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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Women's Soccer Notes - NCAA Tournament
11/11/2003 12:00 AM | Soccer
Nov. 11, 2003
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This Week
Utah (16-2-1, 6-0 MWC), ranked No. 14 in the final NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll, has received a bid to the 2003 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship and will host first and second round games Thursday and Saturday at Ute Field.
Utah is one of 29 teams receiving an automatic bid to the 64-team tournament and will welcome three other teams. Colorado (15-3-1) plays BYU (14-6-2) in the first game Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Utah takes on Idaho State (10-8-1) in the second game at 1:30 p.m. The winners will meet Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
Scouting Idaho State
The Bengals are 10-8-1 overall and went 4-2-0 in the Big Sky Conference ... ISU claimed the Big Sky Conference Championship last weekend in Ogden, Utah, by defeating Northern Arizona 1-0 on Thursday and Montana 1-0 Saturday ... Heather Jones (F, 5-4, Sr.) has three goals, including two game-winners, and a team-high eight assists ... Shawna Park (M, 5-9, Jr.) leads Idaho State with five goals and has two assists ... Shannon Boyle (GK, 5-6, Jr.) has played in 17 games, allowing 19 goals and making 81 saves ... Head Coach Gordon Henderson is 55-50-9 in his sixth season at Idaho State and has an 82-74-10 career mark ... Utah is 2-0-1 all-time against Idaho State. The Utes defeated the Bengals 2-0 this season on Sept. 25 in Pocatello, Idaho.
Scouting BYU
The Cougars are 14-6-2 overall and placed second in the Mountain West Conference in the regular season with a 4-2-0 mark ... Utah defeated BYU 2-0 in the Mountain West Tournament title game last Saturday in Salt Lake City ... In the NCAA rankings, BYU ranks 42nd in scoring offense (2.18) ... Aleisha Rose (M/D, 5-10, Sr.) has six goals and a team-best 11 assists ... Ashley Smith (GK, 5-9, So.) has played in 17 games this season, giving up 16 goals and making 37 saves. She ranks 30th in the NCAA in goals-against average (0.50) ... BYU leads the all-time series 12-3-0; however, Utah has taken the last three games, dating back to a 3-2 win on Nov. 14 in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament in Provo, Utah.
Scouting Colorado
The Buffaloes are 15-3-1 and seeded No. 10 in the NCAA Championships ... CU is ranked No. 11 in the final NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll ... Colorado is one of eight teams from the Big 12 Conference in the field. It won the league regular season title with an 8-1-1 record but was upset in the first round of the postseason tournament by Missouri ... Colorado ranks 11th in the NCAA in goals-against average (0.623) ... Big 12 Player of the Year Fran Munnelly (M, 5-4, So.) has six goals, including four game-winners, and seven assists ... Jessica Keller (GK, 6-0, So.) has allowed 10 goals and made 56 saves this season. She ranks 12th in the NCAA in goals-against average (0.594) ... Bill Hempen was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year ... Utah is 1-1-0 all-time against Colorado. The teams last met on Sept. 24, 1999 in Boulder with CU prevailing 2-1.
Utah's Postseason History
* Utah's all-time postseason record is 8-6-1, including a 1-1 mark in the NCAA Championships.
* The Utes made their first-ever NCAA appearance in 2002. Last season in Provo, Utah, the Utes defeated BYU 3-2 in overtime in the first round before falling to Portland 3-0 in the second round. Utah is hosting NCAA first and second round games for the first time.
* In conference tournaments, Utah is 7-5-1. Utah won its first conference tournament last weekend, taking the Mountain West Championship title with a 0-0 tie (advance via shootout) against UNLV in the semifinals and a 2-0 win over BYU in final.
In The Polls
* Utah is ranked 14th in the final NSCAA/adidas poll released Monday, moving up three spots from last week. The Utes are also ranked fourth in the West Region. On Sept. 29, Utah cracked the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 for the first time in school history and has been in the poll for six weeks. This week's No. 14 ranking is Utah's highest in school history.
* Utah remains at No. 13 in the Soccer Buzz Magazine Top 25. This is the fifth straight week Utah is in the poll. The Utes are also ranked fourth in the West Region.
* Soccer America ranks the Utes 19th in the nation this week, dropping them four spots. Utah is in the poll for the fifth consecutive week.
* Soccer Times has Utah moving up one spot to No. 14. The Utes are in the poll for the fourth-straight week.
Last Week
Utah won the Mountain West Conference Championship at Rice-Eccles Stadium, defeating second-seeded BYU 2-0 in the final after getting past fifth-seed UNLV in the semifinals.
The match against UNLV was recorded a draw, but the Utes advanced to the championship match by winning the shootout 6-5. The shootout was the first ever in MWC Championship history.
The Utes and Rebels were tied at three goals apiece after the mandatory five kicks allowed to each team to start the shootout. On the ninth go-around for the two teams, including four sudden-death kicks after the first five, Utah junior defender Tracy Stratton's shot got past the outstretched hands of Jenna Huff, giving Utah the one-up on UNLV. With the match in the balance, senior defender/midfielder Tania Lee's shot curved to the left of the goal.
The Utes captured their first league tournament title with the win over the Cougars. After a scoreless first half, senior midfielder Amber Brower opened up the scoring for the Utes in the 60th-minute. After taking a pass from Lauren Field, Brower fired a shot into the left corner from 10 yards out.
Nearly 30 minutes later, Utah sealed its victory when freshman forward Amanda Feigt dribbled down a third of the field, made a couple of moves and sailed a shot from 20 yards away over Cougar goalkeeper Ashley Smith's head.
Utah freshman goalkeeper Ashley Mason tallied her second straight shutout over the Cougars and her seventh of the season, holding BYU scoreless for only the fourth time on the year.
Brower was named Tournament Most Valuable Player after netting the game-winning goal for the Utes. Also making the all-tournament team for Utah were Bobbie Benegas, Field and Stratton.
Head Coach Rich Manning
Rich Manning is 29-6-4 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 making the NCAA Championship - "We're real happy to be in again, that's the most important thing. The fact that we get to host, it's nice that our program has risen to the point in results and support that the NCAA has recognized that we're able to host. Hopefully we'll be able to focus in on Thursday's game with Idaho State first and go from there."
Utah in the NCAA/Mountain West Statistics
* In the NCAA team rankings as of Nov. 10, the Utes are third in goals against average (0.463), seventh in shutout percentage (.630) and fifth in won-lost-tied percentage (.868) ... Ashley Mason ranks second in goals-against average (0.332).
* In the MWC team rankings, Utah is second in goals per game (2.00), second in assists per game (1.84), second in shots per game (14.95), first in goals-against average (0.46), fifth in saves per game (3.95) and first in shutouts (12).
* In the MWC individual rankings, Amanda Feigt is first in shots per game (2.84), fifth in points per game (0.95), 10th in goals per game (0.26), second in assists per game (0.42) ... Lauren Field is seventh in shots per game (2.40), first in points per game (1.13), second in goals per game (0.47) ... Amber Brower is second points per game (1.11), first in goals per game (0.47), first in game-winning goals (6) ... Missy Dennis is 10th in points per game (0.79), fourth in assists per game (0.37) ... Ashley Mason is first in goals against average (0.33), fifth in saves per game (3.67), first in shutouts (0.47) ... Kaycie Zimmerman is seventh in shutouts (3).
Ute Notes
* Utah has already set the school single-season wins record with a 16-2-1 mark. The previous best mark was 13 wins in 2002 (13-4-3), 2000 (13-7-1) and 1999 (13-7).
* The Utes have set the school record for conference wins with six. Utah's previous best record in league play was 5-1 in its first year as an MWC member in 1999, tying for the conference title.
* 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.
* Utah is 4-0 against teams ranked in the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 at Ute Field under second-year head coach Rich Manning. This year, Utah defeated No. 17 Michigan (4-1) on Aug. 31 and No. 5 Florida (1-0) on Sept. 28. Last season, the Utes defeated fourth-ranked Portland (2-0) on Sept. 1 and 18th-ranked Kentucky (3-0) on Sept. 8.
* The Utes are 4-0-1 in overtime games this season, defeating Baylor (3-2), Utah State (1-0), New Mexico (1-0) and BYU (1-0). Utah tied UNLV (0-0) in the MWC semifinals, advancing via a shootout.
* Utah has shut out 12 teams this season, including seven of the eight MWC teams it has faced (including both games in the MWC Tournament). 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 only twice, falling 1-0 to 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 five against UNLV on Oct. 16
* Utah's freshmen goalkeepers have held up well this season. Ashley Mason has given up only four goals in 1084 minutes. She has made 55 saves (.932 saves percentage) with a 0.33 goals against average. Mason also has 7.2 shutouts. 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.
Coming Up
Should Utah win its NCAA first and second round games, it would advance to the third round next weekend (Nov. 21-23) at a campus site yet to be determined.
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