SAN FRANCISCO 2010 WOMEN’S SOCCER
USF @ Pepperdine USF @ Loyola Marymount Match 17 • Fri., Oct. 22 • 3 p.m. Match 18 • Sun., Oct. 24 • 1 p.m. Tari Frahm Rokus Field Sullivan Field Malibu, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif.
USF Heads South In Search Of First WCC Victory
WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTACT: Rachel Engrissei, Asst. Director, Media Relations raengrissei@usfca.edu (415) 422-6816 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)
San Francisco to face Pepperdine, LMU Dons head into final stretch of the season GAME NOTES
WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 SCHEDULE Record: 4-12 Home: 4-5 Road: 0-5 WCC: 0-3 Home: 0-2 Road: 0-1 DATE DAY OPPONENT AUGUST (3-0) 20 FRI. SAN JOSE STATE 27 FRI. NORTH FLORIDA 29 SUN. UC SANTA BARBARA
Neutral: 0-2
SEPTEMBER (1-7) CAL BEARS TOURNAMENT 3 Fri. Hawai’i 5 Sun. Rice 10 FRI. UC RIVERSIDE 12 SUN. NEVADA 17 Fri. No. 16 California 19 SUN. UC IRVINE 24 Fri. UC Davis 26 SUN. WASHINGTON OCTOBER (0-5) 1 Fri. 3 Sun. 10 Sun. 15 FRI. 17 SUN. 22 Fri. 24 Sun. 31 Sun. NOVEMBER (0-0) 6 SAT.
Northern Arizona Arizona Saint Mary’s* SAN DIEGO* No. 12 SANTA CLARA* Pepperdine* Loyola Marymount* Portland* GONZAGA*
HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS All home games played at Negoesco Stadium (3,000) All times pacific and subject to change * - West Coast Conference
TIME W 2-1 W 2-1 W 4-1
L 3-2 L 2-1 (OT) W 1-0 L 1-0 L 1-0 L 2-0 L 1-0 L 2-0 L1-0 L 2-1 L 1-0 L 4-1 L 2-0 3 PM 1 PM 1 PM 2 PM
THIS WEEK: The Dons will take a road swing through Southern California this weekend, facing off against Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. USF will face the Waves Friday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. in Maliibu before heading down the PCH to take on the Lions, Sunday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. NEXT WEEK: USF will make a short trip to Portland to face the nationally-ranked No. 2 Pilots on Halloween. The Dons and Pilots will face off at Menlo Field at 1 p.m. LAST WEEK: San Francisco is still in search of its first WCC victory of the year, after falling to both San Diego and then-No. 12 Santa Clara last weekend. Friday, USD scored three goals in the opening six minutes to propel the Toreros to a 4-1 win over the Dons. Keonna Robinson scored the Dons, recording her first goal of the season. Sunday, Santa Clara jumped early, as well, scoring two goals in the opening seven minutes. USF rebounded to hold the Broncos scoreless throughout the remainder of the match, but fell 2-0. ROBINSON SNAPS SHUTOUT: Not only did Keonna Robinson’s goal Friday against San Diego allow the Dons to avoid a shutout, it also was just the second time in five years the Dons have scored against the Toreros. Prior to a 3-2 loss last season, the Dons had not scored against San Diego since a 2-1 double overtime victory in 2005. DONS SNAP SCORELESS STREAK: Thanks to Molly Hall’s goal at Arizona, USF snapped a seven match shutout streak. During the span, USF went scoreless for 648 minutes. Prior to the streak, the Dons had not been shutout all season and were on a record scoring pace. The last time USF was shutout in four or more matches was in 2008, when the Dons suffered seven straight shutouts to close out the season. DONS OPEN HOME SLATE 4-0: Through the first four home matches of the season, USF was 4-0-0 when play on the Hilltop. The last time the Dons went 4-0 to open the home slate was in 1997. NORWEGIAN DUO EARNS NATIONAL ATTENTION: Christina Moberg and Hanna Haanes, both freshmen on the USF women’s soccer team, have been named to the Top Drawer National 100 Division I College Freshmen. Moberg and Haanes, both natives of Norway, are two of eight freshmen from the West Coast Conference to appear on this week’s list. Moberg is ranked 89th this week, while Haanes is listed at 91st. San Francisco is just one of two West Coast Conference schools to land two or more freshman in this week’s ranks. Portland leads the pack with three honors, including the highest ranked WCC representative, Erin Dees. The Pilots’ goalkeeper checks in at No. 9. Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara, Pepperdine and Saint Mary’s all have one student-athlete ranked. GOALS A PLENTY: The four goals against Santa Barbara (Aug. 29) marked the first time since a 4-0 victory over Cal State Northridge in 2006 that the Dons have scored four or more tallies against a Division I opponent. USF scored 11 goals through the opening five matches of the season. The last time USF scored 11 or more goals in the opening five matches of the season was in 2003. During the 2003 campaign, the Dons scored 17 goals in the first five matches, mainly thanks to an 8-0 victory over San Jose State. LANDMARK TO START THE SEASON: The season opening win against San Jose State marked the 175th victory in USF women’s soccer history. In 25 years on the Hilltop, The Dons have amassed a 177-283-33 record. Under the guidance of current head coach Mark Carr, San Francisco is 18-43-10.