The High Point University women's soccer team travels to Marshall to open the regular season. The Panthers played one exhibition contest in the preseason, a 2-1 loss to Coastal Carolina last Saturday.
 
High Point at Marshall | Thursday, August 18^th | 7:00 PM
Hoops Family Field | Huntington, W.V.
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Last Time Out
High Point battled in Conway with Coastal Carolina and found itself in a 1-1 match after Bri Davis found the net on a feed from Axelle Touzeau. But a late goal from Coastal in the 86^th minute gave the Chanticleers the 2-1 edge to take the win.
 
High Point vs. Marshall
HPU is 2-2 against The Herd in matches that span from 2007 to 2019. Marshall has won the last two matches in 2018 and 2019 by a total score of 4-1. The Panthers' last win over The Herd was a 1-0 victory in High Point on September 17, 2017.
 

The wait is over, IT'S GAME DAY!!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/8H9iCtXNSW

— HPU Women's Soccer (@HPUWSoccer1999) August 13, 2022

 
About The Herd
Marshall played two exhibition matches in the preseason with Eastern Kentucky and Bellarmine. The Herd returns a pair All-Conference USA third-team selections from a season ago in midfielder Kat Gonzalez and forward Morgan White.
 
The McGuiness Era
2022 marks the first season for head coach Aaron McGuiness and his two assistants, Kate Ward and Tori Collar. McGuiness comes to HPU after spending five seasons as an assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University.
 

We got our guy! The @AaronMcGuiness era at HPU has begun!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/pSWpS5BFDV

— HPU Women's Soccer (@HPUWSoccer1999) July 8, 2022

 
The Champs are Here
After defeating Campbell in the Big South Tournament Championship, the HPU women's soccer team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. The Panthers faced No. 1 Virginia in the first round.
 
Panthers Tabbed Second in Preseason Poll
HPU was picked second in the Big South Preseason Coaches' poll behind 2021 tournament runner-up, Campbell. The Panthers received three first-place votes in the poll behind the Camels' seven.
 
New Season, New Faces
The 2022 roster features nine new members, including freshmen Leah Hayes Coen, Gracen Houck, Leah Malone, Sophie Goretski, Axelle Touzeau, Natalie DiLorenzo, and Alex Murphy, as well as transfers Kristarae Poell and Marthina Aguirre.