SAN FRANCISCO 2010 WOMEN’S SOCCER
USF @ UC Davis Match 10 • Fri., Sept. 24 • 5:00 p.m. Aggie Field Davis, Calif.
Dons Head To Davis, Return to Host Washington
WOMEN’S SOCCER CONTACT: Rachel Engrissei, Asst. Director, Media Relations raengrissei@usfca.edu (415) 422-6816 (office); (415) 422-2929 (fax)
San Francisco looking to get back on the winning side of things USF hosts final non-conference home match GAME NOTES
WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 SCHEDULE Record: 4-5 Home: 4-2 Road: 0-1 WCC: -- Home: -- Road: -DATE DAY OPPONENT AUGUST (3-0) 20 FRI. SAN JOSE STATE 27 FRI. NORTH FLORIDA 29 SUN. UC SANTA BARBARA
Neutral: 0-2
SEPTEMBER (1-5) 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
THIS WEEK: San Francisco will spilt the weekend between traveling to Davis and hosting Washington. USF and UC Davis will kick off Friday evening at 5:00. Sunday, the Dons and Huskies will play in USF’s final non-conference home match of the season, kicking off at 1 p.m. at Negoesco Stadium.
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 5:00 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. Washington Match 11 • Sun., Sept. 26 • 1 p.m. Negoesco Stadium San Francisco, Calif.
NEXT WEEK: USF will wrap up the non-conference schedule with its first “road-trip” of the season. Despite two trips to the East Bay and the pending trip to Davis, USF has not ventured far from home this season. San Francisco will take its show on the road as it travels to the State of Arizona to face Northern Arizona and Arizona, October 1 and 3. LAST WEEK: The Dons were unable to strike their recent slide last weekend, falling in a hard battle to then-No. 16 California 1-0 on Friday, before dropping a 2-0 home decision to UC Irvine. The Anteaters were receiving votes in the national polls. 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 177-268-33 record. Under the guidance of current head coach Mark Carr, San Francisco is 18-36-10. ASHLEY O’BRIEN EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Ashley O’Brien was named a national Primetime Performer of the Week, as announced by CollegeSoccer360.com, for the week of Sept. 1. O’Brien played an integral role in the Dons’ wins over North Florida and UC Santa Barbara, 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, Aug. 29, 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 against the Gauchos, assisting on Hanna Haanes’ game-winning goal in the first half. UNBLEMISHED TO START THE SEASON: San Francisco’s 3-0-0 unblemished record to open the season marked the first time since 1996 that the Dons had 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.
2010 USF WOMEN’S SOCCER
DON OF A NEW ERA • 2 SCOUTING UC DAVIS: The Aggies head into Friday’s contest with a 3-3-0 overall record. Friday’s game will be just the second home game of the season for UC Davis. Last week at the UNLV Rebel Classic, UC Davis went 1-1, defeating Akron and falling to host UNLV. The Aggies are paced by Allison Kelly, with a teamleading four goals. Maryclaire Robinson coaches the squad and is in her 18th season at UC Davis.
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) SCOUTING WASHINGTON: The Huskies enter the weekend with a 5-2-1 overYear Founded................................................................... 1855 all record, including a recent 5-1 victory over Cleveland State. The Hukies are Enrollment........................................................................ 8,000 paced by Kate Deines, who leads the team in points (15) and goals (five). UW is Conference.................................... West Coast Conference coached by Lesle Gallimiore, who has been coaching the Dawgs for 17 years. National Affiliation...................................NCAA Division I Her career record is 174-135-25, ranking her second in the Pacific-10 ConferNickname...........................................................................Dons ence for career victories. Colors.................................................................. Green & Gold 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 Athletic Director...................................Debra Gore-Mann over half of the goals scored last year for the Dons. In 2009, USF recorded 23 goals on the season. To
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 18-38-10 - Three Years Carr’s Overall Coaching Record 18-38-10 - 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
date, San Francisco has posted 12 in nine matches. Individually, the Dons are posting better numbers as well. For the past two seasons, the Dons’ assist leader for the season had recorded two assists. Three members of the Green and Gold accomplished the feat in 2008, while six did last season. This season, Molly Hall paces the pack a with three assists. In addition, Hanna Haanes has tied the top-goal scorers total for the past two years with four netted. The last time a Don scored more than four goals in a season was in 2006 when Fiona O’Sullivan tallied five. 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. 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 seven goals and two assists for USF, while taking 23 shots, 14 on goal. Two of the Dons’ four game-winning goals have come thanks to the efforts of the Norwegians. 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 178-271-33 all-time record.
2010 VIRTUAL MEDIA GUIDE AND ALMANAC: The 2010 University of San Francisco women’s soccer media guides and almanac are now available online. The 2010 Virtual Media Guide is an interactive look into the 2010 Dons, the coaching staff, support staff and University, while the 2010 Almanac delves deeper in the history and tradition of USF women’s soccer. Both the media guide and almanac are available, and viewing, in the information center on the right hand side of the women’s soccer WEB ADDRESSES University of San Francisco.............................. www.usfca.edu page on www.usfdons.com. USF Athletics.......................................www.USFDons.com West Coast Conference................................ www.WCCSports.com DONS EARN FIRST REGIONAL RANK IN SIX YEARS: After a convincing 4-1 victory over defending NCAA................................................www.NCAASports.com Big West Champion UC Santa Barbara Aug. 29, the USF women’s soccer team earned a spot West
Region top-10, as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The Dons were ranked seventh in the West. The regional rank marked the first time since 2004 that USF has earned the recognition.
2010 WCC Standings Team POR SMC SCU LMU USD PEP USF GON
WCC W L -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GF GA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Overall W L T 9 0 0 6 1 2 6 1 2 6 2 0 5 2 5 5 3 1 4 5 0 3 5 1
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5 5 5 5 6 8 12 17
2010 USF Women’s Soccer Team Leaders Goals......................................................................................................................... Hanna Haanes, 4 Game Winning Goals............. Christina Moberg/Hanna Haanes/Ashley O’Brien/Ashlyn Mazur, 1 Assists.............................................................................................................................. Molly Hall, 3 Points......................................................................................... Hanna Haanes/Christina Moberg, 8 Shots.............................................................................................................................. Molly Hall, 18 Goals Against Average...................................................................................... Heather Haney, 1.17 Saves...................................................................................................................... Heather Haney, 24 Shutouts.................................................................................................................. Heather Haney, 1
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2010 Individual Accolades
USF In the WCC Stats
(as of 9/21/10)
(as of 9/21/10)
Team (Top-4) Corners......................................... 4th, 37 Offsides...................................... T4th, 18
CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week Aug. 30 Ashley O’Brien (2G, 1A) Cal Invitational All-Tournament Team Hanna Haanes Christina Moberg Top Drawer National Division I Freshmen 100 Sept. 8 89. Christina Moberg 91. Hanna Haanes
Individual (Top-10) Points T8. Christina Moberg, 8 T8. Hanna Haanes, 8
Save Percentage 7. Heather Haney, .774 9. Noelle Salter, .615
Goals T5. Hanna Haanes, 4 T9. Christina Moberg, 3
Saves 7. Heather Haney, 24 9. Noelle Salter, 9
Assists T4. Molly Hall, 3 T10. Christina Moberg, 2
Save Percentage 7. Heather Haney, .774
Shots Per Game 10. Molly Hall, 2.25 Points Per Game T9. Hanna Haanes, 0.89 T9. Christina Moberg, 0.89
Goals Per Game T6. Hanna Haanes, 0. Assists Per Game 6. Molly Hall, 0.38
Goals Against Average 7. Heather Haney, 1.17 8. Noelle Salter, 1.62
Shutouts T7. Heather Haney, 0.17 Saves Per Game T4. Heather Haney, 4.00 8. Noelle Salter, 2.25 Shutouts Per Game 7. Heather Haney, 0.17
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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 Sep 20, 2010) 2010 STATS OF 9/21/10) All(AS games
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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Aug Aug Aug Sep Sep Sep Sep Sep Sep
20 27 29 03 05 10 12 17 19
Opponent SJSU UNF UCSB vs UH vs RICE UCRWS NEVADA at #16 California UC IRVINE
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 4-5 0-0 4-5 Score 2-1 2-1 4-1 2-3 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-2
W W W L Lot W L L L
Att. 284 156 346 91 154 166 207 180 121
USF
OPP
12-80 1.33 .150 41-80 .512 8.9 37 1-1
12-87 1.33 .138 45-87 .517 9.7 47 1-1
3 0
7 0
1280 6/213 2/122
180 1/180
HOME 4-2 0-0 4-2 ##
Player
15 21 8 25 20 9 27 6 26 13 4 24 16 10 22 19 12 3 28 23 18 17 14 2 1
HAANES, Hanna MOBERG, Christina O'BRIEN, Ashley HALL, Molly MARIS, Lauren MAZUR, Ashlyn CAMPAGNA, Tyler HURLBUT, Rita SHOOK, Jane ROBINSON, Keonna CONNOR, Megan PIASTA, Joan MOE, Kelsey DRAKE, Alyson FARRELL, Kelly WOODARD, Kelli PETERSON, Meritt MARTIN, Layla CARILLO, Ariana STONE, Andie HANEY, Heather ROBERTS, Afiya BESTARD, Barret HOOSE, Kelly SALTER, Noelle Total Opponents
Goalie 18 HANEY, Heather 1 SALTER, Noelle ##
Total Opponents
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
NEUTRAL 0-2 0-0 0-2
gp g 9 4 9 3 9 2 8 1 9 1 8 1 9 0 8 0 3 0 8 0 7 0 8 0 6 0 9 0 1 0 8 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 9 0 8 0 1 0 5 0 9 12 9 12 GP 6 4 9 9
a
pts
sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att
0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8
8 8 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 32
13 10 7 18 9 4 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 87
Min. 537:25 277:17 814:42 814:42
GA
7 5 12 12
Goals by Period San Francisco Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
7 2
5 9
0 1
Shots by Period San Francisco Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
45 50
35 34
0 3
Saves by Period San Francisco Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
21 16
12 13
0 0
Corners by Period San Francisco Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
16 19
21 28
0 0
Fouls by Period San Francisco Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
32 40
39 39
0 0
.308 .300 .286 .056 .111 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .150 .138
9 7 4 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 45
GAAvg Saves
1.17 1.62 1.33 1.33 Total 12 12 Total 80 87 Total 33 29 Total 37 47 Total 71 79
24 9 33 29
.692 .700 .571 .500 .444 .500 .000 .000 .000 .250 .333 .500 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .512 .517
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1
Pct
W-L-T
Sho
.774 .643 .733 .707
2-4-0 2-1-0 4-5-0 5-4-0
1.0 0.0 1 3