Ottawa, Kan.- The Ottawa women's soccer team looks to pick up their first win of the season as they take on conference foe Kansas Wesleyan. Ottawa is 0-5-3 on the season and 0-1-2 in KCAC play. The Braves have played two games this week thus far, on the road against #5 Oklahoma Wesleyan on Wednesday and completing a suspended game against York on Friday. Ottawa hung with fifth-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan well, heading into halftime tied 0-0 with the Eagles. However, OWU would score three goals in the second half to secure a 3-0 victory. In the completion of the York game, the Braves got their second conference draw of the season by a score of 1-1. While there were no goals scored in the continuation of the game,
Jessenia Velez scored a 40th minute goal to tie the game up during the originally scheduled Saturday portion of the game. Ottawa's leading goalscorer is
Rebecca Lilley with 3 goals. Alma Eriksson,
Peyton Hack, and
Jessenia Velez have one goal apiece. Kansas Wesleyan comes into this game with a 4-3-1 record and a 2-1-0 record in KCAC play. The Coyotes have non-conference wins over Panhandle State and Central Christian, and a 1-1 tie against Saint Mary (Neb.). In KCAC play, Kansas Wesleyan has 3-1 and 7-0 wins over York and McPherson, and a 3-1 loss to Evangel. Leoni Enzmuller is the leading scorer for the Coyotes with 4 goals on the season. Graciela Lopez and Precious Nwosu have three goals each to their credit. Malia, Jackson, Rylie Moreno-Rojas, and Grace Conner have two goals apiece.