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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Women's Soccer Notes
9/30/2003 12:00 AM | Soccer
Sept. 30, 2003
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This Week
Utah (8-1), ranked 19th in the NSCAA/adidas poll, makes a two-game swing through California. The Utes play Saint Mary's College (3-5) on Friday at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) in Moraga and Sacramento State (2-4-1) on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (PDT) in Sacramento.
Scouting Saint Mary's College
The Gaels are 3-5 overall and 1-2 at home. Three of SMC's losses have come to ranked teams. It fell to No. 2 UCLA 1-0 in overtime on the road, No. 21 USC 3-2 on the road and No. 21 Stanford 1-0 at home in double overtime on Sunday. The Gaels defeated No. 22 Dayton 3-1 on Sept. 21 ... Lucianne Crenshaw (F, 5-3, Sr.) has one goal and six assists ... Chelsea Montero (D, 5-5, Sr.) has three goals and one assist ... Alicia Artuso (GK, 6-0, So.) has given up 14 goals and made 42 saves in eight games ... Head Coach Paul Sapsford is in his first year at Saint Mary's ... Utah is 0-1-0 all-time against Saint Mary's. The Gaels defeated the Utes last season 2-1 on Sept. 29 in Salt Lake City.
Scouting Sacramento State
The Hornets are 2-4-1 overall and 1-3-1 at home this season ... In its last game, Sac State tied Cal State Northridge 1-1 at home on Sunday ... Jenae Kee (M, 5-5, Jr.) has three goals and one assist ... Lisamarie La Vallee (F, 5-9, Fr.) has scored two goals ... Stephanie Shaw (GK, 5-8, Fr.) has made 44 saves and allowed 10 goals in six games ... Head Coach Karen Hanks is 5-17-2 in her second season with the Hornets ... Utah is 1-0-0 against Sacramento State. The Utes won 1-0 on Oct. 22, 1995 in Sacramento, Calif.
In The Polls
* Utah has cracked the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 for the first time in school history. The Utes are ranked 19th in the nation and sixth in the West Region rankings.
* Soccer America Magazine ranks Utah No. 19 in the nation. This is the fourth consecutive week Utah has been in the Soccer America Top 25.
* Soccer Buzz Magazine has the Utes ranked 18th in the nation and seventh in the West Region.
* Soccer Times has Utah ranked No. 24 in its poll.
Last Week
Utah posted two impressive shutouts, winning 2-0 at defending Big Sky Conference champion Idaho State on Thursday and defeating No. 2 Florida 1-0 at Ute Field on Sunday.
Lauren Field and Tracy Stratton scored in the first 51 minutes and Utah's defense allowed just one shot on goal at the Utes defeated Idaho State. The Utes fired eight shots in both halves, forcing ISU goalkeeper Shannon Boyle to make seven saves. Utah also had 12 corner kicks, two of which set up goals. Idaho State managed just two shots.
Ute keeper Kaycie Zimmerman only had to make one save behind a stingy Utah defense. It was the first solo shutout effort by Zimmerman, a product of Mountain View High School.
Utah defeated No. 2 Florida 1-0 in front of a crowd of 1,004 in Salt Lake City, getting its sixth-straight win. Amber Brower scored the only goal of the game 21:52 in after taking a pass from Missy Dennis.
In an aggressively-played game, Florida outshot Utah 13-9. Both teams fired seven shots on goal. Ute freshman goalkeeper Ashley Mason, who has played a part in three of Utah's four shutouts this season, recorded her first complete shutout with seven saves in 90 minutes. The Gators had 15 fouls to the Utes' 10 and had a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks.
Head Coach Rich Manning
Rich Manning is 21-5-3 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 Manning
On playing Saint Mary's: "The players on the Saint Mary's team have a very high degree of mental and physical toughness. The Gaels also have an enthusiastic crowd, which makes for it difficult on the visiting team. They will be tough to beat on their home field. It will be a fun challenge for us."
On Sacramento State: "We played Sacramento State there last spring. They moved the ball around well. I'm sure they have added some good players to the team this year and will be much improved. This will be our final tune-up before the start of conference play, and it will be important for us to finish the first part of our season with a positive performance."
From the Training Room
Junior forward Lauren Field underwent a procedure last Friday morning in an effort to correct a heart condition she has been experiencing since last spring. She is expected to be out 7-10 days.
Mason Named MWC Defensive Player of the Week
Utah freshman goalkeeper Ashley Mason has been named Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Mason, a Sunnyvale, Calif., native, helped the Utes to a 1-0 upset victory over then-No. 2 Florida on Sunday at Ute Field. Mason tallied the first complete game shutout of her career against Florida. This is her first player of the week award. Mason played all 90 minutes in goal against the Gators, saving seven shots and holding the Florida to no goals for the first time this season.
Mason also routinely punted the ball over the midfield line, which changed the field and kept pressure on the Gator defense throughout the match. Florida, which averages 14.75 shots a game, was held to nine total shots in the game and got only four shots on goal from its top three scorers.
Utah in the Mountain West Rankings
* In the MWC team rankings, Utah is first in goals per game (2.11), second in assists per game (2.22), second in shots per game (14.44), second in goals against average (0.77) and fifth in saves per game (4.00).
* In the MWC individual rankings, Lauren Field is third in points per game (1.38) and third in goals per game (0.62) ... Missy Dennis is fifth in points per game (1.11), ninth in goals per game (0.33) and fourth in assists per game (0.44) ... Amber Brower is seventh in points per game (1.00) and fifth in goals per game (0.44). Carisse Winegar is fourth in assists per game (0.44) ... Amanda Feigt is fourth in assists per game (0.44) ... Bobbie Benegas is seventh in assists per game (0.33) ... Julie Herdic is 10th in assists per game (0.29) ... Ashley Mason is second in goals against average (0.60), fifth in saves per game (3.43) and seventh in shutouts (1) ... Kaycie Zimmerman is fifth in goals against average (0.98), ninth in saves per game (1.83) and seventh in shutouts (1).
Ute Notes
* Utah is off to its best start in the nine-year history of the program at 8-1. Its previous best start was last season, when Utah went 6-1-2 through nine games. In 2002, Utah went on to go 11-1-3 before suffering its second loss.
* 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 four teams this season, defeating Weber State 3-0, Utah State 1-0 in overtime, Idaho State 2-0 and No. 5 Florida 1-0. 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.
* Utah's freshmen goalkeepers have held up well early this season. Kaycie Zimmerman has allowed just four goals in 368 minutes. She has made 11 saves with a 0.98 goals against average. Ashley Mason has given up only three goals in 453 minutes. On the season, she has made 24 saves with a 0.60 goals against average.
* The Utes have been shut out only once, falling 1-0 No. 6 Texas A&M on Sept. 5. In four games, Utah has scored at least three goals, including a season-high of four against No. 17 Michigan on Aug. 31.
Next Week
Utah opens Mountain West Conference play at home, taking on Air Force on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 3:00 p.m. and New Mexico on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 3:00 p.m.
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