WSOC Week #3 - Hawai'i/Rice

SAN FRANCISCO 2010 WOMEN’S SOCCER

USF v. Hawai’i Match 4 • Fri., Sept. 3 • 1:30 p.m.

Cal Bears Tournament Berkeley, Calif.

Dons Take Short Trip East For The Weekend

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

San Francisco looks to remain perfect on the season USF earns first regional rank in six years GAME NOTES

WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 SCHEDULE Record: 3-0 Home: 3-0 Road: 0-0 WCC: -- Home: -- Road: -DATE DAY OPPONENT AUGUST (3-0) 20 FRI. SAN JOSE STATE 27 FRI. NORTH FLORIDA 29 SUN. UC SANTA BARBARA

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 W 2-1 W 2-1 W 4-1

1:30 PM 12:30 PM 7 PM 1 PM 1 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

USF v. Rice Match 5 • Sun., Sept. 5 • 1:00 p.m.

Cal Bears Tournament Berkeley, Calif.

THIS WEEK: The Dons will take two short trips across the Bay this weekend to participate in the California Invitational in Berkeley. USF will open the four-team event Friday, Sept. 3 at 1:30 against Hawai’i. San Francisco will return to the East Bay Sunday, Sept. 5 at 12:30 p.m. to face Rice.

TIME CHANGES: Some schedules may reflect an inncorrect times for Sunday’s match against Rice.

Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Addtionally, the match against California on Sept. 17 has been moved to 1 p.m.

NEXT WEEK: USF will return to the Hilltop next weekend as they welcome UC Riverside and Nevada to Neogesco Stadium. The Dons will host the Highlanders Friday, Sept. 10 under the lights at 7 p.m., before clashing with the Wolfpack Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m.

LAST WEEK: The Dons remained undefeated on the season last weekend, going 2-0-0 against North Florida and UC Santa Barbara. After dispatching the Osprey’s 2-1 Friday night, San Francisco took a big victory from the Gauchos Sunday, 4-1. Friday night, Christina Moberg and Ashley O’Brien each scored goals off set pieces for the Green and Gold. In the big win Sunday, Lauren Maris, Hanna Haanes, Molly Hall and O’Brien netted goals for the Dons. O’Brien led USF on the weekend with two goals and an assist.

SAN FRANCISCO, AND WCC, FARE WELL OUT WEST: After a convincing 4-1 victory over defending Big West Champion UC Santa Barbara Sunday, the USF women’s soccer team has earned a spot West Region top-10, as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Monday. The Dons are currently ranked seventh in the West, boasting an unblemished 3-0-0 record. The regional rank marks the first time since 2004 that USF has earned the recognition. This week, all eight West Coast Conference schools appear in the rank. Portland tops the rankings with San Diego, and Santa Clara rounding out the top three. Pepperdine is listed fifth, followed by Loyola Marymount and USF. Saint Mary’s is ranked eighth and Gonzaga rounds out WCC schools tied for tenth.

ASHLEY O’BRIEN EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Ashley O’Brien has been named a national Primetime Performer of the Week, as announced by CollegeSoccer360.com. O’Brien played an integral role in the Dons’ two victories last week, scoring two goals and an assist. With nine seconds remaining in the opening half against North Florida, the senior defender scored an unassisted goal off of a free kick. Sunday, in a big 4-1 victory over defending Big West Champion UC Santa Barbara, O’Brien capped scoring with a goal late in the match. After being passed the ball from Molly Hall, The senior fired a shot from 10 yards out into the left side of the net. O’Brien also registered her assist Sunday, assisting on Hanna Haanes’ game-winning goal in the first half.

UNBLEMISHED TO START THE SEASON: San Francisco’s 3-0-0 unblemished record marks the first time since 1996 that the Dons have gone undefeated against a trio of Division I foes to open the season. Last year, USF opened with a 3-0-0 mark, facing one Division I opponent.

GOALS A PLENTY: Sunday’s four goals against Santa Barbara 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. To date, USF has scored eight goals through the opening three matches of the season.

The feat ties the school record for goals against Division I opponents in the opening three games of the season. USF also accomplished the feat in 2003 and 1995. Last season, San Francisco scored eight goals in the first three matches, but four of the goals came against a lower tier opponent. The Dons’ eight goals this season currently leads the West Coast Conference.

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 177-266-33 record. Under the guidance of current head coach Mark Carr, San Francisco is 17-33-10.

HAANES, MOBERG MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPACT: USF’s Hanna Haanes and Christina Moberg have made an immediate impact since arriving on the Hilltop. The freshman duo accounts for half of the Dons’ goals scored, half of the Dons’ total points, a third of the assists, a third of the shots on goal and two of three game-winning goals. Moberg current leads the team with six points - two goals and two assists.

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DON OF A NEW ERA • 2 SCOUTING HAWAI’I: Hawai’i enters the tournament looking to improve on a 1-3 record and snap a two-match losing streak. Hawai’i is paced by Mari Punzal, who has recorded four points - two goals, on 15 shots. As a team, Hawai’i has fired 64 shots on the season, connecting for five goals. In its last outing, Hawai’i dropped a 1-0 overtime decision to visiting Long Island as part of the OHANA Hotels and Resorts No Ka Oi. Hawai’i is coached by Pinsoom Tenzing. Tenzing has been with the Wahine for 16 years, serving as the founder of the program.

2010 SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN’S SOCCER GENERAL INFORMATION

School Name ........................University of San Francisco Location.................................................. 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 SCOUTING RICE: Rice travels to Berkeley with a 1-2 overall record. The Owls Religious Affiliation............................. Roman Catholic (Jesuit) most recently dropped a 2-0 decision to visiting Texas Tech. Rice has been shutYear Founded................................................................... 1855 out in both losses this season, also dropping a 1-0 at Baylor to open the 2010 Enrollment........................................................................ 8,000 campaign. Rice is paced by Kate Edwards with two goals and four points. EdConference.................................... West Coast Conference wards has taken 10 shots this season, two on goal. Despite their record, Rice’s National Affiliation...................................NCAA Division I defense has held opponents to 28 shots to date. The Owls are coached by Chris Nickname...........................................................................Dons Huston, who is in her 11th year with Rice. Huston is the only head coach in the Colors.................................................................. Green & Gold history of Owls’ soccer.

Home Field..............................Neogesco Stadium (3,000) President......................................Fr. Stephen J. Privett, S.J. VP, Business and Finance....................................... Charlie Cross OFFENSE ON STRONG PACE: San Francisco’s offense has stepped up its game this fall, already scoring over Athletic Director...................................Debra Gore-Mann a third of the goals scored last year for the Dons. In 2009, USF recorded 23 goals on the season. To date, San Francisco has posted eight in three matches – matching the pace from last year but over a third of the total goals scored from a season ago. Individually, the Dons are posting better numbers as well. For the past two USF WSOC DIRECTORY Mark Carr ............................................................Head Coach seasons, the Dons’ assist leader for the season had recorded two assists. Three members of the Green and Fourth Year . .............................. (Bournemouth, 2001) Gold accomplished the feat in 2008, while six did last season. This season, Molly Hall and Christina Moberg 422-6001............................................mccarr@usfca.edu each have earned two assists. Both of Hall’s assists came against UC Santa Barbara last Sunday.

Maite Zabala . .................................Assistant Head Coach DONS IMPROVE GREATLY IN 2009: According to Sopis Sports – a sports information company that covers Fourth Year . .........................................(California 2001) collegiate sports, the USF women’s soccer program was one of the most improved Division I women’s soccer 422-2269.................................... mmzabala@usfca.edu programs in 2009. USF finished 23rd in the ranking, with a 1.08 improvement rating. San Francisco posted a Mike Herman . ............................................Assistant Coach 5-13-2 record in 2008, before improving to 7-7-5 in 2009.

Third Year ........................................(Saint Mary’s, 2007) Alex Parlan .............................................................. 422-2725 FRESHMEN CARRY DONS IN OPENING CONTEST: San Francisco’s offense in the opening game fired off 13 Women’s Soccer Athletic Trainer............ ajparlan@usfca.edu shots, nine in the first half, while the Spartans took just six. Of the Dons’ 13 total shots, USF newcomers acDr. Ken Akizuki......................................Team Orthopedist counted for six, nearly half. The freshmen also tallied three of the Green and Gold’s six shots on goal. To top Dr. William Montgomery....................... Team Orthopedist it off, newcomers – Christina Moberg and Hanna Haanes - accounted for all of the scoring for USF, as Moberg registered a goal and assist and Haanes, a goal.

QUICK FACTS

Carr’s Coaching Record at USF 17-33-10 - Three Years Carr’s Overall Coaching Record 17-33-10 - 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

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.

TWO NORWEGIANS ARRIVE ON THE HILLTOP: Christina Moberg and Hanna Haanes, both natives of Norway, are in the first season of their collegiate careers at USF. 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 two European Championship contests.

Moberg joins to USF after leading First Division Asker FK to a 2007 Norwegian Cup Championship. While playing for Asker, Moberg tallied an impressive 30 goals. To date, the duo has recorded four goals and two assists for USF, while taking 10 shots, five on goal. Two of the Dons’ three game-winning goals have come thanks to the efforts of the Norwegians.

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 University of San Francisco.............................. www.usfca.edu match played on the turf.

USF Athletics.......................................www.USFDons.com West Coast Conference................................ www.WCCSports.com 25th ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S SOCCER: The 2010 season marks the 25th Anniversary of women’s soccer NCAA................................................www.NCAASports.com 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 177-266-33 all-time record.

WEB ADDRESSES

2010 WCC Standings

Team USF USD POR SMC SCU LMU PEP GON

FRESHMEN SEE TIME AS STARTERS: Five freshman - over half of the incoming class - have earned starting nods so far in 2010. Hanna Haanes, Christina Moberg and Tyler Campagna have each earned starts in all three matches, while Layla Martin and Heather Haney have started one match a piece. Kelly Hoose, Kelsey WCC

Overall Moe and Andie Stone, all newcomers this season, have also seen significant playing time as reserves for the W L T GF GA W L T GF GA Dons.

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2010 USF Women’s Soccer Team Leaders Goals............................................................... Christina Moberg/Hanna Haanes/Ashley O’Brien, 2 Game Winning Goals..................................... Christina Moberg/Hanna Haanes/Ashley O’Brien, 1 Assists............................................................................................... Christina Moberg/Molly Hall, 2 Points................................................................................................................... Christina Moberg, 6 Shots................................................................................................................................ Molly Hall, 7 Goals Against Average............................................................... Noelle Salter/Heather Haney, 1.00 Saves............................................................................................................................ Noelle Salter, 4 Shutouts.......................................................................................................................................... n/a

2010 USF WOMEN’S SOCCER

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2010 West Region Rankings

USF In the WCC Stats

(as of 9/1/10)

1. Portland 2. San Diego 3. Santa Clara 4. Long Beach State 5. Pepperdine Loyola Marymount 7. San Francisco 8. St. Mary’s 9. UC Santa Barbara 10. UC Irvine Gonzaga

(as of 9/1/10)

4-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-1 3-0-1 2-1-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-1

2010 Individual Accolades (as of 9/1/10)

CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week Aug. 30 Ashley O’Brien (2G, 1A)

Team (Top-4) Shots............................................. 4th, 31 Goals................................................ 1st, 7 Assists............................................. 2nd, 6 Goals Allowed.............................. 4th, 3 Points............................................. 1st, 22 Goals Per Game...................... 1st, 2.67 Assists Per Game................... 1st, 2.00 Goals Against Average........ 4th, 1.00 Corners......................................... 3rd, 17 Individual (Top-10)

Points

T2. Christina Moberg, 6

T8. Molly Hall, 4

Goals

T3. Hanna Haanes, 2

T3. Christina Moberg, 2

T3. Ashley O’Brien, 2

Points Per Game

T3. Christina Moberg, 2.00

Goals Per Game

T4. Hanna Haanes, 0.67

T4. Christina Moberg, 0.67

T4. Ashley O’Brien, 0.67

Assists

T3. Christina Moberg, 0.67

T3. Molly Hall, 0.67

T9. Jane Shook, 0.50

T9. Ashley O’Brien, 0.50 Game-Winning Goals

T3. Haana Haanes, 0.33

T3. Ashley O’Brien, 0.33

T3. Christina Moberg, 0.33

Assists Per Game

T3. Christina Moberg, 0.67

T3. Molly Hall, 0.67

T7. Jane Shook, 0.50

Goals Against Average

T5. Noelle Salter, 1.00

T5. Heather Haney, 1.00 Save Percentage

5. Heather Haney, .750

8. Noelle Salter, .667 Saves

T7. Noelle Salter, 4

9. Heather Haney, 3 Saves Per Game

5. Heather Haney, 3.00

T7. Noelle Salter, 2.00

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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 Barett Bestard Hanna Haanes Kelsey Moe Afiya Roberts Heather Haney Kelli Woodard Lauren 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 For Soccer 2010 USF WOMEN’S SOCCER San Francisco Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 29, 2010) 2010 STATS OF 9/1/10) All (AS games

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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 29

Opponent SJSU UNF UCSB

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

W W W

Att. 284 156 346

USF

OPP

8-31 2.67 .258 16-31 .516 10.3 17 1-1

3-19 1.00 .158 10-19 .526 6.3 13 0-0

1 0

2 0

786 3/262 0/0

0 0/0

HOME 3-0 0-0 3-0 ##

Player

21 8 15 25 20 26 10 9 13 6 28 27 24 23 19 17 16 14 12 4 3 2 1

MOBERG, Christina O'BRIEN, Ashley HAANES, Hanna HALL, Molly MARIS, Lauren SHOOK, Jane DRAKE, Alyson MAZUR, Ashlyn ROBINSON, Keonna HURLBUT, Rita CARILLO, Ariana CAMPAGNA, Tyler PIASTA, Joan STONE, Andie WOODARD, Kelli ROBERTS, Afiya MOE, Kelsey BESTARD, Barret PETERSON, Meritt CONNOR, Megan MARTIN, Layla HOOSE, Kelly SALTER, Noelle Total Opponents

Goalie 1 SALTER, Noelle 18 HANEY, Heather ##

Total Opponents

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0 gp 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 GP 2 1 3 3

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

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pts

sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att

2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3

2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3

6 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9

5 4 3 7 6 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 19

Min. 180:00 90:00 270:00 270:00

GA

Goals by Period San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

6 0

2 3

Shots by Period San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

21 9

10 10

Saves by Period San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

4 5

3 3

Corners by Period San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

6 7

11 6

Fouls by Period San Francisco Opponents

1st

2nd

11 16

10 8

2 1 3 8 Total 8 3 Total 31 19 Total 7 8 Total 17 13 Total 21 24

.400 .500 .667 .143 .167 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .258 .158

3 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10

GAAvg Saves

1.00 1.00 1.00 2.67

4 3 7 8

.600 .500 .667 .571 .667 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .516 .526

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

Pct

W-L-T

Sho

.667 .750 .700 .500

2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 0-3-0

0.0 0.0 0 0