This weekend the East Tennessee State women’s soccer team will open up its inaugural campaign in the Atlantic Sun Conference with a road trip to Florida.
The Buccaneers will take on Jacksonville University at 7 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. match on Sunday against the University of North Florida.
ETSU is ranked fourth in the A-Sun Conference with a 3-4 record.
Florida Atlantic (5-3) holds the top spot, followed by Kennesaw State (4-1) and Stetson University (4-5).
Only the league’s top six teams qualify for the 2005 A-Sun Championship hosted by Gardner-Webb Nov. 3-5.
Both senior Erin Ashton (New Bern, N.C.) and Meghan Morris (Bowie, Md.) have been named A-Sun Players of the Week this season.
Ashton leads the Buccaneers in goals with four, and assists with three.
Morris has a total of three goals on the season.
Other key performers include junior Emily Fulcher (New Bern, Md.) who is tied for the team lead in goals with four, and Rebecca Murray (Franklin, Tenn.) who has two goals on the season.
The team swept in-state rival Chattanooga 3-0, Tuesday night in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Lady Bucs took three-straight nail-biters from the Mocs, winning 33-31, 30-28 and 30-28. With the win, the Lady Bucs stand at 7-5 on the season.
Sophomore Callie Kiselich (Colorado Springs, Colo.) led a balanced ETSU attack, hitting .400 with 12 kills, while junior trio Jennifer Sartor (Toronto, Ontario), Brittany Kessel (Libertyville, Ill.) and Sarah Buhr (Stockston, Calif.) chipped in with 11 kills apiece.
“Chattanooga has always been a rival of ours, so it’s great to get a win,” said head coach Lindsey Devine. “We played well and executed the things we’ve been working on in practice.”
Kessel and Jennifer Emerson (Santa Clara, Calif.) were nearly even in the setting column, with 25 and 24 assists, respectively.
Emerson also led the Lady Bucs in the digs with 16, followed by Kiselich with 15.
ETSU will host a total of five A-Sun matches this season, the first being against Mercer on Friday, Sept. 29.

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