2017 Women's Soccer Schedule NCAA and Big 12 Statistical Rankings
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2017 Women’s Soccer Schedule No. 6 West Virginia vs. TCU Sunday, Oct. 22 • 1 p.m. EST • Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,650) • Morgantown, West Virginia Date Opponent (TV) Time Video Stream and Live Stats: WVUsports.com Aug. 18 at No. 5 Georgetown W, 1-0 Aug. 24 No. 10 Virginia L, 1-2 (2OT) Aug. 27 Duquesne W, 3-0 Sept. 2 No. 1 Penn State W, 2-1 Sept. 4 Wright State W, 2-0 (12-3-1, 5-1-1 Big 12) (11-4-1, 5-1-1 Big 12) Sept. 8 No. 6 Duke L, 0-4 Sept. 10 Richmond W, 3-0 The Kick Off Sept. 15 at No. 14 Princeton (ESPNU) W, 1-0 • The No. 6-ranked West Virginia University women’s soccer team closes its regular-season home slate at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium against TCU on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 1 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. La Salle ! W, 1-0 • It’s Senior Day, and prior to kickoff, WVU will honor its five seniors: Michaela Abam, Heather Sept. 22 at Baylor* W, 2-1 (OT) Kaleiohi, Alli Magaletta, Amandine Pierre-Louis and Carla Portillo. Did You Know? Sept. 24 at No. 17 Texas* (Longhorn Network) L, 0-1 • WVU has won the Big 12 regular-season title each year since joining the league in 2012. The The Mountaineer senior Sept. 29 at Kansas State* W, 1-0 Mountaineers own a 40-2-4 record in Big 12 play, good enough for a .913 win percentage, the Oct. 6 No. 19 Oklahoma State* W, 1-0 best win percentage over a six-year span for any team in Big 12 Conference history. class is 26-1-3 in Big 12 Oct. 8 Oklahoma* (AT&T SportsNet/FSN) W, 5-1 • The Mountaineers show a 38-match unbeaten streak at home against conference opponents, regular-season play. Oct. 13 Iowa State* W, 4-0 the third-longest active streak in the nation. • Since joining the Big 12 in 2012, WVU is unbeaten in 24 straight home conference matches, the longest unbeaten streak in Big 12 history. Oct. 19 Texas Tech* (ESPNU) T, 1-1 (2OT) • The Mountaineers have posted a shutout in nine of their last 12 Big 12 home matches. Oct. 22 TCU* 1 p.m. • WVU has been ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll all season. The team has been ranked within the top 10 of the Oct. 27 at Kansas* 8 p.m. coaches poll since the third week of the 2015 season. Nov. 1-5 Big 12 Soccer Championship^ TBA • Dating back to Sept. 16, 2016, the WVU defense has posted a shutout in 60 of 72 halves played in regulation, allowing 16 goals in that span. • Through 16 matches, WVU has outscored its opponents, 28-11. Twelve different Mountaineers have scored at least one goal for WVU. ! - in Princeton, New Jersey • Senior forward All-American Michaela Abam ranks No. 5 in WVU history with 37 career goals and No. 6 with 90 career points. Abam * - Big 12 opponent paces WVU with five goals and 13 points (5 G, 3 A). ^ - Big 12 Soccer Championship (Kansas City, Missouri) West Virginia vs. TCU All times Eastern and subject to change • WVU is 6-1-1 all-time against the Horned Frogs. • The Mountaineers went 2-0 against TCU in 2016 and outscored the Horned Frogs, 6-2. The Last Meeting • No. 1-ranked and top-seeded WVU shook off its first two-goal deficit of the 2016 season and tallied three unanswered goals to win the 2016 Big 12 Soccer Championship title on Nov. 6 with a 3-2 (OT) victory over No. 7 seed TCU at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. Tracking the Mountaineers • Ashley Lawrence scored the golden goal in the 97th minute. Michaela Abam put WVU on the board in the 59th minute before assisting on Kadeisha Buchanan’s equalizer in the 89th minute. Media Services • WVU finished with a 29-7 shot edge and forced Katie Lund into nine saves. Michelle Newhouse stopped two for WVU. The • The WVU athletic communications offi ce will be available throughout the Mountaineers earned an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks. 2017 women’s soccer season to accommodate any media requests. Members of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the The Last Meeting in Morgantown coaching staff during the week should contact women’s soccer SID • Ashley Lawerence scored just 62 seconds into the match, and Michaela Abam tallied the game-winner in the 82nd minute to push WVU Shannon McNamara at (304) 293-2821 or by email at No. 4 WVU to a 2-1 win over the Horned Frogs on Oct. 2, 2015, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. [email protected]. • WVU finished with a 22-3 edge in shots, placing nine on-frame. Hannah Steadman made two saves for the Mountaineers, who also earned a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks. WVUsports.com • WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest news A Look at the Horned Frogs on Mountaineer women’s soccer. Streamed audio and video broadcasts • Freshman midfielder Yazmeen Ryan’s goal in the 98th minute pushed TCU to a 1-0 (OT) win at Iowa State on Oct. 19. It was the will be available on WVU’s offi cial athletic website, along with live stats to Horned Frogs’ fourth overtime victory of the season. The shutout was the team’s eighth of the year, matching the school record. keep track of every score and save. Game notes are made available in Sophomore Katie Lund made one save. TCU finished with a 21-4 edge in shots and placed five on-frame. PDF format one day prior to gameday. • Lund has played in all 16 matches and shows a 10-2-1 record with a 0.42 GAA. She has allowed six goals. • Senior forward Allison Ganter paces the attack with 14 points (5 G, 4 A). Three scores have been game-winners. Big 12 Digital Media • Fans can track Big 12 soccer action on Twitter (@Big12Conference), Facebook (facebook.com/Big12), NCAA and Big 12 Statistical Rankings (Stats and rankings as of Oct. 20) Instagram (@Big12Conference) and YouTube Team Team • Scoring Off .: 1.75 (68, 2) • Scoring Off .: 1.75 (68, 2) (youtube.com/big12conference). • Points Avg.: 5.25 (62, 3) • Points Avg.: 5.31 (58, 2) • GAA: .669 (40, 5) • GAA: 0.599 (27, 3) • Shutout Pct.: .563 (31, 3) • Shutout Pct.: .500 (46, 4) • Save Pct.: .761 (197, 8) • Save Pct.: .808 (91, 5) @WVUWomensSoccer @WVUIzzoBrown /WVUWomensSoccer @WVUSports Individual Leaders Individual Leaders • Goals/G: M. Abam, 0.31 (N/A, T5) • Goals/G: A. Ganter, 0.31 (N/A, T5) • Assists/G: S. Gordon, 0.44 (47, 2) • Assists/G: R. Williams, A. Ganter, 0.31 (92, T4) @WVUWomensSoccer • Points/G: M. Abam, 0.81 (N/A, T7) • Points/G: A. Ganter, 0.94 (N/A, 3) • GWG: M. Abam, 3 (65, T3) • GWG: A. Ganter, 3 (65, T3) • GAA: R. Foster, .620 (31, 4) • GAA: K. Lund, 0.42 (12, 2) (NCAA Ranking/Big 12 Ranking) 2017 WVU Women’s Soccer • Match 17: No. 6 West Virginia vs. TCU • Senior Day Head Coach Mountaineer Rosters Nikki Izzo-Brown Alphabetical # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown • Total Years Coaching: 23rd Season 5 Michaela Abam Sr. F 5-7 Houston, Texas • At WVU: 22nd Season 20 Hannah Abraham Jr. F 5-5 Fairchance, Pa. • Career Record: 334-111-47 (.727) 8 Issy Coombes Fr. M 5-3 Hamilton, New Zealand • Record at WVU: 321-106-47 (.727) 7 Grace Cutler Jr. F 5-9 Fort Collins, Colo. 14 Patricia Fernandez Jr. M 5-0 Pearland, Texas Coaching Experience 21 Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel Fr. F/M 5-0 Argencola, Barcelona • West Virginia Head Coach (1996-present) 26 Vanessa Flores Jr. D 5-7 Baytown, Texas • West Virginia Wesleyan (1994) 25 Rylee Foster So. GK 5-10 Cambridge, Ontario 2 Jade Gentile So. M/F 5-4 Baldwinsville, N.Y. Career Coaching Highlights • Only coach in Mountaineer women’s soccer history 31 Danielle Gordon Fr. D/F 5-2 Jacksonville, Fla. • Five-time NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year 99 Sh’Nia Gordon Jr. F 5-7 Ocklawaha, Fla. • Seven-time conference coach of the year 15 Lois Joel Fr. D 5-5 North Finchley, London • Five-time reigning Big 12 Coach of the Year 6 Heather Kaleiohi Sr. M/F 5-7 San Diego, Calif. • Led WVU to 17 straight NCAA appearances, including a 30 Malia Kaleiohi Fr. M 5-2 San Diego, Calif. berth in the 2016 NCAA College Cup Final 22 Alli Magaletta Sr. M 5-6 Chesterfi eld, Mo. • Has won 16 conference titles with the Mountaineers, 16/35 Easther Mayi Kith Jr. D 5-7 Quebec City, Quebec including 11 in the last seven seasons 23 Lexi Mitchell Fr. D/M 5-9 Auburn, N.Y. • Coached 17 players who went on to play professionally 11 Amandine Pierre-Louis Sr. D 5-7 Montreal, Quebec • Coached 15 MAC Hermann Trophy Candidates, including 10 Carla Portillo Sr. M 5-1 Mississauga, Ontario 2016 winner (Kadeisha Buchanan) 13 Amanda Saymon Jr. D 5-5 Bridgeport, W.Va. • Coached 21 All-Americans 9 Lauren Segalla Fr. F 5-10 Salisbury, Conn. • Coached 20 Academic All-Americans 24 Grace Smith Fr. D 5-8 Birdgnorth, England • Coached 20 conference players of the year 4 Bianca St. Georges Jr. D 5-5 St. Felix de Valois, Quebec • Coached two 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Bronze medalists 18 Kayla Thompson Fr.