DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's soccer team (11-1-4 overall, 7-1-4 GLIAC) will close out the 2026 regular season with two home matches this week. The Warriors will host Michigan Tech (1-12-3 overall, 1-8-3 GLIAC) on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. for Senior Day, before welcoming Ferris State (6-6-4 overall, 4-5-3 GLIAC) on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m.  Both matches will be played at the WSU Soccer Complex. 

The Warriors enter the final weekend first in the GLIAC standings with 25 conference points, holding a three-point lead over Grand Valley State.  WSU has clinched a spot in the GLIAC Tournament and will look to finish the regular season strong before postseason play begins.  Wayne State is ranked No. 2 in the Midwest Region by both the United Soccer Coaches and the NCAA NPI Rankings. WSU is No. 17 nationally in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Poll and No. 21 in the NCAA NPI Rankings.  

QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG STEINARD
"We are looking forward to honoring our graduate-students and seniors on Thursday.  Michigan Tech is playing some of their best soccer right now and will be a difficult task.  

"It feels like we played Ferris a very long time ago.  They are a very organized and well coached team with a ton of talent.  There is also always a last day of the season madness.  We love that we will get to wrap of the regular season at home in front of our fans." 

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Wayne State enters the final weekend of the regular season with an 11-1-4 overall record and a 7-1-4 mark in GLIAC play.  The Warriors have scored 31 goals through 16 matches, averaging 1.94 per game, while allowing just 10 goals (0.63 per match).  WSU has recorded 231 shots, including 110 on goal, and holds a 97-49 advantage in corner kicks over its opponents so far this season. 

WSU has earned GLIAC Player of the Week honors in each of the last three weeks.  Freshman Sienna Mroue (Dearborn, Mich.) was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week, while redshirt-sophomore Kate Helfen (Troy, Mich. [Cincinnati]) earned Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 26.  The duo also swept the conference's weekly awards on Oct. 12.  Redshirt-senior defender Reagan Brengman (Harrison Township, Mich. / Warren Regina [Northwood]) received GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 19 after logging 170 minutes across two contests and contributing to the game-winning goals in both victories over Parkside (1-0) and Roosevelt (3-0).

Mroue leads the GLIAC with 10 goals and 26 points through 16 matches.  She also tops the conference with 68 shots and 33 shots on goal, while ranking third with six assists.  Mroue has recorded three game-winning goals and played a part in all four WSU goals last weekend, assisting on both scores in the 2-0 victory over Grand Valley State before contributing a goal and an assist in the 2-2 draw at Saginaw Valley State.  

Graduate forward Mairin Wessner (Northville, Mich. [Dayton]) ranks among the conference's top goal scorers with seven goals, tied for third in the GLIAC.  She has added one assist and ranks fourth in the conference with 24 shots on goal.  Jess Clyde (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron [Schoolcraft C.C.]) has contributed two goals and three assists, while Jenna Moeller (Center Line, Mich. / Warren Regina [Siena Heights]) has added three goals.  Olivia Jasniewicz (Troy, Mich) has scored twice, including two game-winning goals.  

In goal, Helfen has started all 15 of her appearances, allowing just 10 goals while recording 52 saves and eight shutouts.  Helfen leads the GLIAC with a 0.67 goals-against average and an .841 save percentage, and is tied for the conference lead with eight shutouts.  She ranks fifth in the league with 3.52 saves per game.  Helfen recorded a career-high seven saves in each of Wayne State's two matches last weekend, including her eighth shutout in the 2-0 victory over Grand Valley State.  

SCOUTING MICHIGAN TECH
Michigan Tech enters the last week of regular season play with a 1-12-3 overall record and a 1-8-3 mark in GLIAC play, ranking ninth in the conference standings with six points. 

Senior defender Havanah Brockington and sophomore midfielder Karli Koskinen lead the Huskies with four points apiece.  Brockington has scored twice in 14 appearances, while Koskinen has tallied one goal and two assists through 16 matches.  Sophomore midfielder Kenzie Dollison and senior midfielder Reilly Lovercheck has each added one goal. 

In goal, graduate-student Bri Barrows has started all 16 matches, recording 120 saves, while allowing 36 goals.  She owns a 2.34 goals-against average and a .769 save percentage, with one shutout and a 1-12-3 record. 

SCOUTING FERRIS STATE
Ferris State enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 6-6-4 overall record and a 4-5-3 mark in GLIAC play, sitting seventh in the conference standings with 15 points.  The Bulldogs will host Grand Valley State on Thursday, before traveling to Detroit to take on Wayne State on Saturday. 

Senior forward Haley Buckman leads Ferris State offensively with six goals and two assists, and has converted all three of her penalty-kick attempts.  Senior forward Katherine Welch has added five goals and one assist, while junior midfielder Natalia Leavens has contributed three goals and one assist.  Senior midfielder Isabella Baron rounds out the group with two goals and one assist. 

Junior goalkeeper Korinne Ihrke has started all 16 matches, recording eight shutouts, while allowing 14 goals.  She owns a 0.92 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage with 42 saves.  Ihrke is tied for the GLIAC lead with eight shutouts, matching WSU's Kate Helfen.  

UP NEXT 
The Warriors will open up the GLIAC post-season with a quarterfinal match-up on Nov. 3.  Visit wsuathletics.com following Thursday's game for additional information.