10/13/26 
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – Life doesn't get any easier for Lackawanna College women's soccer this week, as the Falcons now gear up for a big test on the road on Wednesday, October 14^th, when they travel to take on #4 Kutztown University for a 7:00pm ET kick under the lights at the Keystone Soccer Field on campus at Kutztown.
 
Game Details 
Who: Lackawanna College Falcons (1-11-0) at #4 Kutztown University Golden Bears (10-1-2)
When: Wednesday, October 14^th, 7:00pm ET  
Where: Keystone Soccer Field, Kutztown University; Kutztown, PA
 
Video | Live Stats
 
Video Coverage: PSAC Digital Sports Network
There is a video livestream available via the PSAC Sports Digital Network for those who cannot make the trip.
 
Live Stats:  https://kubears.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Live stats coverage is available and will be updated as the game goes on.
 
This is the second match-up between Lackawanna College and Kutztown, the first coming on Wednesday, September 2^nd. Kutztown scored three first half goals and ran away in the second half for the 7-0 win, putting 12 shots on target and taking 13 corners in the win. You can read the full recap HERE.
 
The Falcons 
Lackawanna (1-11-0) ran into a buzzsaw on Saturday, as visiting Millersville scored six first half goals on its way to a 7-0 win, posting 38 shots, 25 on target, and taking 16 corners. The Falcons had one corner and failed to record a shot, while making 18 saves. Read the full recap HERE.
 
On the season, the Falcons have given up 59 goals and scored two goals this year. Lackawanna has 22 shots, 15 on target (.682), while the opposition has attempted an overwhelming 403 shots, 197 on target (.489). The Falcons have six corner kicks, while their opponents have 131 corners this season. Lackawanna has had to make 138 saves this season. 
 
Kosi Nwozuzu (Queens, NY), a first-year defender, has one of the two goals for the Falcons this season, scoring the game-winner against Mansfield University back on September 9^th at home. Nwozuzu has only played in five games this year, missing her last seven games due to a lower leg injury. The last game she saw time in was the Millersville contest on September 12^th.
 
First-year midfielder Alana Alayo (Cherry Hill, NJ) has started all 12 games and has the other goal, scoring on a late shot from distance against West Chester in a 5-1 defeat on September 26^th. Alayo has three shots, two on target. She played 90 minutes and did not record a shot the first time against Kutztown.
 
MacKenzie Seifried (Winfield, NJ), a first-year forward, leads the Falcons with four shots, two on frame this season. She has recorded at least a shot in two of her last three games. Seifried had a shot on target against Kutztown in 74 minutes earlier this season.
 
First-year forward Isabella Caligiuri (Effort, PA) has played in 12 games this season, starting in nine, and has three shots, all on target this year. She recorded a pair of near misses against West Chester back on September 5^th, and had a shot on target in the win against Mansfield on September 9^th. She played all 90 minutes against Millersville on the weekend, and she played 73 minutes against Kutztown in the first match-up.
 
Sophia Arvelo (Allentown, PA), a first-year keeper, has started and played in all 12 games for the Falcons this season, giving up 59 goals, a 4.93 goals against average, while making 134 saves, a .694 save percentage. Arvelo had a clean sheet victory against Mansfield on September 9^th, and her next best goal performance came against Millersville, giving up two goals on September 12^th. She had nine saves against the Marauders. Her season-best is 18 saves, which came against Millersville this past weekend. Arvelo made five saves against Kutztown in the first contest.
 
Coach Juan Almonte was named the head women's soccer coach at Lackawanna College in July 2025, and he will be entering his second season in charge for the fall 2026 campaign. Coach Almonte came to Lackawanna after stints as a volunteer coach with both East Stroudsburg and Marywood University. Before that, he was a head coach with East Stroudsburg South HS for two seasons.
 
In his inaugural season, Almonte and his Falcons battled injuries and a shortage of players to still compete in ten matches, winning a road contest at PSU Scranton for the highlight of the season. Despite the lack of on-field success, Almonte helped coach Melanie Shumway to her second-straight All-Region XIX selection, pacing the Lackawanna College offensive attack.
 
The #4 Golden Bears 
Kutztown (10-1-2) comes in unbeaten over its last five games, including four wins. The Bears have won three-straight contest, including a pair of road games at East Stroudsburg and Shippensburg. Against Shippensburg this past Saturday, KU controlled the game, posting 25 shots, eleven on target, and scoring a goal in each half to down the Raiders. Kutztown forced nine Shippensburg saves and had 12 corners on the evening.
 
Kutztown is currently on top of the crowded PSAC East, with 25 points from a possible 30 this year. The Bears (8-1-1) play two of their final four PSAC games at home, with a chance to avenge their only loss coming this weekend against Bloomsburg (10/17) and then a massive season finale on the road at #17 West Chester (7-1-1), currently in second place in the table at 22 points. Shepherd (7-3-1) is also on 22 points, but the Rams fell to WCU in their lone match this year, with a rematch still on the horizon.
  
Kutztown has scored 34 goals as a team this season, while allowing ten. The Golden Bears average just over two goals per game, and they have recorded 248 shots, 111 on target (.448), while allowing 78 shots and 43 on frame (.551). Kutztown has 102 corners to just 28 for its opponents. KU has forced 77 saves from the opposition this season, while recording 33 of its own.
   
First-year forward Carly Louey has been outstanding for the Bears this year, leading Kutztown in scoring with eight goals and 19 total points this year. Louey has 48 shots, tied for first on the team, and has 18 shots on target. She had a goal on four shots in the win at Lackawanna, and that started a stretched where she had at least a goal or an assist in five-straight games. Her best game came against ESU, where she scored two goals and posted an assist on six shots. Louey has kicked into gear in her last three games, scoring a goal in each game. Against Shippensburg this past weekend, Louey had a season-high nine shots and a goal in the 2-0 win. 
 
Senior forward Corinne Morgan is second on the team with six goals and 15 points this year. Morgan has 48 shots, tied with Louey for first, and her 23 shots on target are first on the Bears this season. Morgan scored a pair of goals in the win against Lackawanna earlier this season. She had a goal and an assist against both Shepherd (9/5) and East Stroudsburg (9/9) in back-to-back games. She has not scored a goal in her last four matches. She had four shots, two on target, in the win against Shippensburg on the weekend.

First-year midfielder Giavanna Marciano is third on the team with five goals and 12 points this season. Marciano has 23 shots, 16 on target this season, for a .696 SOG percentage. Marciano had four goals in her first three games, including two goals against Shepherd (9/5), but she went eight games without a goal until scoring the second goal in the win against Shippensburg over the weekend. She did not score in limited minutes against the Falcons earlier this season.

Senior keeper Morgan O'Donnell has started in 12 games for the Bears this year, allowing just nine goals for a 0.83 goals against average, making 23 saves and posting five clean sheets on the season. O'Donnell has two clean sheets in her last two games, including making three saves in the win against Shippensburg over the weekend. O'Donnell's season-high in saves came against both West Chester (9/23) and Shepherd (10/3). She played 45 minutes and got the win against Lackawanna College on September 2^nd.
 
Long-time mentor Erik Burstein is the head coach for the Bears, now in his 19^th season with the program. Burstein holds a 255-94-35 overall record at Kutztown, getting the Bears to the NCAA DII tournament in 13 seasons and getting KU into the United Soccer Coaches National poll in each of his last 16 seasons. His best season may have been in 2016, when the Bears reached the national semi-finals. Burstein is an accomplished coach, a three-time KU Coach of the Year and a 2017 PSAC Coach of the Year.
 
Next
Next up, Lackawanna College women's soccer returns home for the first of two-straight home contests, starting on Saturday, October 17^th, when Shepherd comes to NEPA for the first time. Kickoff is set for 1:00pm ET at Schautz Stadium in Dunmore, and the game will be the first of a doubleheader, with the men's teams to follow at 3:30pm ET. The other home game for the Falcons will be on Wednesday, October 21^st, when East Stroudsburg makes the trip. Kickoff for that game is set for 3:30pm ET at Schautz Stadium.