday afternoon. Vanessa Santoriello had the lone goal.
• The Lions are looking to get off to a faster start than last season, when they won just one of their first four contests before a three-game winning streak that included the victory over McMaster.
• The Lions finished second in the OUA West with a 10-4-2 mark last year to earn a bye through the first round of the playoffs but were upset in the quarter-finals by the Western Mustangs.

 
McMaster

• The Marauders earned a pair of victories in their first two contests of the season. They defeated Windsor 5-1 at home and then knocked off Laurier 2-1 on the road.
• McMaster sits at No. 8 in the national rankings in the first list of the 2019 season.
• The Marauders had their best season in 21 years in 2018, winning the OUA bronze medal and finishing in fourth place at the U SPORTS tournament. The magical playoff run came after a fourth-place finish in the regular season with an 8-3-5 record.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
M Kalifornia Mitchell – The reigning OUA West rookie of the year after a dominant freshman campaign with the Lions. She was also an OUA West first-team all-star and a U SPORTS all-rookie team member after scoring four goals in her first season.
 
D Teni Odetoyinbo – Earned OUA West first-team all-star honours as a sophomore defender last year after starting all 16 games at centre back.
 
McMaster
 
S Stephanie Roberts – An OUA first-team all-star and conference leading scorer last year (14 goals), she already has two goals this season.
 
M Hannah Chau-Stacey – McMaster's female athlete of the week after two strong performances last weekend, including scoring a highlight-reel goal in a 2-1 win over Laurier.