The Youngstown State women’s soccer team opens its 16th season with a pair of games at the UMKC Tournament beginning with a match up against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Friday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. The Guins will face host UMKC, Sunday, Aug. 21, at 12:05 p.m.

About the Guins
The Guins return 17 letterwinners and 10 starters from last season’s 3-13-1 team led by defender and three-year senior captain Kelsey Kempton and sophomore Allison Ludwig. Kempton, who scored two goals with an assist last season, was a 2010 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District IV selection.

Ludwig, who recorded a hat trick in her collegiate debut last season, was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team after scoring eight goals and ranking in the top five in several offensive categories. She also tied the YSU freshman record with eight goals scored.

Next week, the Guins visit the Virginia Military Institute, Friday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m. before hosting Robert Morris, Sunday, Aug. 28, at Noon at Stambaugh Stadium.