United States Air Force Academy Women's Soccer 2019
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United States Air Force Academy Women’s Soccer 2019 Air Force Athletic Communications • 2169 Field House Drive • USAFA, CO 80840 • goAirForceFalcons.com Soccer Contact: Dan Whitaker • [email protected] • 719-333-3950 @AF_WSOC Saint Francis (Pa.) Red Flash vs. Air Force Falcons Friday, Aug. 30, 6 p.m. Air Force Women’s Soccer Cadet Soccer Stadium - USAF Academy, Colo. 2019 SCHEDULE BROADCAST INFORMATION - Video Stream: Mountain West Network TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0 - Live Statistics: airforcestats.com - Twitter updates at @AF_WSOC Date Opponent Time/Outcome A 16 at Texas (EX) L, 0-5 Series History vs. Opponents (Full Series Info on Page 9): A 23 SIENA W, 2-0 - Friday will mark the first meeting between the respective programs A 25 TEXAS A&M CC W, 3-0 - Is the third of six opponents the Falcons will face for the first time in program history A 30 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 6 p.m. (Siena, TAMUCC, St. Francis, Western Michigan, North Florida, Seattle) S 6 ARMY WEST POINT 6 p.m. S 8 WESTERN MICHIGAN Noon S 13 Jacksonville 5 p.m. Falcons Continue Homestand By Hosting Saint Francis on Parents Weekend S 15 North Florida 11 a.m. The Air Force Academy women’s soccer team continues its five game homestand start S 20 SEATTLE* 6 p.m. to the season by playing host to Saint Francis University Friday evening, August 30, at S 27 Fresno State* 8 p.m. Cadet Soccer Stadium. Kickoff against the Red Flash is set for 6 p.m. This weekend is S 29 SAN JOSE STATE* Noon Parents Weekend at the Academy, and a large crowd is expected for the occasion. O 4 WYOMING* 6 p.m. The game can be followed via live stats at airforcestats.com, as well as via a free live O 6 COLORADO STATE* Noon stream on the Mountain West Network. For all up to date information, be sure to follow O 11 UNLV* 6 p.m. @AF_WSOC on Twitter. O 13 Nevada* 2 p.m. O 18 SAN DIEGO STATE* 6 p.m. Perfect Opening Weekend O 20 NEW MEXICO* Noon The Falcons were firing on all cylinders opening weekend, defeating Siena 2-0, and O 25 Utah State* 3 p.m. TAMUCC, 3-0. It is the best start since 2012 when AF went 2-0 to begin the year, O 27 Boise State* Noon defeating Lamar, 3-0, and Montana, 1-0. N 1 COLORADO COLLEGE* 6 p.m. N5-N9 MW Championship TBA In addition, the five goals scored were the most in the first two games of a season against D-1 competition since 2003, when AF netted four against Northern Illinois and * Denotes Mountain West match one against Fairfield. All home games at the Cadet Soccer Stadium All times are MT and subject to change. Rookies Making an Immediate Impact Log on to: www.goairforcefalcons.com for up-to-date info. The 2019 freshman class, which came in ranked as the 32nd ranked class according to Top Drawer Soccer, has already made an immediate impact on both sides of the MOUNTAIN WEST field. Freshman forward Lexi Romero led all Falcons on offense with a six point opening 2019 STANDINGS weekend (2 goals, 2 assists). Freshmen also tallying assists were Faith Lee and Emiley Benner. Meanwhile, freshman (UPDATED 8/28) Kayla Milford started both games on defense, and totaled 119 minutes for a backline that allowed zero goals. Place/School MW Pts. Overall In all, freshmen accounted for 734 minutes total in the first two games, which equates to 1. Air Force 0-0-0 0 2-0-0 37 percent of the total minutes played. 1. Boise State 0-0-0 0 2-0-0 1. Colorado College 0-0-0 0 2-0-0 Scouting the Red Flash 1. Colorado State 0-0-0 0 2-0-0 Saint Francis enters the weekend having played just one match after their opener 5. New Mexico 0-0-0 0 1-0-0 scheduled against Loyala (Md.) was canceled due to inclement weather. In their eventual 6. Wyoming 0-0-0 0 1-0-2 7. Fresno State 0-0-0 0 0-0-1 opener, SFU drew 2-2 with UMBC. Red Flash midfielder Mariana Jaleca was named the 8. San Jose State 0-0-0 0 0-0-2 NEC Player of the Week after she scored both goals in the contest. 9. Nevada 0-0-0 0 1-1-0 Saint Francis finished 8-9-3 last season, and finished fourth in the conference with a 5-2- 9. San Diego State 0-0-0 0 1-1-0 1 mark. They then advanced to the NEC Tournament finals before falling to No. 1 seeded 9. Utah State 0-0-0 0 1-1-0 Central Connecticut State, 2-1. 12. UNLV 0-0-0 0 0-1-0 Up Next Air Force concludes its five match homestand to start the season when it hosts service academy rival Army West Point, Friday, Sept. 6. That is followed by a Sunday afternoon contest against Western Michigan, Sunday, Sept. 8. 1 2019 Air Force Women’s Soccer Fly, Fight, Win! Positions & Career Games Played/Started Jamero 27/6 Lee 2/2 Bakken 2/0 Romero 2/2 Bezdek 43/9 Limon 5/0 Nelson 36/16 Colandrea 16/10 Larkin 11/2 Speer 56/38 Kimmel 16/3 Karras 2/0 Gutierrez 10/1 Benner 2/0 Osoba 18/16 Milford 2/2 Giggie 38/36 McKean 2/0 Stavig 54/45 Mahowald 28/7 McFadden 2/0 Knoerzer 8/0 Katz 4/2 2019 Starting Lineups Opponent GK F F F M M M D D D D Siena Katz Romero Jamero Lee Speer Colandrea Nelson Mahowald Milford Stavig Giggie Texas AMCC Katz Romero Jamero Lee Speer Colandrea Nelson Mahowald Milford Stavig Giggie St. Francis Army W. Michigan Jacksonville N. Florida Seattle Fresno State* San Jose State* Wyoming* Colorado State* UNLV* Nevada* San Diego State* New Mexico* Utah State* Boise State* Colorado College* 2 2019 Air Force Women’s Soccer Fly, Fight, Win! Air Force Women’s Soccer 2019 Roster Number Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Danielle Katz GK 5-6 Jr. Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill 00 Ryan Sabol GK 5-7 So. Henderson, Nev./Green Valley 1 Clare Mulholland GK 5-6 Fr. Fairport, N.Y./Fairport 2 Kellsie Knoerzer D 5-4 So. Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek 4 Juliana McKean M/D 5-5 Fr. Richmond, Va./Freeman 6 Lexi Romero F 5-4 Fr. Livermore, Calif./Livermore 7 Mackenzie Kimmel M 5-3 So. San Diego, Calif./Eastlake 8 Brittany Mahowald D 5-9 Jr. Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge 9 Keelyn Osoba D 5-5 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Rock Canyon 10 Catherine Bakken F/M 5-5 Fr. Denver, Colo./George Washington 11 Kayla Milford D 5-9 Fr. Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon 12 Jillian Jamero F 5-2 Jr. Ripon, Calif./Ripon 13 Kate Wade M 5-4 Fr. Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 14 Bree Bezdek F 5-6 Sr. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield *15 Erin Speer M/D 5-9 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge 16 Natalia Gutierrez M 5-4 So. Edinburg, Texas/St. Stephen’s Episcopal School 17 Bella Colandrea M/D 5-7 So. McKinney, Texas/International Academy of North Texas *18 Kasey Stavig D 5-2 Sr. Portland, Ore./Sunset 19 Emma Nelson M 5-6 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Marian 20 Micah Larkin M 5-4 So. Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall 21 Alex Giggie D 5-5 Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Holy Spirit Catholic 22 Camryn Karras M 5-4 Fr. Pleasant View, Utah/Weber 23 Tatiana Limon F/M 5-3 So. Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X 24 Emiley Benner M 5-4 Fr. Danville, Calif./Monte Vista 25 Faith Lee F 5-4 Fr. Oakton, Va./Madison 26 Annie Denning F 5-6 Fr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tustin 27 Cameryn McKinnell GK 5-6 Fr. Littleton, Colo./Valor Christian 28 Jennifer McFadden D 5-11 Fr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif./San Juan Hills * Team Captains Head Coach: Larry Friend (11th year) USAFA, 1985 Assistant Coach: Kiha Sutta (10th year) Northern Colorado, 2003 Assistant Coach: Missy Strasburg (4th year) Gonzaga, 2001 Vol. Assistant/GK’s: Brian Bronowski (3rd year) Pronunciations Falcons By State (13 States) #2 Kellsie Knoerzer – kuh-NERT-zer Alabama (1) Maryland (2) Oregon (1) #8 Brittany Mahowald - muh-HO-wald Tuscaloosa - Giggie Chevy Chase - Wade Portland - Stavig Potomac - Katz #17 Bella Colandrea - colan-DRAY-uh California (6) Texas (3) #18 Kasey Stavig - STAH-vig Danville - Benner Minnesota (1) Edinburg - Gutierrez #21 Alex Giggie - GIG-e Livermore - Romero Woodbury - Mahowald McKinney -Colandrea #23 Tatiana Limon – lee-mon Ripon - Jamero Rockwall - Larkin San Diego - Kimmel Nebraska (1) Kiha Sutta – sutta like butta San Juan Capistrano - Omaha - Nelson Utah (2) McFadden Draper - Milford Trabuco Canyon - Denning Nevada (1) Pleasant View - Karras Henderson - Sabol Colorado (6) Virginia (2) Co. Springs - Knoerzer New Mexico (1) Oakton - Lee Denver - Bakken Albuquerque - Limon Richmond - McKean Highlands Ranch - Osoba, Speer New York (1) Littleton - Bezdek, Fairport - Mulholland McKinnell 3 2019 Air Force Women’s Soccer Fly, Fight, Win! GENERAL INFORMATION 2019 Falcons Location ................2169 Field House Drive Air Force returns 15 letterwinners and six starters from last season, while welcoming . .USAF Academy, CO 80840 in 12 freshmen. Colors ..........................Blue & Silver Air Force lost five primary starters from 2018, all who graduated. They include GK Nickname . Falcons Jennifer Hiddink, forwards Taylor Cobb and Kaitlyn Cook, midfielder Hailey Laub, and defender Rafaella Bucur.