BALTIMORE – The Notre Dame of Maryland athletics teams continue their fall seasons, with United East Conference play starting this weekend on the court and on the pitch.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Tuesday vs. Saint Vincent at 4 p.m. at the Turf Field Sponsored by the SSNDs
Saturday at Penn State Harrisburg at 1 p.m. in Middletown, Pa.
 
The Gators close out non-conference play tomorrow when they host Saint Vincent before opening United East Conference play on the road this weekend at Penn State Harrisburg.

The Gators are coming off a week in which they defeat Penn State Schuylkill 5-0 before dropping a 2-0 decision to Susquehanna this past Friday.

Alex Busick netted a brace on Tuesday while Taylor Edwards notched a goal and an assist.

Ava Tippett and Adrienne Villa also found the scoresheet for the Gators, who enter the week with a 2-4 overall record.

Saint Vincent is 4-1-1 on the season and are coming off a scoreless draw against 20^th-ranked Grove City.

Emma Koller leads the team with six goals and has two assists, while Bella Meder leads the team with three assists.

Rilyn Warner averages 2.5 saves per game as the Bearcats have only conceded three goals this season. This is the first ever matchup between Saint Vincent and NDMU.

Penn State Harrisburg is 1-4-1 on the season, which includes a draw against No. 5 Messiah and a 3-2 loss to No. 17 Johns Hopkins.

Harrisburg was named the preseason favorites in the United East and are coming off a 2025 campaign that saw them make the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

Julia Hughes, Teagan Paragon and Kylie Yap has scored two goals each while Sydney Mulka averages five saves per game.

Last season, Harrisburg defeated NDMU 5-0 in the first-ever matchup in this series.
 
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday vs. Goucher at 7 p.m. at the MBK Sports Complex
Friday at Stevenson Tri-Match: Christopher Newport at 5:30 and Stevenson and 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. Wilson at 1 p.m. at the MBK Sports Complex
 
The Gators are 4-5 on the season and are coming off a week in which they went 2-1, with a five-set loss to PSU York preceding a pair of wins over Saint Francis.

Kaliyah Brown and Bryanna Carter lead the Gators' attack with 3.65 and 3.16 kills per set, respectively. Brown has also recorded four double-doubles this season.

Oliviya Rodriguez averages 6.09 assists per set and had 49 assists against PSU York, the single-match high in the conference this season.

Izzy Stewart leads the Gators with 3.5 digs and 0.78 aces per set.

Goucher is 4-5 on the season and 3-3 against United East competition; they have won two of their three road matches.

The Gators are 5-13 all-time against the Gophers and have won the last four matches in the series, all by sweeps.

Christopher Newport is 6-4 on the season and receiving votes in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. Three of their losses this season have come against teams ranked nationally in the top 12.

Four CNU attackers average two or more kills per set and they hold opponents to a .133 attack percentage.

This is the first-ever matchup between the Gators and the Captains.

Stevenson is 6-2 on the season and won their only home match this season.

The Mustangs hit .210 as a team and Rachel Lenz leads the team with 3.26 kills per set.

The Gators are winless in six matches all-time against Stevenson; the Mustangs swept the Gators last season.

Conference play opens on Saturday as the Gators host Wilson.

Wilson is winless in nine matches this season and have only won three sets to this point.

Addie Hebert leads the team with 3.70 digs per set and just recorded her 1,000^th career dig this past weekend.

The Gators are 6-0 all-time against Wilson, with all six wins coming in straight sets.
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Saturday at Penn State Harrisburg at 4 p.m. in Middletown, Pa.
 
The Gators are 1-2-2 after non-conference play after a week in which they played Stockton to a scoreless draw before falling 1-0 to Stevenson.

Athanasios Ziliaskopolous leads the team with two goals and one assist, and David Von Mentlen kept a shutout in between the sticks in his 135 minutes of action last week, making 12 saves.

Penn State Harrisburg is 0-5-1 on the season and have been outscored 17-5.

This is the first-ever matchup between the Gators and PSU Harrisburg.
 
CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday at the Purple & Gold Open in West Chester, Pa.
 
The Cross Country team opened its season this past weekend at the Abington Invitational hosted by PSU Abington.

The Gators finished sixth overall as a team and were paced by Rebecca Coleman's 21^st place finish, when she crossed the line with a time of 33:03.06.