MACOMB, Ill. – The Western Illinois women's soccer team will hit the road for the first time during the 2010 regular season when it travels to Clarksville, Tenn. to take part in the Austin Peay Invitational, Aug. 27-29.

The Fighting Leathernecks (0-0-1) are coming off a 1-1 draw against South Dakota in this year's regular-season opener. Western will take on tournament host Austin Peay at 5:30 p.m., Friday before facing Miami University at 11 a.m., Sunday.

Austin Peay (2-0-0) enters the weekend after already matching its win total from 2009, when the Lady Govs finished 1-13-4 overall and 0-6-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Austin Peay picked up a 6-0 win over VMI in its regular-season opener before a 1-0 victory against Lipscomb on Monday, Aug. 23.

Miami (1-0-0) set a school record for goals in a 15-0 win over Alabama A&M in its regular season opener on Aug. 21. The RedHawks will face Chattanooga on Friday before meeting the Leathernecks in Sunday's matchup. Miami finished last season with a record of 12-8-1 overall and 6-4-1 in the MAC, falling in the conference tournament championship match to Central Michigan.

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Uncharted Territory
Western's matchup against Austin Peay will mark the first ever meeting between the two programs. Both programs are relatively new as the Leathernecks began their women's soccer program in 1997 and the Lady Govs began play in 2002.

Five in a row
The Leathernecks have remained unbeaten in their past five regular-season matches dating back to last year. Western won its final four regular-season games in 2009 before playing South Dakota to a 1-1 draw in the 2010 regular-season opener.

All-League honorees return
Western returns three of four all-league players from a year ago. Green, a first team all-league selection, led all Leatherneck defenders with three goals. Kellie Julius, an all-newcomer selection, tallied 11 points on four goals and three assists as the team's leading scorer.

Laura Atkinson was named as a second team all-league selection after finishing 23rd in the nation leading the conference with a .859 save percentage. Atkinson finished with a record of 5-3-1 and was named as the league's Defensive Player of the Week after recording two victories, including a shutout of Oral Roberts, in the second to last weekend of the season.