! Editor: Dylan Sanchez LSports August 31, 2015 | uncmirror.com For next-day game recaps, check UNCMIRROR.COM SPORTS CALENDAR Women’s soccer extends win streak YELLOW = HOME GAME BLUE = AWAY GAME Schroeder and Castillo score as Bears beat Pittsburgh and Southeast Missouri FRI 9/4 hawks attempted to pressure Burdick in net but she and the defense held irm. Bellin put two Zach Blackburn more shots out in the half, keeping the defense 7 p.m. [email protected] on their toes. Women’s Volleyball vs. Northern Colorado’s sophomore forward Western Michigan he UNC women’s soccer team continued Brooke Braden as well as Lancia received yel- Bank of Colorado Arena their hot streak, beating the Southeast Missouri low cards in the game. State University 1-0 on Sunday in their third Only one yellow card was given to the South- 7 p.m. straight victory, despite being outshot 10-5. east Missouri side. h i t Women’s Soccer vs. Drake e rst ten minutes of the game were A er a late substitution by Southeast Mis- eventful for sophomore goalkeeper Madeline souri, the game came down to the inal min- University Burdick, as three shots on-goal came her way ute. A shot on-goal from the opposition forced Jackson Field from the Redhawks’ ofense. Burdick to make one last clutch save of the he Bears were heavily outmatched to start game with only 25 seconds let on the clock. All Day the game, as Southeast Missouri got nine shots As the clock hit the 90-minute mark, the Bears in the irst half, compared to UNC’s three. were the winners. Men’s and Women’s Cross Burdick and the Bears’ defense was able to So far this season, all of the Bears’ wins have Country at Colorado State save those shots and settle in. Northern Colo- come 1-0, as well as their one loss to Colorado University Invitational rado quickly got to work on a counter-attack. College at the beginning of the year. he Bears Fort Collins, CO Senior forward Rebecca Lancia served up a have yet to get a multi-goal game so far this corner kick, and junior midielder Kassy Cas- season, but head coach Tim Barrera has had tillo drove it home, scoring her irst goal of the a rough season before. He’s spent the past 17 SAT 9/5 season on the Bears’ irst shot of the game at years at UNC, coming into the 2015 season the 11-minute mark. Lancia earned her team- with an overall record of 141-130-30. 1:35 p.m. leading third assist of the season on the well- UNC sits third in the Big Sky Conference Football vs. Western State coordinated play. standings, only behind Eastern Washington t University A er the goal, it was relatively smooth sail- and last year’s regular season and Big Sky Tour- Nottingham Field ing for the Bears. Burdick made two more saves nament champion Montana. in the irst half, while senior defender Ambree his week, the Bears have a two-game home- 7 p.m. Bellin and Lancia put pressure on Southeast stand at Jackson Field against Drake University Missouri’s defense, both putting shots on-goal. and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Women’s Volleyball vs. Breelyn Bowe | he Mirror he second half had a similar story. he Red- Arizona State University he University of Northern Colorado’s women’s soccer team has won three Bank of Colorado Arena straight games by a score of 1-0. SUN 9/6 Men’s tennis gets new head coach Boilermakers earn a NCAA tournament berth. for adults, juniors, leagues, tournaments and special 12 p.m. He previously spent 20 years as a private and group events. Prior to his stint at Milford, Gurden spent a Women’s Soccer vs. Fair- By Kobee Stadler tennis instructor. year at the Intensity Tennis Academy in Norwalk, leigh Dickinson UNCBears.com “I’m excited for Rob, his wife Yugina, and their Connecticut, where he was the Director of High Per- Jackson Field two children Ella and Norah to join the Bear family,” formance and Junior Development. here, he worked UNC Director of Athletics Darren Dunn an- Dunn said. “He’s going to bring great energy to our with over 100 players including more than 25 who nounced the hiring of Rob Gurden as the new men’s men’s tennis program, and I look forward to seeing traveled on the USTA/ITF national circuit. tennis head coach. Gurden has over two decades of the future of the program under his direction. I be- From 2008-2011, Gurden served as a full-time tennis coaching experience and comes to Northern lieve the Colorado tennis community will truly enjoy coach on the ATP Professional Tour. While based @UNCMIRRORSPORTS Colorado from Northwestern, where he served as the working with Coach Gurden.” out of Irvine, California and Dallas, Texas, he worked women’s assistant coach. Gurden has been teaching tennis full time since with many players, including Takanyi Garanganga, FOLLOW FOR “I’m excited to take over the men’s tennis program 1994 and has coached over 50 players that have re- Blake Strode and Tennys Sandgren. at Northern Colorado,” Gurden said. “I’m extremely ceived Division I tennis scholarships. His players have A graduate of Grand Valley State University in MORE UNC grateful to Darren Dunn and the rest of the admin- won numerous titles, including the U.S. Open junior Allendale, Michigan with degrees in psychology, SPORTS istration for giving me the opportunity to lead this girls singles title; United States Tennis Association ilm and video, Gurden played at the top singles and team. I look forward to growing and building the pro- (USTA) national, Futures and Challengers titles; and doubles spots all four years. He was ranked top-20 na- gram into perennial Big Sky contenders.” hundreds of local and sectional championships. tionally in Division II and was the team’s captain and Gurden joined Northwestern’s staf in 2013 ater Prior to heading to Purdue, Gurden was the Direc- MVP as a senior. spending the prior season as an assistant coach of tor of Tennis at Milford Indoor Tennis in Connecticut. Read more about Coach Gurden at UNCBears.com Purdue’s women’s tennis team, where he helped the here, he managed and developed the tennis program .