BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – The No. 4 seed Cairn University women's soccer team (11-7-1) will compete in its second-consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship game on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at No. 3 seed Bryn Athyn College (11-3-2).  
 
THE SERIES:
 
Cairn holds a 4-1-1 record all-time record over Bryn Athyn since the team's first met in 2016, including three straight Highlander victories from 2018 to 2019. In their last meeting earlier this season, Cairn scored two-consecutive goals on the road in the final ten minutes to battle to a 3-3 double overtime draw with the Lions. Bryn Athyn's lone victory over the Highlanders came in 2017, an 8-0 triumph over Cairn at home.
 
TRENDS:
 
The Highlanders have won four-straight games and are coming off a 1-0 victory on the road over No. 1 seed Cedar Crest College on Wednesday in the CSAC semifinals. Bryn Athyn rides a seven-game winning streak into tonight's contest, with their last loss coming at home against Wilson earlier this season. The Lions defeated the No. 2 seed Phoenix in the CSAC semifinals to advance to the title game. Despite earning home field advantage for tonight's contest, all three of the Lions losses and two ties have come at home this season. Cairn holds a 4-4-1 record in road matches this season.
 
THE COACHES:
 
Cairn University fifth-year Head Coach Kristina O'Connell enters her second-consecutive CSAC Championship Game and is the winningest coach in program history. O'Connell, who currently boasts a program-record 41 wins, led the Highlanders to their first-ever CSAC Championship victory and first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2019. Bryn Athyn sixth-year Head Coach Bill O'Neil has accumulated 36 victories and is making his first appearance in the CSAC Championship game at the helm of the Lions.
 
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER:
 
The Highlanders 61 total assists this season are tied for the most of any team in NCAA Division III, while their 69 total goals rank ninth among NCAA Division III counterparts. Cairn's 199 points accumulated are the fifth most in the country. Cairn also boasts the No. 1 and No. 2 point-scorers in the CSAC, seniors Sarah Jackson (34 points) and Lauren Costa (30 points). Bryn's Athyn's Ashley Rivera, the 2021 CSAC Player of the Year, leads the Lions with 27 points, tied for fourth in the CSAC.
 
LAZOR FOCUS:
 
Cairn's Isabelle Lazor's nine shutouts this season is tied for the most among CSAC counterparts. The freshman's .936 goals against average is second in the conference. Lazor's .791 save percentage ranks third in the CSAC. Lazor is coming off the best game of her career with a caree-high 10 saves in Cairn's 1-0 shutout victory over No. 1 seed Cedar Crest College in the CSAC Semifinals. Bryn Athyn counters with Gianna Juiliano between the pipes, who holds a 1.56 GAA and a .729 save percentage. Lazor has a backline that is headed by a one-two punch of senior Victoria Ruitto and junior Rachel Yoder, who have helped earn shutouts for the Highlanders in each of their past two playoff contests.