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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2702 University Circle, Weber State Media Relations University, Ogden, UT 84408 Assistant AD/Media Relations: Brad Larsen -- 801-626-6010 -- [email protected] Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Soccer Contact): Darin Hogge -- 801-626-6012 -- [email protected] Media Relations Assistant: Justin Johnson -- 801-626-8528 -- [email protected] Office Fax: 801-626-6490 For Immediate Release: October 14, 2010 2010 Record: 1-12-1 Big Sky: 0-0-0 Home: 0-7-1 Away: 1-3-0 Neutral: 0-2-0 2010 Schedule/Results Upcoming Matches Aug. 20 vs. Utah State 1-2 L Aug. 27 at BYU 1-5 L Weber State vs. Montana Sep. 3 St. Mary’s 0-3 L Friday, Oct. 15, 4:00 p.m. Sep. 5 Washington State 1-4 L Missoula, MT Sep. 9 Utah 2-3 L Sep. 11 Creighton 0-1 L UM: 1-10-2; 0-2-0 BSC Sep. 14 Idaho 1-2 L 2OT All-time Series: UM leads 10-8-1 Sep. 17 at UC Santa Barbara 0-2 L Last Meeting: 2009 Sep. 19 at Cal Poly 0-4 L (1-2 L in Missoula) Sep. 24 at Air Force 1-0 W Sep. 26 vs. UNLV 0-1 L Oct. 1 Oregon State 2-3 L Weber State vs. Eastern Washington Oct. 7 Northern Colorado* 1-1 T 2OT Sunday, Oct. 17, 11:00 a.m. Oct. 9 Northern Arizona* 0-2 L Oct. 15 at Montana* 4:00pm Cheney, WA Oct. 17 at Eastern Washington* 11:00am EWU: 0-11-1; 0-2-0 BSC Oct. 21 Portland State* 3:00pm Oct. 24 at Sacramento State* 2:00pm All-time Series: WSU leads 11-3-0 Last Meeting: 2009 Oct. 30 Idaho State* Noon Nov. 4-7 Big Sky Championships TBA (0-1 L in Ogden) All times Mountain Standard Time * Big Sky Conference Match WSU FACES CRUCIAL ROAD SWING % at Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT # at Falcon Invitational (USAFA) The Weber State women’s soccer team opened up the 2010 Big Sky Conference sched- ule last week, earning just one point from a home stand against Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona. Those outcomes place the Wildcats in a position in which they will need to pick up points on the road. This week, WSU will have a chance to do just that, as 2010 Quickie Stats they travel to Montana and Eastern Washington for the first two of three 2010 conference G A Pts. Shots GW road matches. Jessie Baddley 3 2 8 41 0 Ari Wood 2 2 6 6 0 The Wildcats will face Montana on Friday, Oct. 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Missoula, Mont., and then Felicia Sortor 2 0 4 11 0 head to Cheney, Wash. to take on Eastern Washington at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17. L. Ortgiesen 1 1 3 6 1 Emily Freshman 1 0 2 12 0 With the league’s top four teams (Portland State, Sac State, No. Colo., NAU) playing each Alyssa Amano 1 0 2 2 0 other, this week gives the Wildcats a chance to make up a good deal of ground in the Team Totals 10 8 28 139 1 league table if they can come away with six points. Opp. Totals 33 28 94 242 12 Last Week Min. GA GAA Sv W-L-T Sho The Wildcats kicked off the conference season on Thursday against Northern Colorado. R. Waldman 830 22 2.39 71 1-8-1 1 Despite several missed opportunities and a second half deficit, the ‘Cats battled back to Alyson Hansen 374 11 2.64 15 0-4-0 0 earn a result in its Big Sky opener with a 1-1 draw against the Bears. Weber State out-shot Team Totals 1204 33 2.47 86 1-12-1 1 the Bears 23-16 overall and 13-5 in shots on-goal. Opp. Totals 1204 10 0.75 55 12-1-1 6 Northern Colorado broke through in the 56th minute as Danielle Birdsall found an uncov- www.WeberStateSports.com ered Ariel Cook with a through ball to get her behind the Wildcat defense. Cook finished WOMEN’S SOCCER QUICK the chance, slotting the ball past Ryann Waldman to the left post. FACTS General Information Three minutes later, the Wildcats equalized. Baddley scored her third goal in the last two Location .....................................................Ogden, UT games, heading home a corner kick by Lindsay Ortgiesen. The set piece was one of 19 total corner kicks in the match, with the Wildcats grabbing a 10 to 9 advantage. ................................(35 miles north of Salt Lake City) Founded ................................. 1889 (Four-year 1962) WSU created 1-on-1 opportunities with the UNC goalkeeper three different times, but Enrollment ....................................................... 18,303 Kirstin Salminen turned away each of the chances to keep the Bears in the game. Salmin- en also recorded stellar saves on other quality opportunites generated by the Wildcats, racking up a total of 12 stops for the match. President .........................................Dr. F. Ann Millner Conference ........................ Big Sky (NCAA Division I) On Saturday, Northern Arizona converted two first half goals and held on defensively to Athletic Director .......................................Jerry Bovee defeat the Wildcats 2-0. .....................................Office Phone: (801) 626-6817 Kristi Andreassen put the Lumberjacks on the board in the 21st minute as she fired a free kick from 35 yards over the head of WSU goalkeeper Ryann Waldman for the eventual Nickname.......................................................Wildcats game-winner. Chelsea Bednarz made it 2-0 for NAU in the 27th minute. Bednarz headed Colors ..............................................Purple and White home a cross from Ashley Marrapode for her second goal of the season. Home Field/Capacity ....... Wildcat Soccer Field/2,000 Web Site ..............................www.weber.edu/athletics The Wildcats put the pressure on the NAU defense in the second half, out-shooting the ‘Jacks 10-3 over the final 45 minutes to take a 13 to 9 advantage in shots for the game, but Address .................................. 2702 University Circle, WSU would not break through. ............................................... Weber State University ............................................... Ogden UT 84408-2702 Scouting Montana Sports Information The Grizzlies enter this week’s play at 1-10-2 overall, and 0-2 in the Big Sky following 3-0 Assistant AD/Media Relations .................Brad Larsen losses to both Sacramento State and Portland State on the road last week. .....................................Office Phone: (801) 626-6010 ......................................E-Mail: [email protected] Kaitlin Heinsohn leads the team in scoring with six points on three goals, while Erin Craig has tallied twice for four points on the year. Kendra McMillen and Julianna Jack have split Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Soccer Contact) .............. the goalkeeping duties for the Grizz. McMillen has posted 47 saves, one shutout and a ................................................................Darin Hogge 1.66 Goals Against Average, while Jack has 31 saves and a 2.88 GAA. ........................................E-Mail: [email protected] .....................................Office Phone: (801) 626-6012 Eastern Washington Eastern Washington remained the lone winless team in the Big Sky last week as they fell to 0-11-1 on the year with a pair of conference losses. The Eagles opened league play with a Team Information 3-0 loss to Portland State and then suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Sacramento State. Head Coach......................................... Tim Crompton ...........Record at WSU (7th Season): 54-62-12 (.469) Whitney Brannan has been a bright spot for the Eagles, having scored seven of the team’s nine goals on the year. The junior forward is tied for the conference lead in goals and ranks ..............Big Sky Conference Record: 26-16-5 (.620) fourth in the league in points with 14. Jamie Walker has played the bulk of the minutes at .....................................Office Phone: (801) 626-8078 goalkeeper and has posted 71 saves and a 2.30 GAA. Assistant Coach................................ Meagan Thunell .....................................Office Phone: (801) 626-7291 Assistant Coach........................... Tom VudhiVadhana Head Soccer Trainer.............................. Lora Cobabe 2010 Big Sky Standings 2009 Record .....................................................6-12-0 School Conf. Pts Overall Home Away Neutral Streak 2009 Conference Record(Reg. Season) ............2-5-0 Portland State 2-0-0 6 6-7-1 3-1-1 1-6-0 2-0-0 W2 Big Sky Conference Finish ..................................t-6th Sacramento State 2-0-0 6 5-6-1 4-3-0 1-2-1 0-1-0 W2 Northern Colorado 1-0-1 4 8-3-2 3-1-0 3-2-1 2-0-1 W1 All-Time Overall Record ................ 123-131-23 (.489) Northern Arizona 1-0-1 4 6-3-3 4-1-0 1-2-3 1-0-0 W1 All-Time Big Sky Record ...................... 60-35-6 (.641) Idaho State 0-1-1 1 5-7-2 4-2-2 1-5-0 0-0-0 L1 Started Women’s Soccer .................................... 1996 Weber State 0-1-1 1 1-12-1 0-7-1 1-3-0 0-2-0 L1 WSU Home Soccer Record ................. 59-30-8 (.661) Montana 0-2-0 0 1-10-2 1-3-1 0-6-1 0-1-0 L4 Wildcat Soccer Field Record ............... 51-28-6 (.648) Eastern Washington 0-2-0 0 0-11-1 0-3-0 0-7-1 0-1-0 L11 Lew Joseph Mem. Field (St. Joseph’s) ... 8-2-2 (.800) Big Sky Tournament Record .................... 9-7-0 (.563) 2009 Honors NCAA Tournament Record ...................... 1-2-0 (.333) Falcon Inviational All-Tournament Big Sky Player of the Week Ryann Waldman Jessie Baddley (Offensive -- Oct. 5) Ari Wood Sarah Mager www.WeberStateSports.com Wildcat Team Notes WSU’S 2010 RECORD WHEN.... Draw Drought Ends Weber State’s draw against Northern Colorado on Oct.