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The University of Utah Athletics
Women's Soccer Notes - MWC Championship
11/4/2003 12:00 AM | Soccer
Nov. 4, 2003
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This Week
Utah (15-2, 6-0 MWC), ranked No. 17 in this week's NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll, hosts the Mountain West Conference Championship Wednesday through Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The Utes, as a result of winning the regular-season title and securing the No. 1 seed, receive a bye in the first round. Utah plays the winner of No. 4 San Diego State and No. 5 UNLV in the semifinals on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. (MST). The championship game is scheduled for Saturday at 12:00 p.m. (MST).
Scouting San Diego State
The Aztecs are 7-9-2 overall and finished fourth in the Mountain West during the regular season with a 2-3-1 record ... Last weekend, San Diego State lost 1-0 at UNLV on Saturday ... Kim Castellanos (F, 5-2, Sr.) leads the Aztecs with six goals, including two game-winners ... Becky Prilaman (F, 5-9, Sr.) has two goals and four assists ... Stephanie Pearson (GK, 5-6, Sr.) has started all 18 games, making 59 saves and allowing 25 goals ... Head Coach Chuck Clegg is 122-80-8 in his 11th season at SDSU ... Utah leads the series with the Aztecs 7-3. This season, the Utes won 2-0 on Oct. 18 in San Diego ... Utah and SDSU last met in the MWC Tournament on Nov. 7, 2001 in Las Vegas. The Utes won the quarterfinal match 3-0.
Scouting UNLV
The Rebels are 8-9-2 overall and finished fifth in the Mountain West during the regular season with a 2-4-0 record ... Last weekend, UNLV defeated San Diego State 1-0 at home on Saturday ... Annii Magliulo (F/M, 5-4, Jr.) leads the team with eight goals, including four game-winners, and four assists ... Erin Egertson (M/D, 5-7, Sr.) has four goals and four assists ... Jenna Huff (GK, 6-0, So.) has started 15 games and allowed 18 goals while making 102 saves ... Head Coach Dan Abdalla is 41-33-5 in his fifth season at UNLV ... Utah leads the series with the Rebels 5-1. This season, the Utes won 5-1 on Oct. 16 in Las Vegas ... Utah and UNLV have never met in postseason play.
In The Polls
* Utah is ranked 17th in this week's NSCAA/adidas poll, maintaining last week's ranking. 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 five weeks. This week's No. 17 ranking is Utah's highest in school history.
* Utah remains in the Soccer Buzz Magazine Top 25 for the third straight week, moving up one spot to No. 13. The Utes are also ranked fourth in the West Region.
* Soccer America ranks the Utes 15th in the nation this week. Utah is in the poll for the fourth consecutive week.
* Soccer Times has Utah moving up three spots to No. 15. The Utes are in the poll for the third-straight week.
Last Week
Amanda Feigt scored the only goal of the game in the 95th minute on Saturday night in Provo, Utah, to give the Utes a 1-0 overtime win over BYU and sole possession of the 2003 Mountain West Conference regular-season title.
The goalkeepers shined through the first 90 minutes in a hotly contested game on a cold night in front of a bipartisan crowd of 2,019. Ute freshman keeper Ashley Mason made six saves to get her fifth complete-game shutout of the season. Mason's counterpart, Ashley Smith, denied Utah three times before surrendering the only goal of the game.
Lauren Field took a long shot from the right side of the field, with Smith getting a hand on the ball to knock it away. Feigt, with the ball landing at her feet, lofted a high-arching shot from 10 yards away into the upper part of the net with 5:22 remaining in the first overtime period. It was the Utes' fourth overtime victory this season.
Before scoring the game-winner, Utah missed on a scoring opportunity 25 seconds earlier when Ester Imotan was unable to connect on a cross.
BYU had its best scoring opportunity of the game with 13:40 play in regulation when Krissa Campbell fired a shot that hit the left post and bounced harmlessly away by mere inches.
Head Coach Rich Manning
Rich Manning is 28-6-3 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 the MWC Championship - "The Mountain West Conference tournament will be a great opportunity for our team to grow and compete. We set winning this tournament as a primary goal this season and it will be a fun challenge to see if we can achieve that.
"This week will also give us a chance to rehearse for the NCAA Tournament. We will play against some talented, motivated teams in single-elimination games.
"There will be some excellent soccer here at Ute Field this week. Some of the best players in the country will be competing. I hope that soccer enthusiasts will come out and enjoy the games."
Utah in the NCAA/Mountain West Statistics
* In the NCAA team rankings as of Nov. 3, the Utes are sixth in goals against average (0.523), 12th in shutout percentage (.590) and fourth in won-lost-tied percentage (.882) ... Ashley Mason ranks fourth in goals-against average (0.407).
* In the MWC team rankings, Utah is second in goals per game (2.12), first in assists per game (2.00), second in shots per game (15.00), first in goals-against average (0.52) and fifth in saves per game (3.71).
* In the MWC individual rankings, Amanda Feigt is second in shots per game (2.88), fifth in points per game (0.94), second in assists per game (0.47), fifth in game-winning goals (2) ... Lauren Field is ninth in shots per game (2.38), first in points per game (1.23), first in goals per game (0.47), fifth in game-winning goals (2) ... Amber Brower is second in points per game (1.12), second in goals per game (0.47), first in game-winning goals (5) ... Missy Dennis is ninth in points per game (0.88), third in assists per game (0.41), fifth in game-winning goals (2) ... Carisse Winegar is sixth in assists per game (0.24) ... Ashley Mason is first in goals-against average (0.41), fifth in saves per game (3.31), fourth in shutouts (5) ... Kaycie Zimmerman is seventh in shutouts (3).
Ute Notes
* Utah has already set the school single-season wins record with a 15-2 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.
* The Utes are 4-0 in overtime games this season, defeating Baylor (3-2), Utah State (1-0), New Mexico (1-0) and BYU (1-0).
* Utah has shut out 10 teams this season, including five of the six MWC teams it has faced. The Utes defeated 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, San Diego State 2-0, Wyoming 2-0 and BYU 1-0 in overtime. 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 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. Ashley Mason has given up only four goals in 884 minutes. On the season, she has made 43 saves (.915 saves percentage) with a 0.41 goals against average and has 5.2 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 the MWC Championship, it will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Utes are also in position to receive an at-large bid. The 64-team NCAA field will be announced on Monday, Nov. 10 at 2:00 p.m. (MST) with first round action beginning on Friday, Nov. 14.
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