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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Women's Soccer 2004 Preseason Notes
6/4/2004 12:00 AM | Soccer
June 4, 2004
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* The Utes went 16-2-2 overall and 6-0 in Mountain West play in 2003, going undefeated against conference foes for the first time and winning its first outright league title. Utah set the school single-season wins record with 16 victories. The previous best mark was 13 wins in 2002 (13-4-3), 2000 (13-7-1) and 1999 (13-7-0).
* In the postseason, the Utes captured the 2003 Mountain West Conference Tournament title at the U.'s Rice-Eccles Stadium, hosting the event for the first time ever. After getting a first round bye, Utah got past UNLV in a shootout in the semifinals and defeated BYU 2-0 in the championship game. Utah hosted NCAA first and second round games at Ute Field, another first in the program's history. The Utes played Idaho State to a scoreless tie in the first round with the Bengals advancing via a shootout. Utah's all-time postseason record is 8-6-2, including a 1-1-1 mark in the NCAA Championship. The Utes are 7-5-1 in conference tournaments.
* Utah was ranked 24th in the final NSCAA/adidas poll. On Sept. 29, Utah cracked the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 for the first time in school history and appeared in the poll for seven weeks. Utah's No. 14 ranking on Nov. 10 heading into the NCAA Tournament was the highest in school history. The Utes were also ranked fourth in the West Region by the NSCAA.
* In the final 2003 NCAA statistics, Utah ranked second in goals-against average (0.436) and fifth in shutout percentage (0.65). Individually, freshman goalkeeper Ashley Mason ranked first in goals-against average (0.301). Mason gave up only four goals in 1194 minutes and had 8.2 shutouts. She made 58 saves (.935 saves percentage).
* Utah ranked 30th in the NCAA in attendance in 2003. Setting a school season record, the Utes drew 7,837 fans and averaged 712 fans over 11 games.
* Utah was 2-1 against NSCAA/adidas Top 25 teams in 2003. 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 in two years under head coach Rich Manning. In addition to their wins in 2003, during the 2002 season the Utes defeated fourth-ranked Portland (2-0) on Sept. 1 and 18th-ranked Kentucky (3-0) on Sept. 8.
* The Utes broke the school record with 13 shutouts in 2003. Utah shut out seven of the eight MWC teams, including both opponents in the MWC Tournament. The Utes didn't allow a goal in their last six games of the season. Utah gave up more than one goal in just two games last season, but won both contests.
* Rich Manning, entering his third year as head coach of the Utah women's soccer program, was named the 2003 NSCAA/adidas West Region Coach of the Year. Soccer Buzz also recognized Manning as its West Region Coach of the Year. Manning is 29-6-5 (.788) in two seasons at Utah with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2003, he led the Utes to a consensus Top 25 national ranking and a 16-2-2 mark. His two-year record in Mountain West Conference action is 10-1-.
* Senior forward Lauren Field was second team all-Mountain West Conference. She was second on the team in goals (7), sixth in assists (3) and tied for second in shots (41). She scored two game-winning goals.
* Senior midfielder Tracy Stratton Garner was an NSCAA second team all-West Region selection in 2003. Garner was also a first team all-conference and an MWC all-tournament team selection. She scored three goals and had one assist.
* Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Mason was named second team all-West Region by the NSCAA. She also made the Soccer Buzz freshman All-America second team and was the second team all-MWC co-goalkeeper. Mason had eight complete-game shutouts and contributed to two others to set the Ute single-season record and lead the Mountain West Conference. She ranked first in the NCAA in goals-against average (0.301) and fifth in the MWC in saves per game (3.62).
* Sophomore forward Amanda Feigt was the 2003 MWC Freshman of the Year and first team all-conference. She also made the NSCAA all-West Region second team. Soccer Buzz named her to the freshman All-America second team and all-West freshman team. Feigt led the Utes in assists (8) and shots (58), and was third in goals (5) last season. Two of her goals were game-winners.
* Sophomore defender Michelle Deatherage made the Soccer Buzz all-West freshman team in 2003. She started all 20 games and attempted two shots.
* Utah's 2004 roster includes 12 newcomers. Junior forward Kim Lloyd is the only transfer, playing the last two years at UC Irvine. Freshman Adele Letro, who sat out last season as a non-qualifier, was on the U.S. U-16 National Team from 2001-02. Three West Regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) members also join the team: Melissa Crespo, Whitney Dorsey and Amanda Sanchez.
* Utah placed 11 student-athletes on the academic all-Mountain West Conference team. Utes making the list were: Bobbie Benegas, Amber Brower, Tracy Stratton Garner, Genny Grimm, Addie Hawkins, Julie Herdic, Ashley Mason, Erin Pruitt, Melissa Wayman, Heather Wilhelm-Carter, Carisse Winegar.
* Utah's schedule includes six teams that played in the 2003 NCAA Tournament team. The Utes face Stanford, UCLA and San Diego on the road; Colorado and Denver on a neutral field; and BYU at home. Utah's lineup of nonconference opponents also features the defending league champions from the Pac 10 (UCLA), Big 12 (Colorado) and Sun Belt (Denver). In their first-ever Utah Fall Classic on Labor Day weekend, the Utes play San Francisco on Sept. 3 at 4:00 p.m. and Oregon on Sept. 5 at 1:00 p.m. Weber State is also in the tournament field.
* The Utes were 4-0-2 in overtime games in 2003, 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 in a shootout. Utah also tied Idaho State 0-0 in the NCAA first round with the Bengals advancing as the result of a shootout.
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