MANKATO, Minn.-- The Bethany Lutheran women's soccer team (6-5 overall, 2-0 UMAC) opens a three-game homestand when it welcomes Martin Luther (4-5, 1-0) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. This will be the first game on the new home turf. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 4:50 p.m. (before the men's game).

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The Series
BLC owns the series lead at 16-9-3 as the programs have met at least once every season since 2004. The Knights claimed the first meeting this season on Sept. 18, 4-0.

Bethany Lutheran
Junior Maddie Perry (Anoka, Minn.) leads the team with 11 goals for 22 points. Sophomore Zoe Kinakin (Victoria, British Columbia) follows with three goals and freshman Gina Harmening (Courtland, Minn.) has two.

Junior Leah Sonnenburg (Lakeville, Minn.) has played 799:00 in the net, has 43 saves, five wins and one shutout.

Career Record Watch
Perry is fifth in points (63), fourth in goals (26) and tied for first in game-winning goals (9).

Sonnenburg is tied for fourth in wins (6), ninth in saves (43) and tied for 10th in shutouts (1). Kinakin is sixth in saves (98) and sixth in wins (4).

Season Record Watch
Perry is tied for seventh in goals (11) and tied for first in game-winning goals (5). Sonnenburg is tied for second in wins (5).

Against the Conference
Perry is the second-leading scorer with four goals and tied for first with two game-winning goals. Kinakin is sixth in save percentage and third in goals against average.

National Stat Rankings
Individually, Perry is second in game-winning goals (5), shots/game (8.73), and shots on goal/game (4.36), 24th in goals (11), 31st in goals/game (1.00), and 64th in points/game (2.00).

Martin Luther
Lydia Bitter leads the Knights with five goals and one assist for 11 points.  Mollie Fischer has played every minute in the net and has 65 saves and four shutouts.