SEP. 17, 2014 • VOL IV
LORAS WOMEN’S SOCCER 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM
2014 SCHEDULE
JIM NAPRSTEK, WOMEN’S SOCCER SID • JAMES.NAPRSTEK@LORAS.EDU • OFFICE: 563.588.7407
QUICK HITS
OVERALL: 4-4 (HOME: 0-2, AWAY: 4-2, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0)
PREVIEWING THE THUNDER...
AUG 29
@ #19 UW-WHITEWATER
W, 1-0 In their only contest this week, Loras hosts Wheaton College, who is currently
AUG 31
VS. #4 WASH.- ST. LOUIS
L, 2-0 The Thunder are coming off a 20-2-2 season that ended one stop shy of the Final
SEP 2
@ CARROLL
W, 2-0
SEP 5
VS. AUGSBURG
L, 2-1
SEP 7
@ AUGUSTANA
W, 2-1 DeMoss. The Elburn, Illinois native finished the 2013 season with 10 goals and
SEP 10
@ CARTHAGE
L, 3-1 Wysocki who returns for her senior campaign. Wysocki finished with 11 goals
SEP 13
@ ST. OLAF
W, 3-0
and five assists for 27 points.
SEP 14
@ ST. BENEDICT’S
L, 3-1
ROTHERT RECEIVES BIZTIMES RISING STARS AWARD...
SEP 20
VS. #4/#3 WHEATON
4:00 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2014 with the prestigious BizTimes Rising Stars
SEP 24
VS. UW-PLATTEVILLE
7:00 PM community and business leaders under the age of 40.
SEP 27
VS. CENTRAL*
2:00 PM
OCT 1
VS. DUBUQUE*
OCT 4
VS. BUENA VISTA*
Rising Stars Award winners demonstrate leadership in business, serve as 5:00 PM role models for others and volunteer within their community. The eight Rising Stars Award winners were honored alongside their families and colleagues at a 2:00 PM breakfast at the Diamond Jo Casino.
OCT 11
@ SIMPSON*
2:00 PM In addition to being head soccer coach, Rothert has played a key role in the
OCT 18
@ LUTHER*
3:00 PM and served as chair of the NCAA III Men’s Soccer Association in 2012. He has
OCT 20
VS. CONCORDIA- MINN.
3:30 PM
ranked No. 2 in the nation in the latest NSCAA/Continential Tire National Poll.
Four, falling to Trinity University 2-1. Wheaton returns its starting goalkeeper in Kelsey Graham who went 18-1-0 last year with a 0.62 Goals Against Average. On offense, the Thunder lose their leading scorer and All-American Leah 11 assists, totaling 31 points. Behind DeMoss on the scoresheet was Bailey
Loras College Head Soccer Coach Dan Rothert (‘96) was one of eight honored
Award. Since 2003, the Rising Stars Awards recognizes the achievements of
development of a new strategic plan for the Athletic Department at Loras College
OCT 25
VS. WARTBURG*
been named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year 13 times and Regional Coach of the Year three times. Following the 2012 season, Rothert was named the CaptainU National Coach of the Year after Loras advanced to the NCAA Final 5:00 PM Four for the third time in program history.
OCT 28
VS. COE*
5:00 PM
SENIOR NIGHT
IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
NOV 1 NOV 5 NOV 8
FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
NOV 14-16 NOV 21-23 DEC 5-6
REGIONALS SECTIONALS FINAL FOUR
DUHAWKS CRUISE WITH 3-0 WIN OVER ST. OLAF…
Early goals by Loras put the game out of reach from the start as they cruised to a 3-nil victory over St. Olaf on Saturday, September 13. Freshman Maura Walsh TBA netted her third game-winner of the year in the 21’ to spring the Duhawks to the TBA TBA road victory. Coming off a disappointing 3-1 defeat in midweek play to Carthage, Loras hoped
TBA that a change of scenery would help them get back on winning terms. Walsh TBA made sure of that, finishing the setup from junior Claire Murphy for the first goal TBA of the match in the 21’.
WILSON PERFORMING UNDER PRESSURE...
Although the Duhawks’ record has not shown it, Senior goalkeeper Hannah WIlson has performed well under the tough pressure she has received from opponents early in the season. Wilson has netted 700 minutes in Loras’ first eight games. In those games, she has been tested with 117 shots and made 53 saves resulting in a 0.828 save percentage.