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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Women's Soccer Notes
10/21/2003 12:00 AM | Soccer
Oct. 21, 2003
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This Week
Utah (13-2, 4-0 MWC), ranked No. 20 in this week's NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll, hosts Wyoming (9-6, 4-0 MWC) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (MST) at Ute Field in its only game this week. Saturday is also "Senior Day" with Utah playing its final regular-season home game. The Utes and Cowgirls are the only undefeated teams in the Mountain West Conference.
Scouting Wyoming
The Cowgirls are 9-6 overall and 4-0 in Mountain West Conference play, tied with Utah for first place ... They are 4-3 on the road this season and play BYU in Provo, Utah on Thursday before facing the Utes ... Last weekend, Wyoming won 1-0 at New Mexico on Friday and defeated Air Force 2-0 at home on Sunday ... Mari Gomes (F, 5-4, Jr.) has five goals, including two game-winners, and one assist ... Mercy Adetoye (F, 5-7, So.) has four goals and one assist ... Lori Schneider (GK, 5-9, Sr.) has played in all but one of the 14 games this season, allowing 15 goals while making 108 saves ... Head Coach Anne Moore is 28-55-7 in her fifth season Wyoming ... Utah leads the all-time series with Wyoming 6-0 and has a 2-0 edge in home games. Last season, the Utes defeated the Cowgirls 4-1 on Oct. 10 in Laramie, Wyo., and 1-0 on Nov. 6 in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals.
In The Polls
* Utah is ranked 20th in this week's NSCAA/adidas poll, falling one spot from No. 19 despite getting two road wins last weekend. The Utes are also ranked sixth in the West Region. On Sept. 29, Utah cracked the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 for the first time in school history at No. 19.
* Utah cracked the Soccer Buzz Magazine Top 25 this week, coming in at No. 19. The Utes are also ranked fifth in the West Region.
* Soccer America ranks the Utes 16th in the nation this week, placing Utah in its poll for the second consecutive week.
* Soccer Times has Utah entering its poll at No. 22 this week.
Last Week
Utah swept its first two Mountain West Conference road games, defeating UNLV 5-1 on Thursday night and San Diego State 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Utah fell behind 1-0 in the 14th minute before scoring five unanswered goals to blow past UNLV in Las Vegas. All five goals were scored by different players. Amber Brower took a cross in the box and shot toward the right post for the first goal in the 37th minute. The Utes took the lead when Missy Dennis scored on a rebound off a save two and a half minutes later.
In the fourth minute out of halftime, Tracy Stratton put Utah up 3-1, scoring on a header off a corner kick. The Utes had 14 corners to none for the Rebels, and had a 24-9 advantage in shots. Amanda Feigt scored on a breakaway goal with less than seven minutes to play. Ester Imotan capped off the scoring with a goal in the 86th minute.
Ashley Mason and Kaycie Zimmerman split time in goal, with Mason giving up one goal and making four saves in the first 45 minutes. Zimmerman made three saves in the second half.
Brower and Bobbie Benegas scored second-half goals to push Utah past San Diego State 2-0. After a scoreless first half the Utes got a goal off a cleared corner in the 59th minute. Feigt got the ball to Brower, who dribbled the ball and split the defense to get the shot away from close range.
Utah got its second goal from Benegas in the 83rd minute. The senior collected the ball near midfield, dribbled through the defense and fired a shot from 10 yards away. Mason, playing the entire 90 minutes, had to make just two saves. It was the freshman's third complete-game shutout of the season. Utes finished with 12 shots on goal to the Aztecs' eight and had a 6-1 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Rich Manning
Rich Manning is 26-6-3 in his second season at Utah. Last season, he led Utah to a 13-4-3 mark, including a 4-1-1 record in Mountain West play, and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Manning was also named the 2002 MWC Coach of the Year. Before joining the Utah program, Manning was an assistant and associate head coach at Santa Clara (1998-2001). During his tenure, the Broncos made the NCAA College Cup three times and captured the 2001 national title.
Quoting Rich Manning
On playing Wyoming - "Wyoming has had a terrific start to the conference season. This week's game will go a long way toward determining the regular season championship. It is exciting to participate in these type of games. As well as we have done this season, I don't think we have played our best soccer yet. I am anticipating that our team will show up with great energy and emotion on Saturday and put on a good display."
"Saturday is also Senior Day. We have seven players who have put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into helping Utah women's soccer reach the heights we are at today. I know that they and all of their teammates will be highly motivated to finish the home season on a strong note."
From the Training Room
* Junior forward Lauren Field had a seizure late in the game against UNLV last Thursday. Field was feeling better on Saturday but did not play against San Diego State. She can participate as tolerated this week is is probable for Saturday's game. The junior forward has been suffering the effects of a heart condition since last spring, but has been cleared to play in 11 games this season.
* Freshman defender/midfielder Tasia Duarte has a stress fracture in her fibula. She can participate as tolerated and is probable for this weekend.
Utah in the NCAA/Mountain West Statistics
* In the NCAA team rankings as of Oct. 20, the Utes are 17th in goals against average (0.61), 24th in shutout percentage (.530) and sixth in won-lost-tied percentage (.867) ... Kaycie Zimmerman ranks 28th in goals-against average (0.68).
* In the MWC team rankings, Utah is second in goals per game (2.20), first in assists per game (2.20), second in shots per game (15.07), first in goals-against average (0.59) and fifth in saves per game (3.73).
* In the MWC individual rankings, Amanda Feigt is second shots per game (2.87), 10th in points per game, second in assists per game (0.47) ... Lauren Field is seventh in shots per game (2.45), second in points per game (1.27), first in goals per game (0.64), fourth in game-winning goals (2) ... Missy Dennis is sixth in points per game (1.00), second in assists per game (0.47), fourth in game-winning goals (2) ... Amber Brower is third in goals per game (0.53), first in game-winning goals (5) ... Carisse Winegar is fifth in assists per game (0.27) ... Julie Herdic is ninth in assists per game (0.23) ... Ashley Mason is first in goals-against average (0.51), fifth in saves per game (3.27) and fifth in shutouts (3) ... Kaycie Zimmerman is fifth in shutouts (3) and 10th in saves (18).
Ute Notes
* Utah has its most wins (13) through 15 games in school history. Its previous best start was last season, when the Utes went 11-1-3 through 15 games.
* Utah is 2-1 against NSCAA/adidas Top 25 teams this season. The Utes defeated No. 5 Florida (1-0) on Sept. 28 and No. 17 Michigan (4-1) on Aug. 31 at Ute Field. They lost at No. 6 Texas A&M (1-0) on Sept. 5. BYU, which was 24th in the preseason poll, hosts the Utes in Provo, Utah, Nov. 1.
* The win over Florida improved Utah to 4-0 against teams ranked in the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 at Ute Field under second-year head coach Rich Manning. Earlier this year, Utah defeated No. 17 Michigan (4-1) on Aug. 31. Last season, the Utes defeated fourth-ranked Portland (2-0) on Sept. 1 and 18th-ranked Kentucky (3-0) on Sept. 8.
* Utah has shut out eight teams this season, defeating Weber State 3-0, Utah State 1-0 in overtime, Idaho State 2-0, No. 5 Florida 1-0, Saint Mary's College 2-0, Air Force 4-0, New Mexico 1-0 in overtime and San Diego State 2-0. Utah has given up more than one goal in just two games this season, winning both contests. The Utes defeated Colgate 3-2 and Baylor 3-2 in overtime.
* The Utes have been shut out twice, falling 1-0 No. 6 Texas A&M on Sept. 5 and 1-0 to Sacramento State on Oct. 5. In four games, Utah has scored at least three goals, including a season-high of four against No. 17 Michigan on Aug. 31.
* Utah's freshmen goalkeepers have held up well this season. Kaycie Zimmerman has allowed just five goals in 664 minutes. She has made 18 saves (.783 saves percentage) with a 0.68 goals against average and has 3.2 shutouts. Ashley Mason has given up only four goals in 699 minutes. On the season, she has made 36 saves (.900 saves percentage) with a 0.51 goals against average and has 3.2 shutouts.
Coming Up
The Utes close out the regular season against BYU on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. in Provo, Utah. Utah then hosts the Mountain West Conference Tournament, Nov. 5-8 at Ute Field.
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