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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Women's Soccer Notes - Week 6
9/28/2004 12:00 AM | Soccer
Sept. 28, 2004
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This Week
The Utes (6-2-1), coming off of a sweep of their recent three-game homestand, head to the West Coast for two games this weekend. Utah plays at No. 7 UCLA (6-2-0) on Friday at 6:00 p.m. (PDT) and at San Diego (4-6-1) on Sunday at Noon (PDT).
Scouting UCLA
The Bruins, ranked seventh in this week's NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll, are 6-2-0 overall and 3-0-0 at home this season. UCLA has reeled off three consecutive wins over Top 25 teams, winning at No. 21 SMU 2-0 on Sept. 17, at No. 15 Texas A&M 1-0 on Sept. 19, and against No. 24 Pepperdine 1-0 at home last Friday. Sophomore forward Bristyn Davis has five goals and a team-best four assists. Freshman forward Danesha Adams leads the Bruins with six goals. Freshman goalkeeper Valerie Henderson has allowed seven goals and made 24 saves in eight games this season. Jillian Ellis is 98-20-5 in six seasons at UCLA and 117-38-0 in eight years as a head coach. The Utes and the Bruins will meet for the first time on Friday. Utah is 2-1 against the Pac-10 this season, losing 3-0 at Stanford in the season opener, and defeating Oregon 2-0 and Washington State 4-1 at Ute Field.
Scouting San Diego
The Toreros are 4-6-1 overall and 3-2-1 at home this season. In three games last week, USD lost 1-0 to UC Riverside at home on Tuesday, lost 2-1 at UNLV on Friday and tied Cal Poly 0-0 at home on Sunday. Freshman forward Amy Epsten leads the Toreros with six goals and has two assists. Senior midfielder Marie-Claude Henry has two goals and three assists. Freshman goalkeeper Karen Cook has allowed 14 goals and made 49 saves in 11 games this season. Ada Greenwood is 13-14-5 in her second year at San Diego and as a head coach. Utah is 2-0-0 against the Toreros and is 1-0-0 in San Diego. The Utes won the last meeting 2-1 in Salt Lake City on Sept. 17, 2000.
Utah In The Rankings
? The Utes are among six teams receiving votes in the Soccer Buzz Top 30 poll released on Sept. 27.
? Utah ranks eighth in the Soccer Buzz West Regional ranking and eighth in the NSCAA/adidas West Regional ranking released on Sept. 28.
Last Week
Utah took a pair of games at home, defeating Washington State, ranked No. 19 by Soccer America, 4-1 on Thursday and outlasting Utah State 1-0 in double overtime on Sunday.
Cougar goalkeeper Katie Hultin had not allowed a goal in five games before facing Utah. The Utes outshot Wazzu 11-2 for the game and had a 6-4 advantage in corners. Freshman Chelsea Card scored two goals, while sophomores Melissa Wayman and Hailey Marsh both added one.
In the game with Utah State, Erin Pruitt took a cross from Kiley Jones and headed it in from the left side of the frame with 3:47 to play in the second overtime period to give Utah the 1-0 win. It was the second shutout of the season for Ute keeper Ashley Mason, who made five saves. Utah outshot USU 11-0 and had a 16-7 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Rich Manning
Rich Manning is 35-8-6 in his third season at Utah. Last season, Manning was named the 2003 West Region Coach of the Year by the NSCAA/adidas and Soccer Buzz. The Utes went 16-2-2, won the MWC regular-season (6-0-0) and tournament titles, and went to the NCAA Tournament. In 2002, Manning 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. Before joining the Utah program, Manning was an assistant and associate head coach at Santa Clara (1998-2001).
Rich's Remarks
On the week ahead: "We are anticipating a weekend of great soccer and great challenges. UCLA and USD are two of the premier programs in the West. They come from two of the best soccer conferences in the country in the Pac-10 and WCC. Between them, they have 14 NCAA Tournament appearances. We will face two excellent opponents in two of the best soccer environments in the country. It will serve as great preparation for us as we begin Mountain West Conference play next week."
On facing UCLA: "Over the past five years, UCLA has been one of the top handful of programs in the country. Their roster is loaded with youth national team players. They have two of the best players in the country in midfielder Jill Oakes and forward Iris Mora. Mora is just returning from the Olympics with the Mexican national team and she will be a challenge for our defense. They also have some terrific speed up top. It will be a terrific game to play in."
On facing San Diego: "USD is tough, physical and very well coached. They have a talented group of defenders, led by Kaitlyn Pruett. And they have a bright young star in freshman forward Amy Epsten. It will also be fun to play in the stadium there as it was the home field for the San Diego Spirit of the WUSA."
NCAA Statistical Rankings
? Utah ranks 53rd in goals against average (0.851) as of Sept. 27.
MWC Statistical Rankings
? In the team statistics as of Sept. 28, Utah ranks fifth in shots (13.78 per game), first in points (5.67 per game), first in goals per game (1.78), first in assists per game (2.11), second in goals against average (0.85), seventh in saves (2.89 per game), third in fouls (14.11 per game), first in corners (7.22 per game) and tied four fourth in shutouts (3).
? In the individual rankings as of Sept. 28, Amanda Feigt is seventh in shots per game (2.22), third in points per game (1.00), seventh in goals per game (0.33), tied for third in assists per game (0.33) ... Kim Lloyd is ninth in shots per game (2.11), tied for sixth in points per game (0.78), first in assists per game (0.56) ... Hailey Marsh is first in points per game (1.17), tied for first in goals per game (0.50) ... Chelsea Card is tied for eighth in points per game (0.75), tied for third in goals per game (0.38) ... Kiley Jones is tied for third in assists per game (0.33) ... Lauren Field is eighth in assists per game (0.25) ... Whitney Dorsey is tied for ninth in assists per game (0.22) ... Erin Pruitt is tied for ninth in assists per game (0.22) ... Ashley Mason is sixth in goals against average (0.97), eighth in saves per game (2.86) and tied four fourth in shutouts (2) ... Glennis Donnelly is first in goals against average (0.45), seventh in saves per game (3.00) and tied for seventh in shutouts (1).
Card Named MWC Player of the Week
Ute freshman forward Chelsea Card has been named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week. It is the first career weekly honor for Card, a native of San Clemente, Calif. Card led the Utes to two wins last week over Washington State and instate rival Utah State.
In Utah's 4-1 win over Washington State on Thursday, Card came off the bench to score two goals. Both goals came against Cougar goalkeeper Katie Hultin, who had not allowed a goal in over 420 minutes this season. In a 1-0 victory over Utah State on Sunday, Card contributed to the game-winning goal in overtime as she stole the ball from an Aggie defender and passed it downfield to Kiley Jones, who crossed to Erin Pruitt on the winning score.
Ute Notes
? Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Mason, who led the NCAA in goals per game last season, got her second shutout of the season on Sept. 26 in a 1-0 win in double overtime against Utah State. Mason made five saves against the Aggies. Mason got her first shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over Boise State on Sept. 19, making four saves in the game. After sitting out two games (Sept. 3 and 5) with a hip flexor injury, Mason has been back in front of the net the past five contests, averaging 3.4 saves and 0.60 goals per game.
? After giving up five goals in the first three games, Utah's defense has tightened up. The Utes have posted shutouts in three of the last six games, blanking Oregon (2-0) on Sept. 5, Boise State (3-0) on Sept. 19 and Utah State (1-0) on Sept. 26. In the last six games, Utah has surrendered just three goals (0.50 GAA).
? On the strength of its recent performances, Utah's goals against average has been lowered to 0.85, while starting goalkeeper Ashley Mason is giving up 0.97 goals per game.
? Utah's offense has come around the past three weeks. The Utes scored a season-high four goals against No. 19 Washington State on Sept. 23. Utah also scored three goals in two of the previous three games against Denver (3-1) on Sept. 10 and Boise State (3-0) on Sept. 19.
? The Utes have had balanced scoring this season with eight players accounting for at least one goal. Freshman forward Chelsea Card, sophomore forward Amanda Feigt and sophomore forward Hailey Marsh have three goals a piece. Junior forward Kim Lloyd has a team-best five assists.
? Utah has outshot its opponents this season 124-59 and has a 65-26 advantage in corner kicks.
Coming Up
The Utes open Mountain West Conference play at home, taking on UNLV on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 3:00 p.m. and San Diego State on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 1:00 p.m.
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