University of Washington TM 2000 Women’s Soccer November 9, 2000 MEDIA RELATIONS: (206) 543–2230 FAX: (206) 543–5000 CONTACT: Dan Lepse INTERNET: www.gohuskies.com No. 2 Seed UW Hosts Mon- Sun, Nov. 12 — #2 Washington vs. Montana, 12 noon PST (NCAA 2nd Round) tana in NCAA 2nd-Round Husky Soccer Field; Seattle, Wash. Nov. 17, 18 or 19 — Winner vs. Arizona State at Portland winner, TBA Pac-10 Champion Huskies NCAA 3rd Round at site to be determined Play Sunday at Noon If UW hosts — Sun., Nov. 19, 12 noon, Husky Soccer Field; Seattle, Wash. The Pac-10 champion Washington women’s soccer team (17-2) begins NCAA Tournament Fast Facts play this weekend, hosting Montana (16-4-1) on Sunday. Kick-off is noon at Husky Soccer Field where the Huskies have won their last 12 games, including all seven games this season. Washington competes in the NCAA Tour- Washington is the No. 2 seed in the tournament and is making its fifth NCAA appearance nament for the fifth time in the last seven in the last seven seasons. The Huskies received a first-round bye while Montana advanced years (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000). to the second round with a 1-0 victory at Washington State on Wednesday. The winner of The Huskies set team records this season Sunday’s game advances to play the winner of Saturday’s second-round game involving for wins (17, old mark 13 in 1994), Pac- Arizona State at Portland. One of the competing teams will host the third round game on 10 wins (8, old mark 6 in 1998), winning either Nov. 17, 18 or 19. If Washington wins and is selected to host at Husky Soccer Field, streak (11, old mark 6 in 1998) and goals they will play a third-round game on Sunday, Nov. 19 at noon. scored (51, old mark 44 in 1995). Huskies in the NCAA: No. 2 seed Washington played 11 games against opponents from Sophomore GK Hope Solo allowed the 48-team NCAA Tournament field, posting a 9-2 record. The lone UW defeats came only two goals in her last 489 minutes. against top-seed Notre Dame and Washington State. Only the top eight tournament teams were seeded into the pairings. The other seed in Washington’s bracket, and a potential 2000 Pac-10 Standings quarterfinal round opponent, is No. 7 Penn State (20-2-1). The Huskies have a 2-3-1 all-time (As of Nov. 6) Pac-10 Pct. Overall record in NCAA Tournament play and have advanced to the second round on two previous 1. Washington 8–1–0 .888 17–2–0 2. California 7–2–0 .778 17–2–1 occasions. In the second round of the 1994 NCAAs the Huskies tied 0-0 at Stanford, but the 3. UCLA 6–2–1 .722 15–3–1 Cardinal advanced on the strength of a 6-5 edge in the penalty-kick tie-breaker. Washington 4. Stanford 6–3–0 .667 14–5–1 lost a 1-0 second-round decision at Portland in 1995. 5. USC 5–3–1 .611 14–5–2 Tournament Tidbits: Referred to as the “College Cup,” the NCAA women’s soccer 6. Washington St. 5–4–0 .556 13–6–1 tournament is a 48-team, single-elimination playoff. As Pac-10 champions, the Huskies 7. Arizona State 4–5–0 .444 14–6–1 received an automatic postseason berth and one of 16 first-round byes. They are making 8. Oregon 1–7–1 .167 4–15–1 their fifth NCAA appearance in the last seven seasons. The 48-team field was pared down 9. Oregon State 0–7–2 .111 6–13–2 to 32 after 16 first-round games on Wednesday. The Final Four is scheduled for Dec. 1 and 10. Arizona 0–8–1 .056 3–15–2 3 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif. 2000 UW Schedule/Results Quotes from Coach Lesle Gallimore: “I’m excited for our team that we are seeded (17–2–0, 8–1 in Pac-10) No. 2. We’re ecstatic. We are not going to look at what the bracket looks like overall, we Aug. 26 Eastern Washington W 8–0 are going to focus on this first game and figure out what we need to do to prepare to beat them Aug. 29 #17 Brigham Young W 1–0 and then we’ll worry about the next game after that. We have seen Montana quite a bit in Sept. 1 at San Francisco W 3–1 the past. I know a lot of their players and I am confident that we will be able to get good Sept. 4 at #3 Santa Clara W 2–1 information about them and know what we are in for on Sunday. All year, though, it’s been Sept. 8 at Michigan W 4–0 more about us and our preparation and what we do well that has gotten us to this point. I think Sept. 10 vs. Ohio State W 3–1 Sept. 16 vs. #2 Notre Dame L 0–5 it is a huge advantage for us to host a tournament game. The fans have been outstanding all Sept. 17 vs. San Diego State W 5–2 year. We had 3,400 people for the UCLA game and an average of 1,400 attendance. Our kids Sept. 23 at #21 Portland W 2–1 thrive on that. It is such a great atmosphere.” Sept. 29 Gonzaga W 7–0 Montana (16-4-1): The Big Sky Conference champion Grizzlies are making their second Oct. 6 * #12 Stanford W 1–0 NCAA Tournament appearance. They defeated Southland Conference champion North- Oct. 8 * #9 California W 2–1 western State 6-0 on Nov. 4 in an NCAA play-in game and posted a 1-0 first-round victory Oct. 13 * at #21 Arizona State W 1–0 at Washington State on Wednesday to advance to the second round. Tacoma native Shannon Oct. 15 * at Arizona W 2–1 Forslund (Mount Tahoma HS) scored in the 67th minute at WSU assisted by Liz Roberts. Oct. 20 * #12 USC W 1–0 Oct. 22 * #7 UCLA W ot 1–0 UM goalkeeper Natalie Hiller recorded her 10th shutout and lowered her goals against Oct. 27 * at Oregon State W 2ot 2–1 average to 0.79. The Grizzlies have outscored opponents 56-19 this season led by the 14 Oct. 29 * at Oregon W 6–1 goals of Heather Olson and 13 from Amy Wronski. Washington owns a 3-1 lead in the all- Nov. 3 * at Washington State L ot 0–1 time series, but Montana won the most recent meeting 4-3 on Oct. 5, 1997 in Seattle. UW Nov. 12 % Montana 12 noon won the first three meetings against the Grizzlies, in 1994 (2-0 in Seattle), 1995 (5-2 in * Pac-10 Game %NCAA Game Pacific Times Listed Missoula) and 1996 (1-0 in overtime in Seattle). Washington’s Lesle Gallimore has a 3-1 # Opponent’s ranking at time of the game all-time coaching record against Montana which is coached for the seventh season by Betsy Duerksen who served at Seattle University from 1991-93. Washington Women’s Soccer (Nov. 9, 2000) 2–2 Sibling Rivalry: Washington’s roster features a pair of prolific-scoring sisters, UW in the NCAA Tourney Tami and Melissa Bennett. Tami, a senior, owns several UW school records, (2–3–1) including career (33) and single-season (15) goals along with single-season points • 1994 • (34). Tami amassed 152 career goals at Seattle Christian High School to pry the state prep scoring record from U.S. National Team standout Michelle Akers. Melissa, a Nov. 6 UW 3, Oregon State 0 freshman, took that prep record away from Tami last spring by completing her career (1st round) Corvallis, Ore. at Seattle Christian with 166 goals. Tami currently leads the Huskies with 15 goals. Nov. 12 Stanford 0, UW 0, (2ot) Melissa ranks fourth among Huskies with four goals, one more than Tami scored as (Stanford advances on penalty kicks, 6-5) a freshman. On Oct. 11 both sisters were named to Soccer America magazine’s Team (2nd round) Palo Alto, Calif. of the Week after Tami scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over 12th-ranked Stanford and Melissa had the game-winner in a 2-1 win against No. 9 California. • 1995 • Sensational Solo: All-America candidate Hope Solo is Washington’s standout Nov. 11 UW 2, UCLA 1 sophomore shot-stopper. The Richland (Wash.) High School product was named the (1st round) Los Angeles, Calif. first-team All-Pac-10 goalkeeper on Nov. 7. Solo is one of the finest ’keepers in the Nov. 18 Portland 1, UW 0 nation, not just among collegians. She played two international games this summer (2nd round) Portland, Ore. with the U.S. National Team and was one of four goalkeepers in the training pool for the Olympic team. Solo surrendered only five goals in nine Pac-10 contests, no more • 1996 • than one in any game. She has five shutouts and a 0.79 goals against average. She Nov. 16 Portland 1, UW 0 registered a season-high 12 saves in her last outing on Nov. 3 at Washington State. (1st round) Portland, Ore. Her presence between the posts has been pivotal for the Huskies who have won 10 • 1998 • games by one-goal margins. Eight of the last nine UW games were decided by one goal, seven of them resulting in Husky victories.