Soccer | 10/12/2015 6:00:00 PM

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's soccer team begins a five-game homestand with a pair of home contests this week. MSUM plays host to Minnesota Crookston for a 12 p.m. game on Saturday and wraps up the weekend with a game against Bemidji State at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The game against Minnesota Crookston on Saturday will be for the Highway 75 Rivalry Rock, which is currently in MSUM's possession. UMC held the Rock for the first season in 2013 before the Dragons claimed it in 2014 with a 2-1 win in Crookston, Minn.

The Dragons will meet UMC for a 20th time and lead the series 15-5. MSUM won the Rivalry Rock in 2014 with a 2-1 win over the Golden Eagles, thanks to two goals from junior Jessica Johnson. MSUM and Bemidji State will tangle in soccer for a 25th time with the series tied at 12-12-1.  The Beavers won 3-0 in 2014 and the Dragons are looking for their first win in the series since 2008.

MSUM is 1-7-3 on the season (and 1-7-1 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) after dropping a pair of road games last weekend. MSUM lost to Winona State, 1-0 on Saturday and fell to Upper Iowa, 6-0 on Sunday.

Senior Lindsey Micheletti leads the Dragons in assists (two) and points (four). She also shares the team lead with one goal with juniors Jessica Johnson and Sienna Rebollozo.  Freshman Jessica Dallman has an assist for MSUM.

Johnson leads the team in shots (40) and shots on goal (15) while sophomore Mackenzie Carlson has 21 shots. Junior Gabrielle Bjorge has 16 shots on goal, second-most on the team.

Senior goalkeeper Ashley Leintz has 93 saves and leads the NSIC in saves per game (8.56). Leintz has two shutouts this season and has a 1.92 goals allowed average.

Rollie Bulock is in his 17th season as MSUM's head coach.
 
About Minnesota Crookston
The Golden Eagles are 3-8-1 overall and 3-6 in the NSIC. They split at home last weekend, beating Sioux Falls 2-0 on Oct. 10 before losing to SMSU 2-1 on Oct. 11. Courtney Armborst leads UMC with three goals, while Delaney McIntyre and Ellie Brettschneider each have two goals. McIntyre leads with three assists and seven points overall. A total of seven UMC players have scored goals this season. Lexie Gauger has been Minnesota Crookston's primary goal keeper. In 11 starts, she has 71 saves and a 1.07 goals allowed average. She has three shutouts on the season. Joe Alianiello is in his fourth season as the UMC head coach with a record of 14-40-12 at the school.

About Bemidji State
The Beavers are 8-4 overall and 5-4 in the NSIC. They will face Northern State prior to facing MSUM. Entering the week Bemidji State had won three in a row, including home wins over SMSU (6-2) and Sioux Falls (7-1) last weekend. Sarah Stram leads Bemidji State with eight goals, four assists and 20 points. Rachael Norton has seven goals, four assists and 18 points. Bayley Ertl has three goals, three assists and nine points.  Nine different BSU players have scored goals this season. Anna Fobbe has been Bemidji State's primary goalkeeper. She is 5-4 with three shutouts on the year. She has 45 saves and a 0.79 goals allowed average for the season. Jim Stone is in his 15th season as Bemidji State's head coach with a record of 135-108-23.

NSIC Rankings
Senior goalkeeper Ashley Leintz leads the NSIC in saves per game (9.30) and is second in total saves (93).  Junior forward Jessica Johnson is seventh in the NSIC in shots per game (3.64).

Leintz Chasing Record
With her 16 saves last week against Winona State, Dragon senior goalkeeper Ashley Leintz has surpassed 300 for her Dragon career. The Bismarck, N.D., native now has 338 career saves and trails all-time leader Alison Warner (398) by 60 saves with six regular-season games remaining.