WSOC Week #1 - San Jose State

SAN FRANCISCO 2010 WOMEN’S SOCCER

San Jose State @ USF Match 1 • Fri., Aug. 20 • 4 p.m.

Negoesco Stadium San Francisco, Calif.

Dons open 2010 at home against San Jose State

WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTACT: Rachel Engrissei, Asst. Director, Media Relations raengrissei@usfca.edu (415) 422-6816 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)

USF ranked as one of the most improved teams in the country in 2009 Head coach Mark Carr enters his fourth year on the Hilltop GAME NOTES

WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 SCHEDULE Record: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 WCC: -- Home: -- Road: -DATE DAY OPPONENT AUGUST (0-0) 20 FRI. SAN JOSE STATE 27 FRI. NORTHERN FLORIDA 29 SUN. UC SANTA BARBARA

THIS WEEK: The University of San Francisco women’s soccer team will kick off the 2010 season Friday as it hosts Bay Area rival San Jose State at Negoesco Stadium at 4 p.m.

Neutral: 0-0

SEPTEMBER (0-0)

CAL BEARS TOURNAMENT 3 Fri. Hawai’i 5 Sun. Rice 10 FRI. UC RIVERSIDE 12 SUN. NEVADA 17 Fri. California 19 Sun. UC Irvine 24 Fri. UC Davis 26 Sun. Washington

TIME 4 PM 7 PM 1 PM

1:30 PM 1 PM 7 PM 1 PM 1:30 PM 1 PM 3 PM 1 PM

OCTOBER (0-0) 1 Fri. 3 Sun. 10 Sun. 15 FRI. 17 SUN. 22 Fri. 24 Sun. 31 Sun.

Northern Arizona Arizona Saint Mary’s* SAN DIEGO* SANTA CLARA* Pepperdine* Loyola Marymount* Portland*

3 PM 1 PM 1 PM 7 PM 1 PM 3 PM 1 PM 1 PM

NOVEMBER (0-0) 6 SAT.

GONZAGA*

2 PM

HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS All home games played at Negoesco Stadium (3,000) All times pacific and subject to change * - West Coast Conference

NEXT WEEK: USF will host two matches on the Hilltop next week as it wraps up the month of August. The Dons will play host to Northern Florida Friday, Aug. 27 before welcoming UC Santa Barbara Sunday, Aug. 29.

DONS IMPROVE GREATLY IN 2009: According to Sopis Sports – a sports information company that covers collegiate sports, the USF women’s soccer program was one of the most improved Division I women’s soccer programs in 2009. USF finished 23rd in the ranking, with a 1.08 improvement rating. San Francisco posted a 5-13-2 record in 2008, before improving to 7-7-5 in 2009.

USF WELCOMES IMPRESSIVE RECRUITING CLASS: The Dons welcome 10 newcomers to the Hilltop this season. The class begin their USF careers as one of the most highly touted recruiting classes in program history. The group includes two international students and five that hail from the state of California.

MARIS, ROBERTS, O’BRIEN RETURN FOR FINAL HURRAH: San Francisco welcomes back three seniors in 2010 – Lauren Maris, Afyia Roberts and Ashley O’Brien. Maris, a midfielder, has appeared in all 57 matches of her collegiate career and enters the season as the Dons’ top returning scorer from a year ago. For her career, she has amassed five goals and three assists for 13 total points. Roberts transferred to USF from UC Davis in 2008 as a sophomore. Since her arrival, she has started 39 matches and helped the defense record eight shutouts. O’Brien joined the Dons a year ago from UConn. As a junior, she made an immediate impact earning All-Region second team honors. She was also tabbed with West Coast Conference Honorable Mention honors.

25th ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S SOCCER: The 2010 season marks the 25th Anniversary of women’s soccer on the Hilltop. In 1985, Erik Visser became the first head coach of the program, recruiting essentially a team of walk-ons. Since the programs founding, Visser has moved on to become the head coach of the men’s program and the women’s soccer program has amassed a 170-254-32 all-time record. The 1985 team is pictured below.

2009 USF WOMEN’S SOCCER

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2010 SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN’S SOCCER GENERAL INFORMATION

School Name ........................University of San Francisco Location.................................................. 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 Religious Affiliation............................. Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Year Founded................................................................... 1855 Enrollment........................................................................ 8,000 Conference.................................... West Coast Conference National Affiliation...................................NCAA Division I Nickname...........................................................................Dons Colors.................................................................. Green & Gold Home Field..............................Neogesco Stadium (3,000) President......................................Fr. Stephen J. Privett, S.J. VP, Business and Finance....................................... Charlie Cross Athletic Director...................................Debra Gore-Mann

USF WSOC DIRECTORY

Mark Carr ............................................................Head Coach Fourth Year . .............................. (Bournemouth, 2001) 422-6001............................................mccarr@usfca.edu Maite Zabala . .................................Assistant Head Coach Fourth Year . .........................................(California 2001) 422-2269.................................... mmzabala@usfca.edu Mike Herman . ............................................Assistant Coach Third Year ........................................(Saint Mary’s, 2007) Alex Parlan .............................................................. 422-2725 Women’s Soccer Athletic Trainer............ ajparlan@usfca.edu Dr. Ken Akizuki......................................Team Orthopedist Dr. William Montgomery....................... Team Orthopedist

QUICK FACTS

Carr’s Coaching Record at USF 14-33-10 - Three Years Carr’s Overall Coaching Record 14-33-10 - Six Years 2009 Overall Record.................................................... 7-7-5 WCC Record......................................................... 1-6-0 (T7th) Highest National Rank.................................................. N/A NCAA Appearances.............................................................. 0 Last NCAA Appearance................................................ N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................. 15/8 Starters Returning/Lost................................................. 7/3 Newcomers................................................................................7 Women’s Soccer SID................................Rachel Engrissei (415) 422-6168.........................raengrissei@usfca.edu

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS: San Jose State enters the 2010 season looking to continue its success from a year ago. Last season, the Spartans won the regular season Western Athletic Conference championship with a 11-6-3 overall record. Sophomore defender Jessica Ingram, who was recently selected as the 2010 Preseason WAC Defender of the Year, leads the Spartans as they look to defend their conference title. San Jose State is coached by Jeff Leightman, who is in his third year at SJSU, was named the WAC Coach of the Year in 2009.

VETERANS LOOK TO HOLD ON, FILL VOID: The San Francisco offense will be missing a big component from 2009, but still has its self planted for the upcoming season. Missing from the line-up will be last year’s leading scorer, Kristina Hall, but on the upside, a majority of the Dons’ offensive efforts will return to the pitch. The 15 veterans on the USF roster accounted for 14 of the Dons’ 24 goals last season and 42 of the total 64 points.

DONS FACE TOUGH CHALLENGE AHEAD: Ten home matches and seven NCAA postseason teams highlight the Dons’ 2010 slate. San Francisco will spilt the season evenly between Negoesco Stadium and the road, playing 10 as the home team and 10 as the visitors. Despite the even schedule, USF will not spend a night away from home until they head to the State of Arizona the first weekend of October. Included in the schedule are seven contests against teams that advanced to the postseason last year, including West Coast Conference Champion Portland.

In 2009, the perennial powerhouse Pilots advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.

FORMER DON NAMED TO HAITIAN NATIONAL TEAM: Former Don Samantha Brand, who graduated from USF in May, has been named to the Haitian National Women’s Soccer Team. Brand, whose grandparents were born in Haiti, played for the Dons from 2006 to 2009. Brand joins Fiona O’Sullivan (2004-07) as a former San Francisco standout currently playing for a National Team. O’ Sullivan currently plays for her native Ireland.

CARR BEGINS FOURTH YEAR ON THE HILLTOP: Head coach Mark Carr is entering his fourth year at the helm of the Dons. Last season, Carr led USF to an eight-match unbeaten streak en route to its 7-7-5 final record. Under his guidance, the Dons have landed six All-WCC honorees, two All-Region selections, three WCC All-Academic nods and one USF Class Valedictorian.

DONS LAND TWO 2009 ALL-REGION ACCOLADES: Former Don Kristina Hall and 2010 senior Ashley O’Brien were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) AllWest Region Second Team last season. Hall led the Dons with four goals, one assist for nine total points last year. O’Brien, who transferred to USF from Connecticut, added a goal and two assists last season for the Green and Gold. The duo was the first Dons to be named to an All-Region Team since Annika Schmidt in 2001.

TWO NORWEGIANS ARRIVE ON THE HILLTOP: Christina Moberg and Hanna Haanes, both natives of Norway, will begin their collegiate careers at USF Friday. Hannes comes to San Francisco with a plethora of international experience under her belt. The freshman has competed for the U16, U17, U19, U20 and U23 Norwegian National Teams. She was named Player of the Match in WEB ADDRESSES University of San Francisco.............................. www.usfca.edu two European Championship contests. Moberg joins to USF after leading First Division Asker FK USF Athletics.......................................www.USFDons.com to a 2007 Norwegian Cup Championship. While playing for Asker, Moberg tallied an impressive West Coast Conference................................ www.WCCSports.com 30 goals.

NCAA................................................www.NCAASports.com

NEGOESCO UNVEILS NEW LOOK: Negoesco Stadium is sporting a new look this season. Over the summer, new FieldTurf was installed at the Dons’ home facility. Friday’s contest against the Spartans will mark the first match played on the turf.

2010 WCC Standings Team SMC USD PEP USF GON SCU POR LMU

WCC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Overall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

2009 USF Women’s Soccer Team Leaders Goals........................................................................................................... Kristina Hall, 4 Game Winning Goals...................................................... Alyson Drake/Laura Gordon, 2 Assists.......................................................................................................... Six tied with 2 Points...........................................................................................................Kristina Hall, 8 Shots............................................................................................................ Molly Hall, 46 Goals Against Average........................................................................... Kelly Pohle, 1.25 Saves........................................................................................................... Kelly Pohle, 70 Shutouts....................................................................................................... Kelly Pohle, 5

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2010 USF WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Name Noelle Salter Kelly Hoose Layla Martin Megan Connor Rita Hurlbut Ashley O’Brien Ashlyn Mazur Alyson Drake Meritt Peterson Keonna Robinson Barrett Bestard Hanna Haanes Kelsey Moe Afiya Roberts Heather Haney Kelli Woodard Laruen Maris Christina Moberg Kelly Farrell Andie Stone Joan Piasta Molly Hall Jane Shook Tyler Campagna Ariana Carillo

Pos. GK D MF F MF D D MF MF MF D F F D GK D MF MF D D MF F D MF F

Ht. 5-9 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-4 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-5 5-5 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-6

Yr. SO FR FR SO FR RS-SR SO SO JR RS-JR SO FR FR SR FR JR SR FR SO FR RS-SO JR JR FR FR

Ex. 1V HS HS 1V HS 1V 1V 1V 2V 2V 1V HS HS 2V HS 2V 3V HS 1V HS 1V 2V 2V HS HS

Hometown/Previous School Agoura, Calif./Oaks Christian HS Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos HS Tucson, Ariz./University HS Oak Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS West Hills, Calif./Chaminade HS Broad Brook, Conn./Connecticut Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill HS Valencia, Calif./Valencia HS Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt HS Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s HS San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS Oslo, Norway/Wang Academy Salem, Ore./South Salem HS Fremont, Calif./UC Davis Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS Glendale, Ariz./Deer Valley HS Bellevue, Wash./Issaquah HS Kristiansand, Norway/Top Athlete HS Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe HS Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS Santa Rosa, Calif./Ursuline HS Santa Clarita, Calif./Canyon HS Santa Cruz, Calif./Santa Cruz HS San Rafael, Calif./Terra Linda HS Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS

HEAD COACH: Mark Carr, 4th Year (Bournemouth University, 2001) ASSISTANT COACH: Maite Zabala, 4th Year (California, 2001) ASSISTANT COACH: Mike Herman, 3rd Year (Saint Mary’s, 2007)

The Automated ScoreBook 2010 USF WOMEN’S SOCCER Univ. San Francisco Combined Team Statistics (as of Jul 27, 2010) 2009 FINAL STATS All games

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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

* * * * * * *

Date Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 30 Sep 04 Sep 06 Sep 11 Sep 13 Sep 18 Sep 20 Sep 25 Sep 27 Oct 11 Oct 16 Oct 18 Oct 23 Oct 25 Oct 30 Nov 01 Nov 07

Opponent SAN FRANCISCO STATE MARIST ACADEMY OF ART LONG ISLAND FAIRFIELD at UCRWS at Cal State Fullerton UNLV at Pacific at Eastern Washington at Seattle University SAINT MARY'S #20 SANTA CLARA #25 SAN DIEGO at GONZAGA BULLDOGS at #2 Portland at Loyola Marymount at CSU Bakersfield PEPPERDINE

TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct.

Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct.

Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg

OVERALL 7-7-5 1-6 6-1-5

W W W L W To2 To2 To2 To2 To2 W Wot L L L L L W L

Score 2-0 2-0 4-0 0-2 3-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-3 1-3 0-8 0-2 1-0 1-2

Att. 150 214 286 327 215 193 260 248 112 60 274 127 707 536 203 4059 310 0 267

USF

OPP

23-204 1.21 .113 81-204 .397 10.7 80 2-2

26-200 1.37 .130 92-200 .460 10.5 74 2-2

20 1

14 1

3077 10/308 0/0

5471 9/608

HOME 5-4-1 1-3 4-1-1 ##

Player

2 25 4 20 10 16 8 15 13 9 7 6 24 19 23 27 12 11 5 22 21 18 17 1 00

HALL, Kristina HALL, Molly CONNOR, Megan MARIS, Lauren DRAKE, Alyson GORDON, Laura O'BRIEN, Ashley BUCCI, Megan ROBINSON, Keonna MAZUR, Ashlyn CHOLGER, Camile BRAND, Samantha PIASTA, Joan WOODARD, Kelli CALDWELL, Kallie DeARAUJO, Jamie PETERSON, Meritt KAUFMAN, Abbey PHILLIPS, Lauren FARRELL, Kelly BESTARD, Barret GARLAND, Sarah ROBERTS, Afyia SALTER, Noelle POHLE, Kelly Total Opponents

Goalie 1 SALTER, Noelle 00 POHLE, Kelly 18 GARLAND, Sarah ##

Total Opponents

AWAY 2-3-4 0-3 2-0-4

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

gp g a 17 4 1 19 3 2 15 3 2 19 3 2 16 3 0 11 2 1 19 1 2 16 1 2 14 1 1 18 1 1 2 1 0 19 0 2 19 0 1 17 0 1 18 0 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 0 4 0 0 19 0 0 19 23 18 19 26 24 GP 3 19 3 19 19

Min. 59:52 1730:58 28:55 1819:45 1819:45

pts

sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att

9 25 .160 8 46 .065 8 21 .143 8 15 .200 6 15 .200 5 6 .333 4 19 .053 4 13 .077 3 7 .143 3 4 .250 2 8 .125 2 4 .000 1 7 .000 1 2 .000 0 8 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 64 204 .113 76 200 .130 GA

0 24 2 26 23

8 .320 22 .478 8 .381 8 .533 6 .400 4 .667 3 .158 2 .154 4 .571 3 .750 2 .250 3 .750 1 .143 1 .500 5 .625 0 .000 1 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 81 .397 92 .460

GAAvg Saves

0.00 1.25 6.22 1.29 1.14

Goals by Period Univ. San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

OT

OT2

8 11

14 15

1 0

0 0

Shots by Period Univ. San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

OT

OT2

92 101 100 88

5 5

6 7

Saves by Period Univ. San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

OT

OT2

33 33

33 31

4 1

4 0

Corners by Period Univ. San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

OT

OT2

34 39

41 30

2 3

3 2

Fouls by Period Univ. San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

OT

OT2

94 109 94 102

8 7

6 6

0 70 2 74 65

Total 23 26 Total 204 200 Total 74 65 Total 80 74 Total 217 209

1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7

1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2

Pct

W-L-T

Sho

.000 .745 .500 .740 .739

0-0-0 7-7-5 0-0-0 7-7-5 7-7-5

0.0 5.0 0.0 7 6