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#24 Wisconsin Women finishes their regular season with a 1-0 victory over the Billikens of Saint Louis #24Wisconsin finished the regular season with a 1-0 victory over the Billikens of Saint Louis, bringing the Badgers' record to an impressive 15-5. The 2000 campaign marks the first time UW has recorded 15 wins since the 1996 squad finished 15-5-4 with a second round NCAA Tournament appearance. One of the six athletes honored in today's senior day festivities, Allison Wagner (Hudson, Ohio) netted the game-winner for Wisconsin 16 minutes into play on a long pass from Michelle Hawkins (Plano, Texas). Despite 11 Badger shots and a penalty kick attempt by Megan Dobesh (Cedarburg, Wis.), the UW could not put another ball into the back of the net to increase the Wisconsin season 37 goal tally. Late in the second half, it looked as if Saint Louis would even the score when Carrie Carlson sent a solo shot into the far corner of the UW goal. The play was pulled back on an offside call, the only one of the game. This afternoon's game was one of the few in which neither team dominated the offensive side of the center line. Saint Louis keeper Meghann Burke tallied seven saves, including the stop on Dobesh's PK, to Badger sophomore Kelly Conway's (Littleton, Colo.) six. Wisconsin only notched four less fouls than the Billikens and still took one less corner kick than the opposition. Scoring summary . Washington
State picks up its third Pac-10 win of the season in a 2-1 battle at Oregon Washington State picks up its third Pac-10 win of the season tonight in a 2-1 battle at Oregon. The Cougs are now 11-6-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the Pac-10 and looking to even out their record Sunday at Oregon State. The first half ended scoreless, due much in part to WSU goalkeeper Lindsey Jorgensen (North Bend, Wash.) who came up with two big saves on what head coach Dan Tobias described as to strong chances to score for the Ducks. Oregon held most of the run of play in the first half, outshooting the Cougs eight to three, but WSU came back 57 seconds in to the second half to take the lead, which they never relinquished. Junior Beth Childs (Snoqualmie, Wash.) knocked in a corner kick which freshman Rachel Rodrick (University Place, Wash.) finished unchallenged. The duo came up big again 13 minutes later to increase the Cougars lead to two off another corner kick by Childs which Rodrick headed in. Childs two assists
break the schoolÍs career record with 17, two ahead of the previous record
she shared with senior Deka DeWitt (Auburn, Wash.). The Cougs remained strong for the next 30 minutes of play, outshooting the Ducks 15-9 in the second half, but broke down defensively with 10 minutes left giving up an Oregon goal to bring the score to 2-1. ñThat goal gave them a lot of momentum, but we did a good job of holding on. It was a good Pac-10 victory on the road,î Tobias said. ñThey are a good team. The Cougars take on Oregon State on Sunday in Corvallis, Ore. at 2 p.m. PT in their final road game of the regular season.
The Trojans were
down a player through the entire overtime when senior midfielder Katie
Ticehurst picked up her second yellow card of the match in USC Head Coach Jim Millinder "The kids really fought hard, but you can't play down a player for that long against a top team like Cal. We had a lack of control today and the ball just didn't bounce our way. I know this will be a letdown emotionally for the team, but we have to regroup for Stanford."
USC had 29 fouls on the match, including four yellow cards (Ticehurst with two yellow cards and automatic ejection). The Trojans will play their final regular season home match on Sunday (Oct. 29) against No. 9 Stanford at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at 1 p.m . Clemson improves
to 16-1-1 overall while Florida drops to 12-7 on the year. With the win,
Clemson ties the school record for number of wins in a season. Despite
the loss, Florida's Abby Wombach recorded a hat-trick as she scored all
three of Florida's goals. Scoring Other Clemson will be in action again next Thursday, November 2 in the ACC Tournament in Durham, NC.
Wisconsin
improves its record to 14-5 on the season with a 4-0 win over non-conference
foe Northern Illinois GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS/EJECTIONS 'We looked at this
game as if it were Purdue in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament,
and we are looking at St. Louis as if it were the semifinal. We are treating
each game like we are playing for a championship, not like we are trying
to be a contender. We are trying to make small goals every day to keep
things in perspective. Our goal today was a shutout. Marquette beat this
team only 2-1. They are looking for a bid (into the NCAA Tournament) and
so are we. We needed to score some goals on this team." Other Nine players came
off the bench this evening to help the Badger squad to their sixth shutout
of the season. Lindsay Chavez (Shorewood, Wis.) made her first appearance
as for the UW while Toni Koram (Ann Arbor, Mich.) saw action in her first
home match. "These girls really showed that they are class kids that are
really ready to play. It was good to see the continued pressure and the
consistent style that we play with come from the freshmen. With all of
their hard work, we want to give them more time,* said Duerst of his up-and-coming
Badgers, *but they did very well with the time that they had." The Badgers take on the 13-3-3 Billikens of St. Louis on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the UW's final regular season home match. "We are expecting a very good game from St. Louis," said Duerst. "They are a very good team and actually very similar to Colorado College. They are coming in fresh. They haven*t played since last weekend. They have a lot to gain from the game with us. But we want 15 wins. That's a huge goal for us." University
of Washington sophomore goalkeeper Hope Solo named as Pacific-10 Conference
Women's Soccer Player of the Week after posting shutouts over two highly
ranked opponents last weekend. The All-America candidate has surrendered only one goal in her last 407 minutes of play, including a current streak of 215 scoreless minutes. In six Pac-10 games, she has three shutouts and has allowed only two goals. A product of Richland (Wash.) High School, Solo played two international games this summer with the U.S. National Team. She was one of four goalkeepers in the training pool for the Olympic team. This is the first time Solo has been named the Pac-10 Player of the Week and the fourth time this season a Husky has received the award. Solo's efforts this season have helped Washington earn its highest ranking ever, a No. 4 listing in the American Soccer Writers poll, after beginning the season unranked. The Huskies can clinch their first ever Pac-10 championship by winning two of their final three games. They play at Oregon State on Friday and at Oregon on Saturday #12 USC host #5 California and # 9 Stanford in matches with NCAA Tournament implications USC (11-3-2) will
host California on Friday (Oct. 27) at McAlister Field at 3 p.m. And Stanford
on Sunday (Oct. 29) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at 1 p.m. USC will close out the regular season with Pac-10 matches at Arizona on Friday (Nov. 3) at 7 p.m. and at Arizona State on Sunday (Nov. 5) at noon. Other Senior Isabelle
Harvey She broke the school record for career assists, held by Kim Clark (1996-99) with 36 assists. Harvey registered her 37th career assist on Oct. 22 at Washington State Freshman Jessica
Edwards She is on pace to challenge Maggie Merritt's record for most shots in a season. Edwards has 77 shots through 16 games and is on pace to record 96 shots this season (Merritt registered 92 shots in the 1994 season). Her 77 shots puts her in a tie for second place with Clark (1997) and Isabelle Harvey (1996) for most shots in a season. Edwards' shot total also places her ninth on USC's career list. Sophomore goalkeeper
Lauren Arase USC manage a 2-1 win in second overtime against Washington State Freshman Jessica Edwards scored her second of two goals Sunday at 115:09 as the No. 10 USC Trojans pulled out the 2-1 second overtime victory over the host Washington State Cougars in a Pac-10 Conference match. It started on a breakaway by senior Isabelle Harvey who fed a wide-open Edwards. With the assist, Harvey became USC's all-time leader in assists with her 37th career assist, surpassing Kim Clark. Harvey is USC's career leader in goals (45), assists (37) and points (127). USC improves to 11-3-2 overall and 3-1-1 in Pac-10 play while Washington State fell to 10-6 overall and 2-4 in Pac-10 play. The Trojans snapped a brief two-game losing streak and finish their grueling three-game road trip with a 1-2 record. USC suffered a 2-1 loss at No. 12 Santa Clara on Wednesday and 1-0 loss at No. 3 Washington on Friday. Washington State goalkeeper Lindsey Jorgensen had several important saves for the Cougars. With one minute remaining, Jorgensen stopped Edwards in front of the goal after Edwards and Harvey went on a two-on-one break for the Trojans. She also made a shot at point-blank range against Harvey in the 112nd minute after Harvey broke away on a one-on-one run down the right side. It was a physical
match, especially in the first half when WSU's Deka DeWitt and Katrina
Stroh left the game with injuries. However, both players would return
for the Cougars. Freshman defender Nikki Goza, in her first collegiate
start, also had a strong game for USC as she performed well in her assignment
of marking DeWitt. Records: USC 11-3-2 (3-1-1), Washington State 10-6-0 (2-4-0) USC Jessica Edwards
(Katie Ticehurst) 45:19 Shots: USC 27, WSU
20; Saves: Shaelyn Fernandes (USC) 7, Lindsey Jorgensen (WSU) 12 Clemson wins ACC regular season title for the first time .Wisconsin defeats Colorado College 3-2 in OT With a 3-2 overtime victory over Colorado College Tigers, Wisconsin improved to 13-5 on the season. The Tigers trailed
1-0 after the first half but came out very aggressive at the start of
the second half. Brittany Kernan tied the game at the 49:12 mark. CC scored
another goal when Kris Kifer hit a 30 foot shot off the crossbar. After
this wakeup call the Badgers scored their second goal of the day on a
penalty kick from Megan Dobesch which tied the game up. Senior Allison
Wagner (Hudson, Ohio) would later chip the game-winner for the Badgers
in overtime. The goal was Wagner's second of the game. Wagner scored her
first goal of the day at 31:02 mark, on an assist from Camile Flenniken
(Northglen, Colo.), and Allie Rogosheske (St. Cloud, Minn.). Wisonsin now wraps up the regulat season with two non conference games at home on October 26 and 28, when they face Northern Illinios and Saint Louis University at the Dan McClimon Track & soccer Complex Goalkeeping Tami Bennett's Overtime Goal gives # 6 Washington 1-0 win over # 7 UCLA Washington 1 UCLA
0 Tami Bennett made her final regular-season game at Husky Soccer Field a memorable one. The Washington senior scored in the fourth minute of overtime Sunday, lifting the sixth-ranked Husky women's soccer team to a 1 0 triumph over No. 7 UCLA before a school-record crowd of 3,403. Bennett is Washington's all-time scoring leader with 32 career goals. Sunday's was arguably the biggest goal of her collegiate career. "This is the best one," exclaimed Bennett. "Doing this against an opponent like UCLA makes it special. Also, this puts us in the running for the Pac-10 championship." The win extended the school-record winning streak to nine games and gave Washington (15-1, 6-0) a one-game lead in the Pacific-10 Conference standings. The Huskies are the only undefeated team in the conference and have defeated all four teams still alive in the title chase. Washington can clinch its first ever Pac-10 women's soccer title by winning two of its final three games. "The result ranks up there as one of my best as a coach," said seventh-year UW coach Lesle Gallimore. "I was going to be happy with a tie because that still kept us in the driver's seat for the Pac-10 championship, but to get the victory is just a thrill." Bennett's goal came on her first and the team's third shot of the game. UCLA (12-2-1, 3-1-1) suffered its first conference loss despite controlling the run of play and posting a 25-3 advantage in shots. Freshman Jaime Carstensen
dribbled the ball down the right side and pushed a pass to Bennett in
the middle. Bennett controlled the ball and drilled a low 20-yard shot
past the diving Bruin goalkeeper CiCi Peterson and inside the left post
at 93:25. Bennett increased her UW single-season record to 14 goals and
tied Tara Bilanski's (1992-95) career points record of 74. Scoring--1, Washington, Tami Bennett (Jaime Carstensen), 93:25. Shots - UCLA 25,
Washington 3. As she has done all season, sophomore goalkeeper Hope Solo played a huge role in the outcome with her fifth shutout. She was credited with five saves, including back-to-back denials of point-blank Bruin attempts with five minutes remaining in regulation. Solo tipped a 15-yard Tracey Milburn shot off the crossbar and then smothered a shot by Venus James who fielded the carom. "Hope and our defenders gave us a chance to win it late. I've said all year that good defense wins games and today we were a living example of that," Gallimore said. "This was not our best game of the year, but as far as heart and determination I'm very proud and pleased with the team." The victory was Washington's eighth this season over a nationally ranked opponent. The only UW loss came against top-ranked Notre Dame. The Huskies' last six victories have all been by one-goal margins. The Huskies are on the road for the final three regular-season games, beginning Friday at Oregon State. #5 Clemson and NC State battle to a 0-0 tie Clemson 0 NC State 0 5 Clemson and NC
State battled to a 0-0 tie at Method Road Soccer Stadium, Raleigh, North
Carolina on Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack is now 9-5-3 on Clemson outshot the Wolpack 16-5 but could not capitalize on their many scoring opportunities. Clemson's best chance to score came in the 118th minute, when sophomore forward Deliah Arrington took a shot towards the far corner of the Wolfpack net, only to have it slide by the far post. Shots- NC State
5, Clemson 16 Clemson's next action will be on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 against nationally ranked Florida at Clemson's Historic Riggs Field. Pierce Nets Only Goal in #6 Husky Women's Soccer Win over #12 USC (#6) Washington
1, (#12) USC 0 "We love shutouts, it's what defenders live for," exclaimed Pierce. "To also get the winning goal, I guess you could say that was an ideal gamefor me." The goal was an
eight-yard header at 56:12 off a Caroline Putz corner kick from the left
side. Pierce charged onto the arching cross from the top of It was the third goal of the season for the Woodinville High School product, but her first game-winning tally. "The corner kick went closer to the near post than I expected, but I knew I had to get it," said Pierce. "I did everything to get my head on it and landed on Tami. That was a big goal for me and the team." Scoring--1, Washington, Vanessa Pierce (Caroline Putz), 56:12. Shots - USC 15,
Washington 15. Washington (14-1,
5-0) won its school record 14th game of the season eclipsing
the previous record of 13 established in 1994. The Huskies remained alone
atop the Pacific-10 Conference standings and extended their school-record
winning streak to eight games. The Trojans (10-3-2, 2-1-1) dropped from
second place with their first conference setback. "You can't say enough about our team's defending. Good defense wins games. How our defenders keep doing it is beyond me, but they are going to have to come up and do it again Sunday against a very fast attacking team in UCLA. I think our team sees the light at the end of the tunnel. We know we're in for a tough game Sunday, but we're at home and UCLA has to come across the mountains and play us after battling WSU." Despite being outshot 9-5 in the first half, Washington had the more dangerous scoring opportunities. The closest was an 18-yard flick by Putz that traveled past Arase, but bounced off the left post with 1:11 remaining until halftime. Putz was able to take consolation in getting an assist on the winning goal, her eighth of the season that tied her with teammate Theresa Wagner for the Husky record. Sophomore goalkeeper Hope Solo collected six saves, all of them in the first half. None were particularly challenging as she was well positioned to every Trojan shot on goal. Arase recorded three saves for the Trojans. Wisconsin
clinches a second place finish in the Big Ten regular season with a 4-2
victory over the Minnesota Gophers Wisconsin clinched a second place finish in the Big Ten regular season with a 12-5 overall record, 7-3 in the conference. Senior midfielder Heidi Wegleitner (Hudson, Wis.) netted the game-winner for the Badgers at the 59:36 minute mark on a serve from sophomore Lauren Schmidt (Milwaukee, Wis.). The goal was Wegleitner's third of the season and fourth of her career. Senior Allison Wagner (Hudson, Ohio) scored the remaining two goals for the Badgers, upping her career total to 35, just 12 shy of first place in the UW record books. Lisa Himrod (St. Charles, Ill.), Allie Rogosheske (St. Cloud, Minn.) and Jenny Jurkowski (Madison, Wis.) all tallied saves for the UW. The Gophers came out strong and aggressive in the second half, attempting ten shots and three corner kicks. Laurie Seidl and Samantha Meyers each knocked goals past Badger keeper Kelly Conway (Littleton, Colo.) in the second period, including a direct kick by Meyers with under eight minutes to play. But the Badgers stepped up and took home the win. GOALKEEPING Other Washington
State Cougars lose 1-0 to UCLA October 20, 2000
at Pullman, Wash. With a goal just over one minute into the game, #7 UCLA beat the Cougars 1 0 today in Pullman, Wash. The Bruins are tied for second in the conference at 12-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the Pac-10 while the Cougars entered the weekend in fifth place with a 10-5-0 overall record, 2-3-0 in the Pac-10. Traci Milburn scored
the Bruins goal 1:05 into the game on a 10-yard shot from the left side
of the box that she finished far side. Milburn entered the week tied for
third in the conference in scoring, and the goal was her 12th this season. ------------------- Post game quote "I think the lapse
in the first minute of the game was a good lesson for everybody because
that turned out to be the game-winner. We say all the time that with our
conference the margin for error is next to nothing and the lapse in the
first minute ended up being the game-winner and the difference in thegame.
I thought the positive thing was that we made some adjustments at the
half. I thought we had four clear-cut quality chances in the second half
that we didn't finish and that happens, but I think the point is that
we created good clear-cut, quality chances and that was our goal before
we started the game."
The Cougars took
13 shots, including one by freshman Rachel Rodrick (UniversityPlace, Wash.)
that ricocheted of the inside of the top post. Junior Beth Childs (Snoqualmie,
Wash.) had three shots on goal, one a corner kick that Bruins keeper CiCi
Peterson made a tough save on. Lindsey Jorgensen (North Bend, Wash.) came
up with nine saves in goal. The Cougars held the Bruins to 19 shots, nearly
three under their average. WSU is one of only three teams this season
to give up one or less goals to UCLA.
Other Clemson ties school record for ACC wins in a season with 3-0 defeat of Wake Forest Clemson 3 Wake Forest 0 October 17, 2000
at Historic Riggs Field, Clemson, SC The Tigers tied the school record for ACC wins in a season and are now one win away from tyng the school record for total wins in a season. #5 Clemson got two
goals from Freshman Lindsay Browne and two assists from sophomore Deliah
Arrington as Clemson defeated #24 Wake Forest at Historic Riggs Field
on Tuesday night. Stats Other UCLA's unbeaten streak goes to 12 with record breaking 8-0 trouncing of Oregon #7 UCLA set two single-game school records Sunday, defeating Oregon 8-0 in a Pac-10 match-up at UCLA's Drake Stadium. The Bruins' eight goals were UCLA's most ever against a Division-1 opponent, surpassing the previous total of seven set against UNC-Charlotte on Sept. 10, 1999. In addition, UCLA's 35 shots in the game were also a school record against a Division-1 opponent, one more than the Bruins' 34 shots taken against Oregon State on Oct. 19, 1997. UCLA (11-1-1; 2-0-1 Pac-10) got things started in the 19th minute when junior Bethany Bogart bent in a corner kick to put the Bruins ahead 1-0. Just a few minutes later freshman Whitney Jones' pass to senior Tracey Milburn resulted in the first of her two goals in the game. UCLA took a 3-0 lead in the 31st minute when sophomore Tracey Winzen fed Staci Duncan for her first goal. Duncan would score her second goal of the day at the 51:31 mark with assists from Milburn and junior Stephanie Rigamat. Just 28 seconds later Milburn put UCLA ahead 5-0 after dribbling through to beat Oregon substitute goalkeeper Jeanine Norstad. Less than a minute later, Rigamat received a Venus James cross for her first goal of the day from six yards. With the Bruins up 6-0, freshman Lindsay Greco put in the best looking goal when she headed in a Victoria Bloom cross. At the 89th minute Milburn assisted on a Breana Boling goal to make it 8-0. advantage. UCLA outshot the Ducks 35-12. The Bruins have not lost a game since a 1-0 loss to Clemson in the season opener back on August 25th. With the loss, Oregon falls to 4-11-0 overall and 1-3-0 in Pac-10 play.----- USC survive an Oregon State rally with three late goals to win 5-2 Senior Andrea Warner (Dana Point/Dana Hills HS) and sophomore Ali Fennell (Santa Ana/Mater Dei HS) scored two goals each Sunday as the No. 10 USC Trojans defeated the Oregon State Beavers, 5-2, at McAlister Field in a Pac 10 Conference match. The Trojans changed the momentum of the game with three goals late after Oregon State tied the game at 2-2 with two goals in the first six minutes of the second half. USC (10-1-2, 2-0-1) dominated the first half outshooting the Beavers by a 12-1 margin. Fennell scored the first goal at 15:10 off a flick by freshman Megan Abbamonto. Junior Christy Callier's goal at 29:28 gave USC a 2-0 halftime lead. Oregon State (6-9-1, 0-3-1) stormed back on goals by BreeAnna Jolin and Leila Kaady to tie the game but Warner scored the game-winner at 73:03 on a very tight shot from a feed by senior Isabelle Harvey. Warner and Fennell added their second goals at 88:25 and 89:15 respectively. Post game quote USC Head Coach Jim
Millinder Other The Trojans will have a three-game road trip, beginning on Wednesday (Oct. 18) with a non-conference match at Santa Clara, and Pac-10 matches at Washington on Friday (Oct. 20) and Washington State on Sunday (Oct. 22).
Wisconsin's
4-2 victory over the Toledo Rockets completes successful two game road
trip Cautions "We made one mistake in the back that allowed Toledo to tie the game in the second half. We missed three great opportunities to clear the ball down at our end, and their leading scorer, Corrie Hasenjager just tapped the ball past Katie. The second goal that she made though, could not have been stopped. It was a great shot. Toledo's game plan was good. They actually rested Corrie and didn't play her at all in the first half. She came out in the second half and did some damage. We could have won 6-2, but we had some bad moments. This teaches us how to be scrappy and stick it out." Other UCLA extend unbeaten run to 11 as they beat Oregon State 3-0 Following a scoreless first half No. 7 UCLA scored three second-half goals Friday, defeating Oregon State 3-0 in a Pac-10 Conference matchup at UCLA's Spaulding Field. With the victory, UCLA improves to 10-1-1 on the season and 1-0-1 in conference play and also pushes the Bruins' unbeaten streak to 11 games. Bruin forward Stephanie Rigamat broke a scoreless tie in the 47th minute of the match, punching in a shot from about four yards out off a Bethany Bogart corner kick. The Bruins added another goal at the 64:36 mark when, following a free kick, senior Tracey Milburn gathered up a loose ball on the left side of the OSU net and put in a shot from about eight yards out. Just 35 seconds later the Bruins scored their third and final goal of the match when Bogart bended in a corner kick, just over the head of OSU goalkeeper Jerika Duran. Duran, who made eight saves on the night, made several spectacular saves throughout the contest, while facing 24 Bruin shots in the process. UCLA registered a match-high 17 corner kicks on the evening compared to justthree for OSU. With the loss, OSU falls to 6-8-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the Pac-10 Conference. UCLA returns home this Sunday to take on Oregon in an 11:00 a.m. match at UCLA's Drake Stadium. Clemson freshman Alison Sinclair scores game-winner as Clemson beat Maryland 1-0 Friday October, 13 at Historic Riggs Field #5 CLEMSON (14-1)
1 , MARYLAND (6-8) 0 The #5 ranked Clemson
got an unassisted goal from freshman Alison Sinclair to hold off the Maryland
Terrapins 1-0 t October 13 at Historic Riggs Field. Wisconsin
shuts out Michigan State with help from Badger keeper Kelly Conway After suffering two shutout losses in the last two weeks, both in the final ten seconds of play, Badger keeper Kelly Conway (Littleton, Colo.) came through with flying colors for the UW this afternoon at Michigan State, earning her fifth shutout of the season with a 1-0 victory over the Spartans. Michigan State, fourth in the Big Ten standings this week, falls to 9-3-2 overall and 4-3-1 in the conference while the Badgers hit double digits in the wins column as they up their totals to 10-5-0 and 6-3-0 in the Big Ten. SCORING SUMMARY
GOALKEEPING MSU Sara Kloosterman,
90 min., 4 shots, 2 saves, 1 goal While Conway held the backfield for the UW, another sophomore made an impact across the center line for the Badgers. Lauren Schmidt (Milwaukee, Wis.) scored her third goal of the season, fourth of her career with her game-winner this afternoon 31 minutes into the match. Wisconsin leads the UW-MSU series 14-1-1. Today's win avenged an overtime shutout of the same score by Michigan State last year on Badger turf. The Badgers travel to Toledo (4-7-1, 3-4-1 MAC) on Sunday to take on the Rockets at noon. The UW has only faced Toledo once, but walked away the victor in a 6-1 romping of the Rockets in 1998. USC 3 Oregon 0 as Trojans winning streak reaches six Freshman Jessica
Edwards (Mesa, AZ/Dobson HS), senior Isabelle Harvey (Cap-Rouge, Quebec,
Canada) and junior Brittany Save lkoul(Seal Beach/Los Alamitos HS) scored
second-half goals Friday as the No. 10 USC Trojans defeated the Oregon
Ducks, 3-0, at McAlister Field. With the win, the Trojans improve to 9-1-2
on the season and 1-0-1 in Pac-10 play while the Ducks fall to 4-10 overall,
1-2 in Pac-10 play. Junior goalkeeper Shaelyn Fernandes (San Jose/Presentation
HS) needed only two saves to record her first shutout of the season and
sixth in her career. Oregon goalkeeper Sarah Peters made eight saves for
the Ducks. Post game quote USC Head Coach Jim Millinder "We didn't play with a lot of desire in the first half, but the kids stepped it up in the second half. We did a better job of executing and finishing our chances. We thought we may have a letdown after last week's game against UCLA; we told our players that there is no easy game in the Pac-10 Conference. Brittany really needed that goal because she has been working hard lately. Isabelle had a great run on her goal and Jessica was able to finish after being snake-bitten in the first half." USC is now 5-0 all-time
against Oregon. USC v Santa Clara game to be broadcast on radio The USC-Santa Clara match on Wednesday October, 18th at 7:30 p.m. will be broadcast on radio by the Santa Clara student radio station, KSCU, and can be accessed through the internet through the link listed below: http://play.rbn.com/?url=espn/fansonly/live/cwswssai001018.rm&p roto=rtsp #11
USC battles to 1-1 tie against #5 UCLA at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
today USC Head Coach Jim Millinder "I thought we did a good job today of getting people in early and finishing our chances. The goal for us really lifted our spirits. Lauren did a terrific job and she has kept us in a lot of matches this year. I doubt you will see this type of intensity the rest of the season for both teams because this rivalry brings out the best in everyone. This was an exciting match for the fans. You could tell that both teams were just exhausted after regulation." The tie snapped
UCLA's nine-game win streak, but the Bruins still have a current 10-game
unbeaten streak. USC will host Oregon on Friday (Oct. 13) at McAlister Field at 3 p.m. and Oregon State on Sunday (Oct. 15) at the Coliseum at 1 p.m. in Pac-10 matches. Wisconsin loses 1-0 to Purdue In final second of match If Wisconsin could deduct ten seconds from each of their games they would have a nearly perfect Big Ten record. For the second Sunday in a row, the UW was shutout in the final ten seconds of regulation play. Last weekend, the Badgers fell to the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions with nine seconds remaining. This afternoon's game was even more devastating as they gave up their third Big Ten loss of the season, 1-0 with one second on the clock to the Boilermakers of Purdue. Sophomore Kelly Conway (Littleton, Colo.) stood between the posts for the Badgers today, notching five saves on 18 Boiler shots. Conway knocked down a breakaway shot by Purdue's Jeannie Moppert but couldn*t get repositioned before Moppert sent her own rebound past the Badger defense and into the net at the 89:59 mark. UW PU Post game quote Head Coach Duerst "Kelly played very well today. She was much busier than Purdue*s keeper. It was really a game that either team could have won and, just like last weekend, the game should have gone into overtime. Unfortunately, sometimes soccer has a luck element to it. It was Purdue*s luck today; we just didn*t catch a break. Just like the Penn State game, this is really teaching us a tough lesson. We need to have what it takes to dig down in the last minutes of our games. But, maybe this will help us become more determined. We didn't come out to play today and we didn't have the emotion we needed. But, every Big Ten game you play is going to be like this. We have a confident group and we can't let this hurt us.* Purdue is now 9-4-0, 4-3 in the Big Ten this season and was ranked fourth in the conference earlier this week. The Badgers, now 9-5-0 overall, 5-3 in the Big Ten are on the road again this coming weekend as they travel to Michigan State (9-2-2, 4-2-1 Big Ten) on Friday night and to Toledo (4-7-1, 3-4-1 MAC) on Sunday. Duke upsets Clemson 1-0 at Durham, North Carolina this evening Duke 1, Clemson
0 Sara Pickens scored
in the 85th minute to lead 12th-ranked Duke to an 1-0 win over second-ranked
Clemson in an Atlantic Coast Conference soccer match atDurham, NC tonight
(Saturday). Scoring Shots: Clemson 12,
Duke 7 Wisconsin beats Indiana 2-1 in overtime For the second time
this season, the Badger Women*s Soccer team got off to a delayed start
on the road due to a late arrival by the officials. The UW seemed frazzled
by the delay, falling behind in the first half, 1-0, but made a stellar
come-back in the second period, knotting the scoreboard at one and sending
the game into overtime, the first OT game for Wisconsin this season. Post game quote Coach Duerst GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS UCLA overwhelms Marquette 5-1 No. 5 UCLA won its ninth consecutive game Friday night, defeating No. 19 Marquette, 5-1 at UCLA's Spaulding Field. The Bruins, who improved to 9-1 on the season, haven't lost a game since a season-opening 1-0 loss to then-No. 6 Clemson back on Aug. 25. UCLA junior Breana
Boling startedthe rout by scoring on a 25-yard blast at the 16th minute.
Just 25 seconds later, Bruin freshman Sara-Gayle Swanson put UCLA ahead
2-0, taking a Stephanie Rigamat pass and beating Marquette goalkeeper
Mo Bothwell. The Bruins went to 3-0 lead at the 28:08 mark when Bruin
senior Tracey Marquette answered with its first and only goal of the evening just 28 seconds later, when Kate Gordon blasted a shot from 30 yards out, beating UCLA keeper CiCi Peterson. It marked the first goal Peterson has given up since Sept. 1 , ending UCLA's six-game shutout streak. Following a 4-1
halftime lead, Bruin junior Staci Duncan scored the games only second-half
goal, after receiving a through ball from Rigamat to beat Marquette substitute
goalkeeper Ashleigh Koenig. Rigamat was UCLA's top performer on the evening,
tallying all three of With the victory, UCLA improves to 9-1 on the season while Marquette, which dropped only its second contest of the season Friday, falls to 12-2. The Bruins are at No. 21 USC this Sunday at the Los Angeles Coliseum beginning at 1:00 p.m. Clemson
statistics and schedule Date Score W T L Site Opponent CU-OP Rank^ CLEMSON/NIKE KICKOFF
CLASSIC CLEMSON/NIKE INVITATIONAL 9/6 2-0 W A South
Carolina 6-NR CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
INVITATIONAL Lindsay Browne 12-12
44 9 7 5 23 PLAYER GP-GS Min.
SO* Goals GAA Saves George Mason over Seton Hall 2-1 George Mason 2, Seton Hall 1 Katy Robertson scored two first-half goals to lead George Mason to a 2-1 win over Seton Hall in non-league action. She opened the scoring at 9:57, heading the ball with assists from Katy McGee and Megan Hawkins. Robertson tallied her second of the game, and sixth of the year, just before halftime when she picked up a rebound from Pirate goalkeeper Heather Hinton (Neshanic Station, NJ) and put the ball inside the right post at 43:32. Seton Hall rallied late. The Pirates scored at 84:35 when sophomore Jo Ann Flanagan (Philadelphia, PA) headed in a corner kick from freshman Jocelyn Dumaresq (Harrisburg, PA). It was Flanagan's first goal of the season. Scoring Shots: GM 11; SH
11 George Mason improves
to 7-6 while the Pirates drop to 6-7. Wisconsin loses to No. 6 Penn State in Final Ten Seconds The announcer had just begun the ten-second countdown as the 496 fans in attendance for the Wisconsin/Penn State women*s soccer game at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex prepared for an overtime match. But the Nittany Lions had a different agenda. Sophomore All-America player Christie Welsh was in perfect position to receive the flank from senior Jeannine Verdrager and net the winning goal past Badger keeper Kelly Conway (Littleton, Colo.) with nine seconds remaining in regulation play. Conway played an outstanding game for the UW, knocking away eight of the Lions* 19 shots, including five in the second half. Despite what the scoreboard read when the clock ran out, the Badger defense played a very aggressive game as well. Senior Michelle Hawkins (Plano, Texas) earned a defensive save, her second on the year while the rest of the UW backfield cleared the ball numerous times back downfield into scoring territory. BOX 1 2 Final STATS
PSU UW GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS .
Clemson remains unbeaten as they defeat Richmond 1-0 Clemson 1 Richmond
0 The Tigers remain
unbeaten at 12-0-0 overall and continue to perform well in close matches,
raising their record to 8-0-0 in one-goal decisions this year. The Spiders,
meanwhile, see their four-match winning streak end and drop to 6-3-0 on
the season. Scoring 1. Clemson:
Lindsay Browne (unassisted), 43:56. Goalkeeper saves
Richmond: 9 (Kristen Samuhel 9), Clemson: Fouls Richmond 10, Clesmon 12. Records Wisconsin 2 Ohio State1 at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. Mids Heidi Wegleitner (Hudson, Wisconsin) Wisconsin 2 Oohio State 1 Attendance: 622 Wisconsin's midfield
came up big for the Badgers this evening in the UW*s third straight victory,
defeating Ohio State 2-1 at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. Mids Heidi
Wegleitner (Hudson, Wis.) and Natalie Roedler (Mendota Heights, Minn.)
each tallied goals for the Badgers in Wisconsin's first victory over the
Buckeyes since 1997. The UW leads the OSU/UW series 6-2-1 and netted the
first goal on Ohio State since the 1997 match-up. Wynter Pero (Chicago Heights, Ill.) returned to the field tonight for the Badgers in her first game since weekend one of the 2000 campaign. After struggling through injuries, her squad was entusiastic about her return. Post game quotes
Wegleitner "It was exciting, especially to score that early in the game. It was a great ball. I just tried to get forward early. All week, we worked on exploiting the wing space and getting forward early. We tried to get our forwards up front as quickly as possible to get some numbers in the penalty box, and it worked." The Badgers improve to 8-3-0 overall, 4-1 in the Big Ten while the Buckeyes fall to 4-6-0 overall, 0-4 in the conference. Wisconsin returns to action on Sunday as it plays host to No. 6 Penn State at 1 p.m. The Nittany Lions are coming off a 2-0 victory over Minnesota this evening. Clemson 2 Virginia 1 at Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday September, 29th Clemson 2, Virginia
1 Cindy Mullinix scored
early in the overtime period in leading second-ranked Clemson to a 2-1
win over Virginia in a women's Atlantic Coast Conference soccer match
here Friday night. Mullinix scored the game-winner at the 91:57 mark as
she received a cross from Lindsay Browne. Shots Clemson
9, Virginia 8 Next Game No. 10 USC Trojans battle to 1-1 tie with No. 23 BYU Cougars Senior Andrea Warner (Dana Point/Dana Hills HS) scored in the first half Thursday as the USC Trojans held off the host BYU Cougars in a 1-1 tie in Provo, Utah. Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Arase (La Canada/La Canada HS) played one of her best games ever, making 21 saves for the Trojans (two shy of the school record, held by Cathy Zoccoli in 1993 vs. Stanford). The Cougars (7-3-1) outshot the Trojans (7-1-1) by a 38-7 margin in a classic contest. Warner opened the scoring at 38:36 from 10 yards out in a scramble in the box and scored to the left of BYU goalkeeper Jennifer Waldron. In the second half BYU answered with a goal by Sara Reading, who scored on a bender into the lower left of the goal from 20 yards out. The Cougars put constant pressure on the Trojans, who changed from their current 3-4-3 system to the 3-5-2 style they had used the last couple of years. With the thicker grass and strong midfield play of the Cougars, Head Coach Jim Millinder switched to the 3-5-2 as the Trojans absorbed the Cougars' attack.------------------------------- USC (7-1-1) 1-0-0-0--1 USC Andrea Warner
38:36 Shots: USC 7, BYU
38; Saves: Lauren Arase (USC) 21; Jennifer Waldron (BYU) 3 Next game USC travels to Salt Lake City for a match against the University of Utah on Saturday (Sept. 30) at 1 p.m. Clemson's Lindsay Browne, and North Carolina's Raven McDonald Share Women's Soccer Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week Honors Clemson freshman Lindsay Browne and North Carolina senior Raven McDonald have earned ACC Player of the Week honors. Both players tallied five points in two games last week for their respective teams. Browne, a forward from Encinitas, Calif., scored one goal and made two assists in a 5-0 shutout against UNC Asheville on Friday, Sept. 22, in the Clemson University Invitational. On Sunday, Sept. 24, Browne assisted Deliah Arrington on the lone goal of the game as Clemson shutout Furman 1-0 to win the tournament. Furman was previously undefeated. Browne was named to the All-Tournament team of the Invitational. She leads the team in scoring with 20 points and has helped Clemson to a perfect 10-0-0 record. McDonald, a forward from Benson, N.C., made one assist in a 4-0 shutout over William & Mary on Friday, Sept. 22, in the Tar Heels' first game of the Duke adidas Classic. Against Texas Christian on Sunday, Sept. 24, McDonald scored two goals in a 6-0 shutout, helping the Tar Heels win the tournament title. McDonald has started all 11 games for the Tar Heels, contributing nine points this season. The University of San Diego defeated by the #6 ranked UCLA Bruins, 3-0 USD 0 UCLA 3 The Bruins jumped
on the scoreboard quickly with a goal scored 11 seconds into the match.
Stephanie Rigamat stole the ball, dribbled past a USD defender and scored
the first goal for UCLA, unassisted. Tracey Milburn netted two goals for
the Bruins, she scored in the 8th minute and 52nd minute of the match.
Seton Hall beats West Virginia 3-2 with overtime goal by Dumaresq Freshman Jocelyn Dumaresq (Harrisburg, PA) converted a penalty kick with 7:52 left in the first overtime period to give Seton Hall a 3-2 win over West Virginia in BIG EAST women's soccer action. The win is the Pirates' second in a row, leaving them at 5-4 and 2-0 in the league, while West Virginia drops to 7-3 and 0-2. For Dumaresq, it
marks the third consecutive match in which she has scored on a penalty
kick. The winning goal was set up when freshman Whitney Dula Seton Hall jumped
out to a 2-0 lead in the first half when senior Michele Phalen (Somerset,
NJ) scored her second goal in as many games. Phalen West Virginia dominated the second half, outshooting the Pirates, 12-3, in that period. Brigette McCabe scored on the Mountaineers' first shot of the second half, connecting on an 18-yarder from Rachel Kruze which bounced past Pirate keeper Heather Hinton (Neshanic Station, NJ). West Virginia added the equalizer at 63:02 when Vanessa Hoppeler headed in a short cross from Katie Barnes. Phalen had a chance to win the game with 3:26 remaining in regulation as she took the ball on a breakaway and blasted a shot which went just wide of the left post. Hinton made six
saves in her second start for Seton Hall while West Virginia outshot the
Pirates, 16-12. West Virginia's Haire made three saves West Virginia 0 2
0 - 2 Shots: WV 16; SH
13 SH 22:12 Michele
Phalen unassisted Post game quote "I feel that our early-season games have really prepared us for BIG EAST play. We're very excited to be in this position with a 2-0 conference record and beating West Virginia which is one of the higher ranked teams in our region, We've gone with Jocelyn (Dumaresq) on the penalty kicks because she has a lot of confidence and has played in many big games over the years. She has the ability and she's definitely proven that in the last three matches." Other Clemson
beats Furman 1-0 at Clemson University Invitational Sophomore Deliah
Arrington scored the matches only goal. She was assisted by freshman Lindsay
Browne. This was Arrington's sixth of the Clemson will play Friday September 29th when they travel to Charlottesville, VA to take on the Virginia Cavaliers in an ACC matchup. Game time is set for 7:00pm Furman wins 3-1 against N.C. State in the Clemson University Women's Soccer Invitational at Clemson, SC Friday September, 22nd Furman 3 N.C. State 1 Melissa Turner scored two goals while teammate Danielle Petro had two assists in leading Furman to a 3-1 win over N.C. State in the Clemson University Women's Soccer Invitational at Clemson, SC Friday afternoon. Furman took a 1-0 lead as Sarah Tollick scored at the 20:54 mark with an assist by Petro. Late in the second half, Furman scored two goals and N.C. State scored one goal in a span of 2:54. Turner scored at the 74:53 mark, while N.C. State's Laura Scott scored from an assist from Shannon Tully at the 76:58 mark. Turner scored the Paladin's third goal with an assist by Emily Turgeon at the 77:47 point. Furman remains perfect
with a 10-0 record overall, and N.C. State is Furman--Melissa Turner (Danielle Petro) 74:53 N.C. State--Laura Scott (Shannon Tully) 76:58 Furman--Melissa Turner (Emily Turgeon) 77:47 Shots: Furman 19, N.C. State 13 Corner Kicks: Furman 6, N.C. State 1 Saves: Barnes (F) 6, Skinner (NCS) 8 Fouls: Furman 12, N.C. State 10 Other USC
Trojans defeats the Loyola Marymount Lions 1-0 at McAlister Field, Los
Angeles Friday September, 22nd. Other The Trojans will
play two road matches next week with games at BYU on Clemson
ranked second by NSCAA poll released Monday, September 16th , 2000 Clemson jumped from the fourth position to the number two slot after defeating number-one ranked North Carolina Wednesday and Western Carolina on Sunday afternoon. This is the highest the Lady Tigers have ever been ranked. Clemson will play
host to the Clemson University Invitational this NSCAA Ranking 1 Notre Dame 2 Clemson 3 Nebraska 4 North Carolina 5 Stanford 6 UCLA 7 Penn State 8 Duke 9 Hartford 10 Texas A&M; 11 Cal-Berkeley 12 Kentucky 13 Virginia 14 Portland 15 Washington 16 Harvard 17 So. Methodist 18 Florida State 19 Santa Clara 20 Wake Forest 21 Maryland 22 Boston College 23 So. California 24 Michigan 25 Arizona State 25 Connecticut Also receiving votes:
Missouri, Marquette, West Virginia, BYU, Furman, USC survives hurricane Gordon with 2-1 win over Central Florida Sophomore Ali Fennell (Santa Ana/Mater Dei HS) and freshman Megan Abbamonto
(Mission Viejo/Capistrano Valley HS) scored in a seven-minute span Sunday
as the No. 10 USC Trojans rallied for a 2-1 win over the Central Florida
Golden Knights. Conditions for the game were dismal as the effects of
Hurricane Gordon could be felt at Percy Beard Stadium. A driving rain
mixed with winds of up to 30 miles per hour made it difficult on a rain-soaked
field. USC outshot UCF by a 22-5 margin, including a 13-2 edge in the second half. Post game quote The Trojans had their flight cancelled tonight and will return home tomorrow. USC will host Loyola Marymount on Friday (Sept. 22) at McAlister Field in a 3 p.m. contest. Tickets for the match against Loyola Marymount are available at the gate or by calling the USC ticket office at (213) 740-GOSC. UCF (2-7) 1-0--1 Shots: USC 22, UCF 5; Saves: Shaelyn Fernandes (USC) 2; Maria Banuls
(UCF) 7 Iowa ends Wisconsin four game winning streak with 2-1 win Wiisonsin
1 Iowa 2 Iowa ended the Badgers' winning streak as they fell to the Hawkeyes 2-1 in the first weekend of Big Ten action this afternoon at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. The Badgers drop to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten while Iowa improves to 6-2 and 1-1 in the conference. Wisconsin has lost the past two games to the Hawkeyes and are now tied in the series record at 2-2. Although the UW defense was not as solid as it has been the rest of the season, it was the offense's performance that came up short today. The Badgers took 22 shots to the Hawkeyes' nine, but netted only one goal. Senior forward Allison Wagner (Hudson, Ohio) took seven of Wisconsin*s shots and tallied the squad"s tying goal at the 73:56 mark on an assist from senior defender Michelle Hawkins (Plano, Texas). Wagner recognized the fatigue in her team's play, "We got frustrated very early on. I think everyone was worked up, and that hurt us more than helped us. We played slower and more tired than we should have, and we weren*t running the ball as much as we usually do." The Hawkeyes, who were coming off a 5-1 loss to Minnesota on Friday, arrived in Madison with a vengeance. Ranked third in the Big Ten, Iowa needed a win to maintain their confidence for the 2000 season. Hawkeye head coach Wendy Logan was still concerned about her squad*s performance in the first half of today's match, "Wisconsin was creating great opportunities in the first half. We spent most of the period on our heels defensively." Wisconsin head coach Dean Duerst remains positive for the outcome of his team this year, "The difference between the Illinois game and the Iowa game was that we scored quality goals against Iowa, but we couldn*t buy a goal today. It was very frustrating. Today we feel we took a step backwards, but it's over and now we just need to move forward again." Badger keeper Kelly
Conway (Littleton, Colo.) moved to seventh on the career saves chart with
her four today, but was still disappointed in the overall performance
of her team, "We weren't quite unified today -- the whole team, not just
defensively. We didn't have the urgency we needed to have to win. When
we were down 1-0 at the half, we needed to get a shot in the net and it
just didn*t happen." GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS MISCELLANEOUS Florida gives USC its first loss 2-1 Abby Wambach launched a 25-yard shot at 109:07 of the second overtime period as the Florida Gators handed the USC Trojans their first loss of the season Friday with a 2-1 victory. It was Wambach's second goal of the game. At 60:05 off a cross by Andi Sellers on the left side, Wambach knocked the ball off the back of her left foot behind her for a spectacular goal. Florida (3-4) outshot USC (5-1) by a 25-15 margin Freshman Megan Abbamonto (Mission Viejo/Capistrano Valley HS) scored off the crossbar from six yards out at 31:41 off a cross from senior midfielder Isabelle Harvey (Cap-Rouge, Quebec, Canada). Harvey, a finalist for the Hermann Award for the best collegiate player in the nation, twirled around off a Florida defender on the left side and served the ball to Abbamonto Freshman forward Jessica Edwards (Mesa, AZ/Dobson HS) led USC with five shots. Post game quote The Trojans host Loyola Marymount on Friday (Sept. 22) at McAlister Field in a 3 p.m. contest. Tickets for the match against Loyola Marymount are available at the gate or by calling the USC ticket office at (213) 740-GOSC. USC (5-1) 1-0-0-0--1 USC Megan Abbamonto
(Isabelle Harvey) 31:34 Shots: USC 15, Florida
25; Saves: Shaelyn Fernandes (USC) 6; Jordan Kellgren (Fla) 7 Clemson upsets North Carolina 2-1 Nancy Augustyniak helped Clemson to a 2-1 upset win over North Carolina in an Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer match at Clemson, SC Wednesday (September 13) night. With the win, Clemson
improves its record to 7-0 on the year 2-0 in the ACC. North Carolina
falls to 6-1 this season, 1-1 in the ACC. North Carolina had won 37 consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference matches dating back to a 3-2 loss to Duke on October 19, 1994, the first season Clemson fielded a women's soccer team. Clemson and Duke are the only teams in history to defeat North Carolina in ACC play. North Carolina scored
first as Jena Kluegel sent the ball in on a corner kick. Maggie Tomecka
flicked the ball to Anne Remy who scored from six yards out with 33:31
gone in the match. Nancy Augustyniak scored on a penalty kick at the 61:12
mark. Deliah Arrington was brought down in the box by North Carolina goal
keeper, Kristin DePlanchett. Nancy Augustyniak scored the winning goal
at the 74:31 mark. Augustyniak sent the ball to Arrington. Arrington sent
a 25 yard shot Post game quote
"The key to this
victory was guts, our team showed a commitment for 90 minutes. I am so
proud of them. This win is for my wife Tracey who started this program
in 1994. It killed her that she could not be here. She is in Sydney for
the Olympics. She called the team before the game and wished them luck.
I am especially happy for this senior class. (On the winning goal.) It
was a quick shot and it surprised their keeper. It seemed liked it Clemson 2, North Carolina 1 North Carolina--Anne Remy (Jena Kluegel and Maggie Tomecka) 33:31 Clemson--Nancy Augustyniak (Penalty Kick) 61:12 Clemson--Deliah Arrington (Nancy Augustyniak) 74:31 Shots: Clemson 11 North Carolina 16 Corner Kicks: Clemson 2, North Carolina 6 Saves: Katie Carson (C) 7, Kristin DePlanchett (NC) 5 Fouls: Clemson 10, North Carolina 11 Attendance 1,899
Florida State
2 Clemson 3 Goals by Period
1 2 Total FSU (4-3) opened
their ACC campaign Sunday and dropped their first home match of the season
to the Clemson Tigers (6-0) 3-2. FSU made two come from-behind bids before
allowing freshman Lindsay Brown to score the game-winner with less than
two minutes remaining in the match. Post game quote SCORING SUMMARY: Shots: Clemson 14,
Florida State 6 UCLA dominates Baylor 4-0 In Fila Challenge
action UCLA Bruins (5-1) defeated the
USC Shuts out Vanderbilt, 3-0, in 2000 Fila Challenge Sophomore Ali Fennell (Santa Ana/Mater Dei HS) scored two goals and an assist to help the USC Trojans to a 3-0 win Sunday over the Vanderbilt Commodores in the 2000 Fila Challenge at McAlister Field. The Trojans continue their best start ever at 5-0 and have outscored opponents by an 11-2 margin this season. Fennell opened the scoring with her first goal of the season at 23:11 on a shot off Vanderbilt goalkeeper Stacee Sproul. Junior Christy Callier (San Diego/University City HS) assisted on Fennell's first goal and added her first goal of the season at 82:07. Fennell and senior Andrea Warner (Dana Point/Dana Hills HS) assisted on Callier's goal. Fennell would add her second goal of the game at 88:28 off a throw-in from sophomore Stephanie Scholl (Torrance/South Torrance). Freshman Megan Abbamonto (Mission Viejo/Capistrano Valley HS) also was credited with anassist. Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Arase (La Canada/La Canada HS) continued her perfect record at USC with her third shutout of the season, making four saves on the day. Arase is 4-0 on the season and 11-0 in her career. She now has five career solo shutouts and two shared with teammate Shaelyn Fernandes. Post game quote The Women of Troy will travel to Gainesville, Fla., next week to face the University of Florida on Friday (Sept. 15) at 8 p.m. (Eastern) and Central Florida on Sunday (Sept. 17) at noon. Wisconsin shutouts Oakland University 2-0 at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex in the second game of the Rocky Rococo Wisconsin Invitational It appears that when Wisconsin scores in agame they win. The Badgers have lost only two games and both were shutouts. When the UW has scored in a game, the squad leaves victorious. Such was the case as Wisconsin shutout Oakland University at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex in the second game of the Rocky Rococo Wisconsin Invitational on Saturday, September 9th. The first goal came halfway into the first period when Flenniken served to junior Natalie Roedler (Mendota Heights, Minn.) who redirected the ball to Kelly Kundert (Madison, Wisc.) for the goal. Flenniken sent a corner kick to Lauren Schmidt (Milwaukee, Wisc.) for the second goal of the afternoon with under four minutes to play in the game. Post game quotes Head Coach Dean Duerst "All of our players were out there giving it their all. Today, the fatigue made us look not quite as sharp as yesterday or last weekend. And, often times, when we get tired, we start to see more individuals playing than a team. But, our team this year and today has been able to fight through that frustration to be successful. And that's what we'd like to keep striving for." Camile Flenniken "We all just go out there and do the job we've been training to do for the past nine months. The team is really clicking this year compared to last year. We have great team chemistry." Stats Box 1 2 final stats
ou uw USC
wins 3-1 against Baylor in their first game of the 2000 Fila Challenge Freshman Jessica
Edwards (Mesa, AZ/Dobson HS) had two goals and an assist helping the USC
Trojans to a 3-1 win Friday against the Baylor Bears in the 2000 Fila
Challenge at McAlister Field. With the win they improved to 4-0, their
best start in an eight year old program. Baylor dropped to 2-2-1 on the
season. The Trojans opened the scoring at 25:58 with a goal by sophomore
Stephanie Scholl (Torrance/South Torrance HS) off a cross by Edwards.
With USC up 1-0 at halftime, Edwards scored her first goal at 50:21 when
she beat Baylor goalkeeper Dawn Greathouse to a ball outside the boxand
chipped it past her. The Bears scored when Molly Cameron buried a free
kick at 73:55 from Jennifer Ede, continuing her streak of a goal in five
straight matches. Edwards ensured the win at 76:53 when again she beat
Greathouse to a bouncing ball in the box.
Post Game quote USC Head Coach
Jim Millinder Other Nandy
Pryce lost for season as UCLA beats Vanderbilt 2-0 at USC Fila Challenge The Bruins suffered a key loss in the victory as freshman defender Nandi Pryce received a season-ending leg injury, possibly fracturing her left tibia in the first half. Pryce was taken to the UCLA Medical Center where x-rays will determine the extent of her injury. Following a scoreless
first half, UCLA got on the board in the 57th minute UCLA improved to 4-1 on the season. They will play Baylor on Sunday at noon in their second game of the Challenge. Wisconsin
has 2 -1 victory in second west coast game against San Jose State on Tuesday,
September, 5th. Sophomore Camile Flenniken (Northglenn, Colo.) scored Wisconsin's first goal in three games at the 14:49 minute mark. Her goal came off a corner kick from transfer sophomore Franziska Nickel (Potsdam, Germany) and a cross from senior Allie Rogosheske (St. Cloud, Minn.). Flenniken also led UW in with four shots. Nine minutes into the second half, junior forward Kelly Kundert (Madison, Wisc.) scored the Badgers' second goal when Lauren Schmidt (Milwaukee, Wisc.) headed to co-captain Allison Wagner (Hudson, Ohio). Wagner who crossed the ball to Kundert for the goal. San Jose State's goal was scored with less than 15 minutes to play but they could not break the Badger defense in the remaining minutes. Post game quote "I really didn't think we performed as well as we had the first three games, but we had a beautiful corner kick play to score our first goal about fourteen minutes into the game. And I am proud of our team for how they played over the entire weekend. We are very impressed and are looking forward to coming home and having two home weekends.* BOX 1 2 Final STATS
UW SJSU GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS USC
hosts the 2000 Fila Challenge on Friday (September, 8th) and Sunday (September,
10th) at McAlister Field USC will travel
to Gainesville, Fla., next week to face the University of USC 2 MICHIGAN 1 IN SUN DEVIL CLASSIC Senior midfielder and Hermann Award finalist Isabelle Harvey (Cap-Rouge, Quebec, Canada) scored both goals Sunday as the No. 17 USC Trojans defeated the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines, 2-1, in the 2000 Sun Devil Classic. Harvey scored the first goal of the game for the Trojans (3-0) with her first goal of the season at the 12 minute off a cross from sophomore Ali Fennell (Santa Ana/Mater Dei HS). With the score tied
1-1 at halftime, Harvey scored the game-winner (54) during a scramble
for the ball inside the box. She knocked the ball in with her left foot
for the gamebreaker from five yards out. Sophomore
Lauren Arase (La Canada/La Canada HS) made five saves for the Trojans
and is 3-0 on the season, 10-0 in her career at USC. Head Coach Jim
Millinder. The Trojans will
return home and host the 2000 Fila Challenge next weekend at McAlister
Field. The tournament will feature USC, UCLA, Baylor and Vanderbilt. It
will begin on Friday (Sept. 8) with UCLA taking USC Isabelle Harvey
(Ali Fennell) 12:39 Shots: USC 11, Michigan
12; Saves: Lauren Arase (USC) 5, Suzie Grech
DAYTON
DEFEATS AUBURN 3-1 FOR ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON SHOTS: Dayton
17, Auburn 16 The Dayton Lady
Flyers captured their first win of the season as they defeated the Auburn
Lady Tigers 3-1 in the third game of the Clemson/Nike Invitational today
September 3 at Historic Riggs Field. Clemson
Lady Tiger's win their fourth match in a row as they defeat the Charlotte
Lady 49ers 1-0 in the fourth and final game of the Clemson/Nike Invitational
September 3 at Historic Riggs Field SCORING: SHOTS: Clemson
22, Charlotte 7 Clemson is off to
their second best start with a 4-0 start to the year. Charlotte lost their
second straight decision to even their record at 2-2. Wisconson shutout By No. 7 Stanford 2-0 After a 1:15 game delay due to missing officials, the Badgers kicked off against No. 7 Stanford on Friday night in California. An own goal for Stanford gave way to the 2-0 shutout of the UW, bumping the Badgers to 1-2 overall. The Cardinals' win marksthe first time Stanford has beaten Wisconsin in school history. Wisconsin's defense held the Cardinals until 18:06 when the Badgers headed the ball in the net attempting to deflect a Stanford cross, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. The rest of the game was a battle of the defenses as the Badgers warded off 12 shot attempts by Stanford until just under five minutes remaining in the game when Cardinal rookie Marcie Ward netted the 2-0 goal off an assist from sophomore and former high school teammate of Wisconsin's Emily Lubcke and Lisa Himrod (both of St. Charles, Ill.) Becky Myers. UW faces San Jose State on Monday at 1 p.m. CST before returning to Madison for the season home opener in the Rocky Rococo Wisconsin Invitational Friday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 10. BOX 1 2 Final STATS
UW S GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS Clemson Defeats Dayton 2-1 at Clemson Clemson is 3-0 this season, while Dayton is 0-2 this year. Browne, a freshman from Encinitas, CA, has scored three goals in the first three games of the season. Clemson--Lea Shreve (Unassisted) 23:41 Dayton--Kara Kenny (Megan McKnight) 70:26 Clemson--Lindsay Browne (Deliah Arrington and Alison Sinclair) 88:57 Attendance: 912 Georgia
1 UCLA 6 in Florida at Percy Beard Stadium, Gainesville, FL Scoring Summary:
1st 2nd Final UCLA - Sarah-Gayle
Swanson (unassisted) 2nd minute Lineups: (minutes
played) UCLA Starters: Statistical Summary:
Georgia UCLA Misconduct Summary: Officials: Auburn
beats UNC-Charlotte 3-2 at Clemson, South Carolina September 1, 2000 Tammy Waine scored three goals including the game-winner in the second overtime period as Auburn defeated Charlotte 3-2 at the Clemson/Nike Women's Soccer Invitational at Clemson, SC Friday night. Auburn has a 3-0 record, the best start in school history. Charlotte is now 2-1 this season. Auburn will play
Dayton Sunday afternoon at 12:00 p.m. and Clemson Auburn--Tammy Waine (Ginger Sellick) 8:10 Auburn--Tammy Waine (Kellie Evans) 53:54 Charlotte--Jill Currie (Meredith Mayo &;Laura Lockwood) 65:57 Charlotte--Jennie Leeder (Shannon Roberto Jessica Mays) 71:45 Auburn--Tammy Waine (Lindsay Hawkins and Niki Schier) 117:13 Shots: Auburn 22,
Charlotte 25 Attendance: 347 Freshman
Lindsay Browne chosen for the Soccer America Team of-the-Week for the
week of August 28, 2000 Clemson continues its 2000 season this weekend as the Lady Tigers play host to the Clemson/Nike Invitational featuring Auburn, Clemson, Charlotte and Dayton ,September 1, 2000 FridayCharlotte will play Auburn at 4:30 p.m. and Clemson will play Dayton at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 3, 2000 Charlotte will play Dayton at 12:00 p.m. and Charlotte will play Clemson at 5:00 p.m. Clemson is fresh
off their season-opening sweep of the Clemson/Nike Kickoff Classic at
Historic Riggs Field last Friday and Sunday. The Auburn Lady Tigers come into the weekend after an impressive startto the season. They have not allowed a goal in two games and defeated Alabama A&M and Nicholls State by a combined 19-0. Auburn will next play at South Carolina this Wednesday, September, 6th. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Columbia. Junior Brigid Sullivan (Philadelphia, PA) and freshman Whitney Dula (Sparta, NJ) score two goals each to lead the Seton Hall to 6-0 win over St. Peter's Seton Hall 6 St. Peter 0 at the Pirates' home opener at Owen T. Carroll Field. Game report Seton Hall added four more goals in a span of just over seven minutes in the second half. Dula notched her first career goal at 61:09 after taking consecutive passes from Alyson Kehler (Flint, MI) and Jo Ann Flanagan(Philadelphia, PA). Sullivan followed with her first goal of the game at 62:05 off a pass from Frauke Dittel (Hannover, Germany), and scored again four minutes later when she carried the ball into the box and netted it from 12 yards away. Dula added her second of the game at 68:40, assisted by Sullivan. Sophomore goalkeeper Leah Miller (Harrison, OH) had the shutout with one save,and Freshman Heather Hinton (Neshanic Station, NJ). made one save. Seton Hall outshot St. Peter's, 48-2, while Beidler made 18 saves for St. Peter's. Seton Hall travels to La Salle on Saturday, September 2, for a 1 p.m. match before returning home to face Monmouth on Tuesday, September 5 at noon. St. Peter's 0 0
- 0 Shots: SP 2; SH
48 Huskies put on a show in Italy Mario Rimati Head Coach Len Tsantiris and his University of Connecticut soccer team rolled into the north-eastern town of Udine (home of men's 1st division pro club Udinese) for a series of games against Italian women's clubs from Aug. 22-28. The event was organised by former Italian national team interpreter/pr Mario Rimati (USA'99) together with the logistical help of several coaches and club presidents in the Udine area. Thanks also to Coach
Tsantiris' desire to want to come to Italy after several games held in
his native Greece. UConn, famous for also having had in its ranks USA'99
World Cup champion Sara Whalen, played 5 back-to-back games against 1st
and 2nd division clubs. The Americans won all of their games (6-0, 3-0,
6-0, 3-0) except for the last one (2-2). One of the 3-0 victories was
over 1st division club Bardolino (5th out of 16 teams in this year's women's
Serie A championship). The Tsantiris, at his
20th season as head coach, brought a team which consisted of 23 players,
including the following national team players: Canadian Mary-Beth Bowie,
Finnish Salla Ranta and American Mary Frances Monroe who was certainly
one of the most spectacular players of the event (Monroe was part of the
U.S. B national team which defeated the The entire UConn entourage consisted of 47 people, including relatives and friends, assistant coaches Sarah Barnes and Lisa Cole as well as Academic Counselor John Miceli. As part of the event the group managed to take in a day-trip to Venice (including a gondola ride for the players), which is about 85 miles from Udine, as well as the seaside city of Trieste (where James Joyce once lived), the small yet picturesque town of Udine as well as the mountainside resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, home of the 1956 Winter Olympics (both Venice and Cortina have appeared in the old James Bond movies with Roger Moore). On the day of their arrival the team also took in an important Udinese match at Udine's "Stadio Friuli" (sight of several Italia'90 World Cup matches). About 30,000 fans packed the small stadium to cheer on the boys in a topsy-turvy match which saw Udinese qualify for the 4th time in a row for the prestigious UEFA championship. The UConn players and relatives appeared so enthralled by the entire spectacle that they even took part in cheering on the Udinese players with Italian chants (UConn was also briefly shown on Italian national television). Typical Italian-style dinners offered by the Italian clubs also followed all the matches. A good time was certainly had by all, both Americans and Italians. For those that know
anything about Italian soccer, many people in Italy (especially the men)
practically eat, breath and live the game before they even become embryos
in their mother's wombs. So constantly taken up by the men's game is the
average Italian fan that very few are easily impressed by women's soccer.
All that certainly changed with UConn's superb performance during the
entire event: 99.99% of the people that came to watch the games was extremely
impressed with the Americans' And how did the
Italian players feel about being trounced by Tsantiris' "Panzer Division"?
The were simply overjoyed because through their play the Americans showed
everyone, players and fans alike, that women are also capable of playing
the "juego bonito". The Americans also displayed their keen determination
to keep playing and winning by avoiding the usual "acting" which is so
typical of European soccer (ie, rolling on the ground after a foul in
a sign of pain and anguish which can often last for days). Some spectators
also observed just how quiet the Americans were as they were occasionally
fouled by the Italians All-in-all, the event was a tremendous success. As a result of the event, many Italian club coaches have already begun to modify their practises based on what they saw of the Americans. One Italian club president in particular who's been running his female team since 1973 (the 4th oldest in Italy) said it was the most exciting event he had ever seen, even more exciting than when the Italian National Team rolled into town for a friendly match last year against his club prior to USA'99. And speaking of the Italian national team, newly appointed head coach Carolina Morace will certainly have some very big shoes to fill as her national team will be playing a friendly match in the Udine area towards the end of September. The match, against a still-to-be-defined opponent, will mark the very first international match of the former national team captain as head coach. With the memory of UConn's wonderful performance still etched in the minds of many Italians, Carolina will certainly have one very difficult task ahead of her in the weeks to come! The Italians have gotten a taste of the "juego bonito" and they definitely would like more! (For those American
and foreign clubs interested in playing in Italy please feel free to contact
Mario Rimati at the following for further information: USC travels to Tempe, Arizona for Sun Devil Classic Next week USC will host the 2000 Fila Challenge at McAlister Field. The tournament field includes UCLA, Vanderbilt and Baylor. On Friday (Sept.8), UCLA will face Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. while USC will play Baylor at 3 p.m. The tournament will wrap up on Sunday (Sept. 10) with UCLA playing Baylor at noon and USC taking on Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. 6th ranked Clemson opens the season 2-0 after sweeping through both its games in their season-opening tournament
#6 CLEMSON (2-0) 3, OLD DOMINION (1-1) 1 August 27, 2000
at Historic Riggs Field,Clemson, SC The first half was
evenly matched but the second would turn out to be all Clemson as the
Lady Tigers took over the game and the lead. At the 58:46 mark Junior
Tatum Clowney volleyed from 12 yards out, a goal that would prove to be
the game-winner. Browne scored her second goal in two games a feed from
Sophomore Cindy Mullinix as insurance. SCORING: SHOTS: Clemson
28, ODU 5 Seton Hall beats Virginia Tech 3-2 in season opener Junior Frauke Dittel (Hannover, Germany) scored the game winning goal midway through the second half to lift Seton Hall to a 3-2 win over Virginia Tech in women's soccer action at the Johnson/Miller Soccer Complex. It was the season opener for the Pirates,bringing their record to 1-0, while Virginia Tech dropped to 0-2. With the score tied
a 2-2, Dittel converted a corner kick from senior Dittel set up the
Pirates' first goal of the match, assisting on the goal by sophomore Nattalie
Smith (Oshawa, Canada) at 8:40. The contest marked the return to action
for Smith, who suffered a season-ending knee Virginia Tech tied
the game at 28:07, and then went ahead at the 50:13 The teams recorded
12 shots each while Pirate goalkeeper Leah Miller Seton Hall hosts
St. Peter's in the home opener on Tuesday, August 29 at 3 Seton Hall 1 2 -
3 Shots: SH 12; VT
12 SH 8:40 Nattalie
Smith from Dittel
UCLA
too much for Georgia State in 5-0 win The 14th ranked UCLA Lady Bruins scored three early first half goals in a 5-0 win over the Georgia State Lady Panthers in the third game of the Clemson/Nike Kickoff Classic today August 27 at Historic Riggs Field, Clemson The Lady Bruins
evened their mark in the tournament and the regular season to 1-1. The
Lady Panthers fall to 0-2 on the season, 0-2 in the two-game season-opening
tournament. Shots: UCLA
38, GSU 1 Wisconsin loses 2-0 to Marquette The Badger women's soccer team lost game four of the Verizon Wireless Milwaukee Cup to Marquette, 2-0 this afternoon at UW-Milwaukee's Englemann Field. Wisconsin still leads the UW/Marquette series at 3-2-1 and completes their season-opening tournament with a 1-1 record. Rookie Madison native Jenny Kundert (Madison, Wisc.) earned the tournament's Offensive MVP Award after scoring the first goal in the Wisconsin/UW-Milwaukee victory and taking ten shots in the two-day event. Senior Allison Wagner (Hudson, Ohio) and sophomore Lauren Schmidt (Milwaukee, Wisc.) were also honored for their performances, receiving All-Tournament Team lauds. Post game quote "I'm not disappointed in our team at all. We played unbelievably. They just scored in the first five minutes. We outshot them 23-7, and sometimes the shot ratio shows which team dominated the game. In this case, they earned the win by scoring early. It just wasn't our day to score out there. I'm very proud of our girls in that they created a lot of opportunities. Marquette is a very well organized squad. The difference in today's game was the extra composure that Marquette had to come up with the win." UW heads to California this weekend to face No. 7 preseason-ranked Stanford. Action begins Friday, Sept. 1 at 9:30 p.m. Central. BOX 1 2 Final STATS
UW M GOALKEEPING CAUTIONS Clemson 1 UCLA 0 in season opener for both teams at Nike Kick Off Classic at Clemson, South Carolina Freshman Lindsay
Brown (Encinitas, CA) scored the game's The Lady Tigers'
Julie Augustyniak tried to play the ball on the left Scoring Shots: Clemson 7,
UCLA 15 Attendance: 952 On Sunday, August 27th Georgia State will play UCLA at 12:00 p.m. and Old Dominion will play Clemson at 2:00 p.m.
University of Wisconsin Badgers 3 UW-Milwaukee 1in Season Opener at the Verizon Wireless Milwaukee Cup on Friday, August, 25, 2000
USC completes their European Tour with a 2-0 win over RSV Anderlecht
USC continues its winning ways as it beats the top Club Team in Holland 4-0
USC continues its succesful tour with 5-1 drubbing of Belgium National Team
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