BIG EAST MEN’S SOCCER REPORT September 28, 2009 (Week 4) www.BIGEAST.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rachel Margolis, 401-453-0660 rmargolis@bigeast.org
THE W EEK AHEAD...
STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES AS OF SEPT. 27 BIG EAST Pts. ®
Blue Division Georgetown (RV/13) Connecticut (NR/22) West Virginia Notre Dame Marquette Providence Seton Hall Pittsburgh Red Division Rutgers USF (3/7) Louisville (9/20) Cincinnati Villanova DePaul St. John’s (18/NR) Syracuse (Current NCSAA/Soccer
Pct.
Overall
Pct.
Streak
.750 .750 .750 .500 .500 .375 .375 .000
6-2-1 4-2-2 4-2-2 4-4-1 2-4-2 4-3-1 4-4-1 1-8-0
.722 .625 .625 .500 .375 .562 .500 .111
W3 W2 W3 L1 T1/U3 T1/U2 L2 L8
3-1-0 9 .750 5-3-0 .625 2-1-1 7 .625 6-1-1 .812 2-1-1 7 .625 5-1-2 .750 2-2-0 6 .500 6-3-0 .667 2-2-0 6 .500 5-3-1 .611 2-2-0 6 .500 5-4-0 .556 1-1-2 5 .500 2-2-4 .500 0-4-0 0 .000 1-8-0 .111 America rankings); U - unbeaten streak
L1 W1 T1/U1 W1 W1 L1 T1/U1 L5
3-1-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 1-1-2 1-2-1 1-2-1 0-4-0
9 9 9 6 5 4 4 0
BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive Player of the Week
Mike Seamon, Sr., MF Seamon led the offensive charge in Villanova’s 4-1 win over Seton Hall on Sept. 27. The senior midfielder played a hand in all four goals, scoring a pair of tallies and adding two assists. Seamon put the Wildcats on the board just 12:01 into the game and capped off the nights scoring 14:57 into the second half.
Defensive Player of the Week
SEPTEMBER Wed. 30 Villanova at Lafayette 7:00 p.m. Xavier at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. OCTOBER Fri. 2 SETON HALL at NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. SYRACUSE at RUTGERS (FiOS) 7:00 p.m. Sat. 3 18/NR ST. JOHN’S at VILLANOVA Noon PROVIDENCE at PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. 9/20 LOUISVILLE at DE PAUL 2:00 p.m. RV/13 GEORGETOWN at (NR/22) CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m. CINCINNATI at 3/5 USF 7:30 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA at MARQUETTE 8:05 p.m. BIG EAST games in all CAPS; All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change; FiOS - Verizon FiOS
THE W EEK BEH IND... SEPTEMBER Fri. 25 SYRACUSE, 0 at PROVIDENCE, 1 VILLANOVA, 0 at RV/NR GEORGETOWN, 1 9/7 LOUISVILLE, 0 at RV/NR NOTRE DAME, 4 (ESPNU) 18/22 ST. JOHN’S, 0 at CONNECTICUT, 1 DE PAUL, 1 at PITTSBURGH, 0 RUTGERS, 2 at SETON HALL, 1 (2OT) 3/5 USF, 0 at WEST VIRGINIA, 1 (OT) CINCINNATI, 0 at MARQUETTE, 1 (2OT) Sun. 27 RUTGERS, 0 at RV/NR GEORGETOWN, 2 3/5 USF, 2 at PITTSBURGH, 1 18/22 ST. JOHN’S, 0 at PROVIDENCE, 0 9/7 LOUISVILLE, 2 at MARQUETTE, 2 (2OT) CINCINNATI, 1 at RV/NR NOTRE DAME, 0 (CBS C) DE PAUL, 1 at WEST VIRGINIA, 1 (OT) SYRACUSE, 0 at CONNECTICUT, 2 VILLANOVA, 4 at SETON HALL, 1 BIG EAST games in all CAPS; CBS C - CBS College Sports Network
Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Sr., D Watson-Siriboe helped Connecticut grab its fourth and fifth shutouts of the season, both defensively and offensively. On the weekend, Watson-Siriboe and the Huskies held its opposition to just six shots on goal. The senior defender scored the lone goal in UConn’s win over then-No. 18/22 St. John’s and held the Red Storm to three shots on goal on Sept. 25. Twodays later, the Huskies shut down the Syracuse offense, also holding them to three shots on goal.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Rookie of the Week
Abel Sebele, Fr., F Sebele notched four points on the weekend in West Virginia’s wins over then-No. 3/5 USF and DePaul. The freshman forward scored the lone tally in overtime in the Mountaineers’ upset of USF on Sept. 25. Only two-days later, he had an impact in helping WVU to a 2-1 overtime win against DePaul. He played a factor in both goals, earning assists on each tally. Sebele served a corner kick into the goal box to grab the assist, while on the game-winning goal he earned the second helper.
Mark Wilber, R-So., GK Wilber had a strong week in net for the Hoyas posting two home shutouts. The redshirtsophomore earned a 1-0 win over Villanova on Sept. 25 and a 2-0 victory over Rutgers two-days later. Against a barrage of shots by Villanova, Wilbur made seven saves and then added two more against Rutgers.
BIG EAST HONOR ROLL
Jose Colchao, Georgetown, Jr., F; Josh Ford, Connecticut, R-Jr., GK; Tim Murray, Providence, Gr., GK; Matt Pyzdrowski, Marquette, Sr., GK; Michael Thomas, Notre Dame, Sr., MF 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 • (401) 272-9108 • Fax (401) 274-5967 Communications: (401) 453-0660 • Fax (401) 751-8540 • www.bigeast.org
BIG EAST Volleyball September, 28 2009 (Week 5) www.BIGEAST.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mike Gambardella, 401-453-0660 mgambardella@bigeast.org
STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES AS OF SEPT. 28 BIG EAST Pct. Record
School USF me Notre Dame Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Syracuse nia West Virginia ut Connecticut Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall Villanova Marquette Georgetown DePaul
2-0 2 0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1 -0 -0 1-0 1 -1 1 1-1 1-1 1 1 11 1-1 11-1 1 -1 1 1-1 1-1 1 1-1 0 2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.0 1 .0 .000 000 0 1.000 ..50 500 50 0 .500 .5 500 00 .500 .50 00 .500 .50 00 00 .500 ..50 50 5 500 00 .500 ..500 500 50 500 000 00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Overall Record
Pct.
Streak
9-3 8 4 8-4 1 0-6 010-6 1 0-6 0-6 10-6 8 -5 5 8-5 11-5 11 -5 5 111-6 111-6 8 -9 9 8-9 7 -8 8 7-8 8 -1 10 10 8-10 7 -11 11 7-11 11 14 11-4 10-6 10-7 6-10
.750 .667 .6 625 2 .625 .6 625 25 .625 .61 61 15 .615 .68 68 88 .688 .6 647 .647 .47 471 47 1 .471 .467 .444 ..389 3 9 38 733 .733 .625 .588 .375
W3 W2 W5 W1 W1 L1 W1 W1 W1 L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 L5
BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Player of the Week
THE W EEK AHEAD... SEPTEMBER 29 VCU at Georgetown Cincinnati at Dayton 30 Tennessee at Louisville OCTOBER 2 RUTGERS AT SYRACUSE SETON HALL AT MARQUETTE ST. JOHN’S AT GEORGETOWN CONNECTICUT AT USF VILLANOVA AT DE PAUL 3 WEST VIRGINIA AT LOUISVILLE PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI 4 PITTSBURGH AT LOUISVILLE VILLANOVA AT NOTRE DAME CONNECTICUT AT GEORGETOWN RUTGERS AT MARQUETTE WEST VIRGINIA AT CINCINNATI ST. JOHN’S AT USF SETON HALL AT SYRACUSE
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Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh, Sr., OH
Senior Meagan Dooley took home her second straight BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Week award. Dooley led the Panthers to back-to-back shutouts in home victories over Marquette quet ettte e a and nd n d S Syracuse. yra yr acuse. T ac acu The he ssenior he en e nio or po p posted ste doubledigit kills in in both bot oth a af affairs, ffa fa airss, ttallying ally al lyin ing g 1 14 4 a against gain ga nst s tthe h Golden Eagles and nd d 1 15 5 ve vversus erssu uss tthe he O he Orange. rang ra ge. e D Dooley oole oo ley wa was near perwas fect over the th he weekend, we w eek eekke en nd, committing com mmittting only on nllyy three thr hree errors on 46 chances while hitting over lead the BIG es w hile eh ittiin ng g ..565 56 5 65 o ov ver six ssets ve ets to lea EAST in hittin hitting ng pe percentage errccen nta tage tage ge tthis his week. hi we . S we She he al a also so le led the conference with a 4 4.83 5.92 .8 83 ki kkills-per-set lls-per-set mark rk and rk an nd d5 .92 points per set. Dooley had 10 blocks and is now three rejections away from moving into third on the all-time career blocks list at Pittsburgh. Freshman of the Week
Mattison Quayle, Connecticut, OH
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BIG EAST HONOR ROLL Allie Boaz, USF, Jr., RS Meghan Matusiak, Seton Hall, So., OPP Sarah Morton, Syracuse, Sr., MB Stephanie Niemer, Cincinnati, Jr., OH Serinity Philips, Notre Dame, Sr., OH THE W EEK PAST... SEPTEMBER 21 Georgetown, 3 at Howard, 0 Cincinnati, 1 at Western Michigan, 3 22 Long Island, 2 at St. John’s, 3 DePaul, 1 at Northern Illinois, 3 23 Cornell, 0 at Syracuse, 3 West Virginia, 1 at Marshall, 3 25 CINCINNATI, 3 AT VILLANOVA, 0 DE PAUL, 1 AT ST. JOHN’S, 3 NOTRE DAME, 3 AT CONNECTICUT, 1 26 USF, 3 AT RUTGERS, 1 SYRACUSE, 3 AT WEST VIRGINIA, 0 GEORGETOWN, 2 AT SETON HALL, 3 MARQUETTE, 0 AT PITTSBURGH, 3 27 USF, 3 AT SETON HALL, 0 DE PAUL, 0 AT CONNECTICUT, 3 NOTRE DAME, 3 AT ST. JOHN’S, 0 LOUISVILLE, 3 AT VILLANOVA, 1 SYRACUSE, 0 AT PITTSBURGH, 3 GEORGETOWN, 0 AT RUTGERS, 3 MARQUETTE, 2 AT WEST VIRGINIA, 3
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BIG EAST WOMEN’S SOCCER REPORT September 27, 2009 (Week 6) www.BIGEAST.org
S tandings T h r u G ames of S ept. 2 6 BIG EAST Pts. Pct. Overall Pct. Strk American Division St. John’s (23/12) 2-0-1 7 .833 8-1-1 .850 T1/U6 Connecticut (25/16) 2-1-0 6 .667 7-3-0 .700 W1 Marquette 1-1-1 4 .500 7-3-1 .682 T1 West Virginia 1-1-1 4 .750 4-3-4 .545 L1 USF 1-1-1 4 .500 4-4-2 .500 W1/U3 Pittsburgh 0-0-3 3 .500 5-2-3 .650 T2/U4 Syracuse 1-2-0 3 .333 4-5-2 .455 L1 Providence 0-2-1 1 .167 5-4-2 .545 T1 National Division Notre Dame (14/8) 3-0-0 9 1.000 7-3-0 .700 W4 Rutgers (17/13) 2-0-1 7 .833 8-1-2 .818 T1/U5 DePaul 2-1-0 6 .667 7-3-2 .667 W3 Villanova 1-1-1 4 .500 8-1-2 .818 T1/U3 Georgetown 1-1-1 4 .500 7-2-2 .727 T1 Cincinnati 1-2-0 3 .333 6-5-0 .545 L2 Seton Hall 0-2-1 1 .167 4-5-1 .450 T1 Louisville 0-3-0 0 .000 3-6-0 .333 L2
(NCSAA/Soccer America rankings) U – unbeaten; RV – receiving votes; NR – not ranked
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OCTOBER 2 GEORGETOWN at PROVIDENCE 3:00 p.m. 14/8 NOTRE DAME at WEST VIRGINIA (ESPNU) 6:00 p.m. CINCINNATI at SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. DE PAUL at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at 25/16 CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m. LOUISVILLE at 23/12 ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m. SETON HALL at USF 7:30 p.m. 17/13 RUTGERS at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. 4 DE PAUL at WEST VIRGINIA Noon LOUISVILLE at SYRACUSE Noon 17/13 RUTGERS at USF 1:00 p.m. CINCINNATI at 23/12 ST. JOHN’S 1:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at PROVIDENCE 1:00 p.m. 14/8 NOTRE DAME at PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. GEORGETOWN at 25/16 CONNECTICUT 1:00 p.m. SETON HALL at MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m. All times Eastern are subject to change
B I G E A S T W E E K LY A W A R D S Offensive Player of the Week Lauren Fowlkes, Notre Dame, Jr., F
Fowlkes earns BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors after she totaled four points (scoring two goals) in a 2-0-0 week for the Irish. Fowlkes scored the game-tying goal with 12:46 left in a 2-1 win at Cincinnati on Sept. 25. The junior also posted the gamewinner in the 50th minute of a 1-0 victory over Louisville on Sept. 27. On the year, Fowlkes is tied for the team lead with a career-high five goals and has scored in three of the last four matches. This is her first BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jessica Schuveiller, Notre Dame, So., D Schuveiller earns BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week accolades following a 2-0-0 week that included a shutout for the Irish. The sophomore also helped Notre Dame limit its opponents to 10 shots and just three shots on goal in the two wins. In a 2-1 win at Cincinnati on Sept. 25, Schuveiller also scored an unassisted gamewinner with 8:08 left in regulation. This is her first BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Kristin Russell, St. John’s, So., GK Russell earns BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors following a 1-0-1 week for the Red Storm. The sophomore totaled 18 saves over 205 minutes of play last week, including a shutout. In a 1-0 overtime win against then-No. 25/16 Connecticut on Sept. 24, Russell made seven saves and earned her fifth shutout of the season. It was just the third St. John’s win against UConn in 18 all-time meetings. In a 1-1 double-overtime tie at Providence on Sept. 27, the sophomore made 11 saves. This is her second BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honor this season, she also earned the honor on Aug. 31, 2009.
Rookie of the Week
Heidi Sabatura, Villanova, Fr., F
Quick Kicks
With no additional regular-season nonconference matchups, the BIG EAST has compiled its best win percentage in three years. The league also has posted seven wins over ranked opponents. Here’s a look at the league’s recent nonconference winning percentage: 2009 2008 2007 2006
76-33-12 73-41-14 75-40-15 77-29-23
.678 .625 .635 .686
win win win win
percentage percentage percentage percentage
TELEVISION GAMES – BIG EAST women’s soccer teams have six games set for national television broadcasts, continuing with Sunday’s ESPNU broadcast of Notre Dame at West Virginia. In addition, nine games are slated to be televised on regional sports networks meaning at least 15 games will be on the airwaves this season. The final three contests of the BIG EAST women’s soccer championship will be televised by CBS College Sports. The semifinals are set for Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. while the title game is set for noon on Nov. 8.
Sabatura earns BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honors for the third time this season having previously won the award on Aug. 24 and Sept. 7. Last week she helped the Wildcats to a 1-0-1 record while totaling five points. In a 3-1 win over Seton Hall on Sept. 24, the freshman scored two goals. In a 1-1 tie at then-No. 17/20 Rutgers on Sept. 27, Sabatura assisted on Villanova’s only goal. She has totaled 16 points on the season and ranks fourth in the league in scoring.
B I G E A S T Honor roll Chelsea Grant, DePaul, Fr., Defender Morie Kephart, Pittsburgh, Jr., Goalkeeper Amanda Pasciolla, St. John’s, Sr., Midfielder Jessica Schufelt, Connecticut, So., Forward Kat Weiler, Pittsburgh, Jr., Defender
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BIG EAST FIELD HOCKEY REPORT September 28, 2009 (Week 5) www.BIGEAST.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pamela Flenke, 401-453-0660 pflenke@bigeast.org
STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES AS OF SEPT. 20 Connecticut (5) Syracuse (6) Villanova (RV) Georgetown Louisville (16) Providence (19) Rutgers
BIG EAST 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-2 0-2
Pct. Overall 1.000 9-0 1.000 9-1 1.000 6-2 1.000 1-8 .000 5-4 .000 3-6 .000 1-9
Pct. Streak 1.000 W9 .900 W6 .750 W4 .111 L1 .556 L1 .333 L2 .100 W1
THE W EEK AHEAD...
SEPTEMBER
Tues. 29 No. 5 Connecticut at Quinnipiac Fri. Sat.
Sun. (Kookaburra/NFHCA Poll - Sept. 22)
4:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 2 No. 5 CONNECTICUT at GEORGETOWN RUTGERS at No. 16 LOUISVILLE 3 No. 6 Syracuse vs. No. 10 Massachusetts RV VILLANOVA at No. 19 PROVIDENCE Rutgers vs. No. 8 Michigan State (at Louisville, Ky.) 4 Georgetown at Richmond No. 5 Connecticut at No. 7 Princeton No. 16 Louisville vs. No. 8 Michigan State No. 6 Syracuse at RV Albany
Noon 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Noon 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
(Kookaburra/NFHCA Poll - Sept. 22)
BIG EAST games in all CAPS All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change * Georgetown home games will be played at the William I. Jacobs Recreational Complex on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C.
BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive Player of the Week
Lindsey Conrad, Syracuse, Jr., F Conrad played an integral part in No. 6 Syracuse’s 2-1 win over No. 19 Providence on Sept. 26, assisting on both goals. The following day she recorded her first hat trick of the season, boosting the Orange in their 6-0 win over Columbia. Conrad also earned an assist against the Lions, tallying a season-high nine points in one week.
THE W EEK BEHIND... SEPTEMBER
Wed. 23 No. 5 Connecticut, 6 vs. RV Harvard, 0 RV Villanova, 4 at Pennsylvania, 0 Fri. 25 GEORGETOWN, 3 at RUTGERS, 2 Sat. 26 No. 19 PROVIDENCE, 1 at No. 6 SYRACUSE, 2 No. 16 LOUISVILLE, 2 at No. 5 CONNECTICUT, 3 (2ot) Sun. 27 No. 6 Syracuse, 6 vs. Columbia, 0 Georgetown, 2 at Monmouth, 3 Rutgers, 4 vs. Sacred Heart, 3 No. 19 Providence, 1 at RV Albany, 2 (Kookaburra/NFHCA Poll - Sept. 22)
Defensive Player of the Week
Heather Bustanoby, Louisville, Sr., GK Bustanoby made a career-high 19 saves in No. 16 Louisville’s 3-2 double overtime loss at No. 5 Connecticut on Sept. 26. Despite playing with a defense that was a player down for most of the two extra frames due to cards, the senior stopped all nine of Loren Sherer’s shots, holding the nation’s No. 2 scorer scoreless for just the second time all season. The 19-save performance is a high among BIG EAST goalies this season.
BIG EAST HONOR ROLL Sept. 21: Allison Angulo, Connecticut, Fr., M/F; Kristen Volpe, Georgetown, Sr., F; Ashlyn Hudson, Providence, Jr., F; Leann Stiver, Syracuse, Fr., GK; Megan Goelz, Villanova, So., GK
BIG EAST games in all CAPS * Georgetown home games will be played at the William I. Jacobs Recreational Complex on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C.
THE BIG EAST CORNER With its 2-1 victory over No. 19 Providence, No. 6 Syracuse earned its fifth win over a ranked opponent this season. SU is tied for most wins over ranked opponents with the top four teams in the country, as No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Wake Forest, and No. 4 Virginia all have earned five wins over top-20 teams.
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