CU Women's Soccer Preview - at Oneonta State/Hartwick (9/5-6)

Alyssia Bleau

Women's Soccer | 9/4/2026 4:57:00 PM

On the road for the next two weeks, the Clarkson University Women's Soccer team begins its four-game stretch of away games this weekend with back-to-back contests in Oneonta, first taking on the Oneonta State Red Dragons Saturday and then facing Hartwick College on Sunday in the Mayor's Cup Tournament.

Live Stats at Oneonta
Live Video at Oneonta
Live Stats at Hartwick
Live Video at Hartwick

The Series: The last time that the Golden Knights played either team was in the Mayor's Cup back in 2019 when Clarkson tied Oneonta State 3-3, in a game that saw five goals scored in the second half, and lost to Hartwick 1-0, where the only goal came on a penalty kick in the 80th minute. The meeting against the Red Dragons was the first time that the two teams played one another, while the match against Hartwick was the 10th all-time meeting, but the first time the teams had played since 1999.

Key Stats for Clarkson (0-1-0): The Golden Knights weren't thrilled with a 4-2 season-opening loss against St. John Fisher, but scoring twice in a short stretch (2 minutes, 30 seconds) was a positive takeaway. Clarkson scored two goals or more four times in 2025 with the closest pair being separated by 4:21. The last time the Knights scored two goals in succession so quickly was at the start of the 2024 season when the team had a pair of goals separated by 2:28 against SUNY Canton and 2:25 versus SUNY Potsdam.

Key Stats for Oneonta State (0-0-1): The Red Dragons met the Hawks in the season-opener, making for one-stop shopping in video work for the Clarkson coaching staff. Kathryn Doherty and Bella Mattoni scored for the Red Dragons in the tie, with the latter goal coming off a penalty kick. Oneonta was 4-8-4 a year ago with 22 goals, though 16 of those tallies came against SUNY Canton and Morrisville State.

Key Stats for Hartwick (0-0-1): The Hawks were led by a strong defense a year ago when the team went 9-4-6, returning goalkeeper Mikayla Piersa who had a 0.67 goals against average and .857 save percentage in 2025. Ella Grupe, who scored in the team's season-opening tie, led the team in points last season (4-4-12), but was followed closely by Millie Caldon (4-2-10), and Dahlia Landry (3-2-8).

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