SHSU Women's Soccer

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2018 SChedule Match 18 - Sam houston state at Stephen f. austin DATE OPPONENT TIME 8/16 UTAH STATE W, 2-0 8/19 at UL-Lafayette T, 1-1 (2OT) 8/24 SAN DIEGO L, 0-2 8/31 at Oral Roberts L, 0-3 9/2 at Tulsa L, 1-4 at 9/7 at Houston L, 0-1 (2OT) , < 9/9 LITTLE ROCK L, 0-1 9/14 at Central Arkansas* L, 0-5 9/21 at TAMU-CC* L, 0-1 (OT) 9/23 at Houston Baptist* T, 1-1 (2OT) Sam Houston STATE Bearkats stephen f. austin ladyjacks 9/28 LAMAR* T, 1-1 (2OT) 3-11-3, 2-6-2 SLC 4-8-3, 2-5-3 SLC 9/30 McNEESE* L, 1-3 10/5 NORTHWESTERN ST.* W, 1-0 Statistical Comparison Game Information Statistical Comparison Goals...... 11 Goals...... 10 10/12 at Nicholls* W, 2-1 (OT) Friday, Oct. 26 Assists...... 11 Assists...... 9 10/14 at Southeastern La. L, 0-2 6:00 p.m. | Nacogdoches, Texas Shots...... 230 Shots...... 185 10/19 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* L, 0-3 SFA Soccer Field Saves...... 114 Saves...... 60 10/21 UIW* L, 0-3 Statistical Leaders Series History STATISTICAL LEADERS 10/26 at Stephen F. Austin* 7:00 p.m. Goals...... Lindsey Bienski, 4 Goals...... Sophia Fondren, 3 Series...... SFA leads 16-3 10/30-11/4 SLC Championship TBA Assists...... Meredith Carlson, 4 Assists...... Nine tied, 1 Last Meeting...... SFA won 4-1, 2017 Shots...... Meredith Carlson, 23 Shots...... Katelyn Termini, 37 Current Streak...... L3 * Denotes Southland Conference match Saves...... Christina Hendershot, 81 Saves...... Madeline Talbot, 31 BOLD denoted home match Around the Slc Bearkat Quick Kicks SCHOOL SLC Overall STREAK • The squad picked up its first overtime victory of the season at Nicholls thanks to a game-winning goal from Central Arkansas 9-1-0 14-3-1 W8 Katy Johnson in the 93rd minute. Prior to last Friday’s contest, the Bearkats had dropped two matches and Lamar 7-1-2 11-4-2 W2 tied three times. Houston Baptist 7-2-1 9-7-1 W1 • Boasting nearly half of the Bearkats’ assists this season, senior Meredith Carlson leads the squad with four assists in 15 matches. McNeese 6-3-1 12-6-1 L1 • Senior Lindsey Bienski leads the Sam Houston State offense with four goals on the season. She picked up Abilene Christian 6-3-1 11-5-1 W3 her first goal in the Kats’ season opener against San Diego and netted her second in Sam Houston’s contest at Southeastern La. 3-4-3 6-6-4 L2 Houston. She was the only Kat to score against Lamar, where she helped Sam Houston to a 1-1, double-over- Northwestern State 4-6-0 10-8-0 W3 time draw. Netting the game-winning goal against Northwestern State, she was instrumental in the Kats’ first UIW 3-6-1 3-11-1 W1 Southland Conference win of the season. Stephen F. Austin 2-5-3 4-8-3 L1 • Lindsey Bienski, Lexi Bullard and Katy Johnson are the only three Bearkats to record multiple goals this season. Bienski leads the way with four goals while Bullard and Johnson picked up their second goals of the TAMU-CC 2-6-2 5-8-3 L5 season in the Kats’ 2-1 win at Nicholls. Sam Houston State 2-6-2 3-11-3 L3 • With over 1,000 minutes in goal, senior Christina Hendershot ranks third in the league with 81 saves and Nicholls 1-9-0 3-14-0 L2 third with 5.50 saves per match. Hendershot tallied a career-high 10 saves against Lamar and returned two days later with another 10 saves against McNeese. She boasts Sam Houston’s only two shutouts of the season. • In a rain-soaked effort, freshmanAbby DeLozier racked up a career-high 14 saves against Abilene Christian on Friday, Oct. 19. She tallied four in the first half and an impressive 10 in the remaining 45 minutes. • Earning the Kats’ only league award this season, sophomore Courtney Pawlik was named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 21 thanks to standout performances against Utah State (8/16) and Louisiana (8/19). • Coming to the aid of the Bearkat defense, junior Carlota Suarez Crespo suited up and spent nearly 40 minutes defending Sam Houston’s goal at Southeastern Louisiana. Suarez Crespo brought in two saves for the Bearkats out of eight shots faced. • Playing aggressively, Sam Houston State has accumulated 180 fouls this season, which ranks second in the league behind Northwestern State’s 184. The Kats have been issued 18 yellow cards over 17 matches. SHSU Facts & Rosters Quick Facts 2018 Numerical Roster GENERAL INFORMATION # NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN (PREV SCHOOL) Location...... Huntsville, Texas 1 Abby DeLozier GK 5-10 Fr. McKinney, Texas (Boyd HS) Founded ...... 1879 2 Carly English D 5-6 Sr. Red Oak, Texas (Mississippi State) (Red Oak HS) Enrollment ...... 20,477 3 Lindsey Bienski F 5-6 Sr. Spring, Texas (Klein HS) President ...... Dr. Dana Hoyt 4 Katy Johnson F 5-4 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Ronald Reagan HS) Director of Athletics...... Bobby Williams 6 Courtney Pawlik MF 5-6 So. Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) Conference...... Southland 7 Tilde Orn F 5-4 Fr. Huddinge, Sweden Nickname...... Bearkats 8 Briana Woodall MF 5-4 Jr. Kingwood, Texas (Oklahoma State) (Porter HS) Colors ...... Orange and White 9 Madison Pottorff F 5-8 Fr. Kaufman, Texas (Crandall HS) Home Field ...... Pritchett Field (2,100) 10 Taylor Pritchard MF 5-5 Jr. Helotes, Texas (Brandeis HS) PROGRAM HISTORY 11 Meredith Carlson MF 5-5 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) Season of Soccer...... 16th 12 Caitlyn McDonald MF 5-6 Fr. Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS) All-Time Record...... 103-182-122 (.405) 13 Bailey Strong MF 5-2 Sr. Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS) SLC Record...... 59-88-11 (.413) 14 Danielle Forsyth D 5-5 Fr. Spring, Texas (Klein HS) Highest SLC Finish/Year...... 2nd/2014 15 Whitney Woodward D 5-7 Sr. Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson HS) SLC Championships...... 0 16 Lexi Fowler D 5-6 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cy Woods HS) NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 0 17 Grace Stine MF 5-6 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) 18 Hannah Dupin F 5-7 Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) COACHING STAFF 19 Micaela Birt F 5-9 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas (Timber Creek HS) Head Coach...... Tom Brown (11th season) 20 Ashley Friedrichs MF 5-5 Fr. Royse City, Texas (Quinlan HS) Alma Mater...... Midwestern State, ‘89 21 Acacia Shepardson D 5-6 Jr. Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS) Record at SHSU...... 83-109-20 22 Christina Hendershot GK 5-7 Sr. College Station, Texas (Tyler JC) (College Station HS) Career Record...... 221-251-50 (25 seasons) 23 Josee Jacobellis D 5-4 Jr. Fountain Hills, Ariz. (Scottsdale Prep. Academy) Southland Record...... 50-49-9 24 Daisy Ervin F 5-5 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS) Assistant Coach...... Ellie Davis (2nd season) 25 Sammi Mayock F 5-7 So. Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS) Assistant Coach.....Cory Herchenroeder (2nd season) 26 Lexi Bullard F 5-7 Jr. College Station, Texas (College Station HS) 27 Tyler Pierce MF 5-6 Fr. Temple, Texas (Salado HS) TEAM INFORMATION 28 Carlota Suarez Crespo F 5-10 Jr. Madrid, Spain (Tyler JC) (Colegio Caude) 2017 Overall Record...... 7-9-2 (.444) 29 Allie McCracken MF 5-6 RSo. Tyler, Texas (Grace Community HS) 2017 SLC Record/Finish...... 4-5-2 (.455) 31 Katie Leal D 5-9 Fr. Austin, Texas (Round Rock HS) Postseason...... SLC Tournament Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 13/6 Head Coach: Tom Brown (11th season) Newcomers...... 10 Assistant Coach: Ellie Davis (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Cory Herchenroeder (2nd season) MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic Trainer: Sandy Roy Soccer Contact...... Shannon Carrico Email...... [email protected] Phone...... (936) 294-2692 Roster breakdown Cell...... (325) 234-3234 Assoc. AD for Media Relations...... Jason Barfield SENIORS (7) JUNIORS (8) SOPHOMORES (4) FRESHMEN (10) Email...... [email protected] Lindsey Bienski Lexi Bullard Daisy Ervin Abby DeLozier Asst. AD for Media Relations...... Ben Rikard Micaela Birt Hannah Dupin Sammi Mayock Danielle Forsyth Email...... [email protected] Website...... www.gobearkats.com Meredith Carlson Josee Jacobellis Courtney Pawlik Lexi Fowler Carly English Katy Johnson Allie McCracken Ashley Friedrichs ...... @BearkatSports & @BearkatsSOC Christina Hendershot Taylor Pritchard Katie Leal ...... bearkatssoc Bailey Strong Acacia Shepardson Caitlyn McDonald Whitney Woodward Carlota Suarez Crespo Tilde Orn Briana Woodall Tyler Pierce Madison Pottorff Grace Stine 2018 Overall Stats 2018 SLC Stats Head coach tom Brown In Tom Brown’s 11 seasons as head coach at Sam Houston State, the women’s soccer program Brown has served eight years as a member has made impressive strides, becoming a force in the Southland Conference. of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region III staff. He worked on ODP staffs of Bouncing back from a tough 2016 season, the Kats’ turned the tide in their 2017 campaign and Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississippi and North Texas. posted a 7-9-2 overall record and 4-5-2 mark in Southland Conference action. SHSU’s efforts marked the sixth-best turnaround in the NCAA. Boosting both its offensive and defensive He holds a United States Soccer Federation numbers from the season before, the Kats allowed 35 fewer goals and more than doubled its (USSF) A license, an English Football Association goal production with 31 goals scored. Furthermore, SHSU returned to the SLC Tournament after (FA) B goalkeeper license and is awaiting final missing out in 2016. testing on the FA A goalkeeper license. He served as the NSCAA National Rankings Chair for NCAA The 2016 marked a slow season for SHSU as the Kats’ came out with a 2-16-1 overall record. Division II women’s soccer and was a member of Both wins came from conference play, where the squad went 2-8-1 in the Southland Conference the NCAA Soccer Rules Committee. Behind a tenacious defense and strong finish to the season, Sam Houston captured its first Brown played soccer at Midwestern State where 10-win season (10-6-5) in 2015 while making its first Southland Conference Tournament cham- he led the Indians to three straight appearances pionship match in 10 seasons, before falling in penalty kicks. The Bearkats posted three clean in the NAIA National Tournament. sheets at the tournament, while finishing second in the Southland in goals allowed per match (0.83) and shutouts (9). On Oct. 30, Brown led Sam Houston to a 1-0 victory against Stephen F. As a professional, Brown played for the Amarillo Austin, ending the Ladyjacks’ 32-match league unbeaten streak. Challengers and Oklahoma City Warriors of the United States Indoor Soccer League (USISL) and the Tulsa Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). In 2014, the Bearkats posted their best season in league play since the program began in 2003. The Kats won a program-high eight games (8-2-1) in Southland play and finished in second He was named team “Defensive Most Valuable Player” and overall MVP at Amarillo and helped place – also the program’s high mark. The team also set records for goals in Southland play (23) Oklahoma City to the national championship game in 1991. Also an elite-level team handball while sophomore Allie Johnson set the program mark with goals in five consecutive games. player, Brown was a member of the 1990 US Olympic Festival South team. Brown became the second head coach in program history on June 18, 2008. That fall, the Kats A native of Houston, Brown earned his bachelor’s degree from Midwestern State in 1989 and produced the team’s first winning season, finishing 9-7. Sam Houston set school records for his master’s degree in sports management from Tulsa in 1993. He and his wife Kristen have two longest winning streak (7), consecutive shutouts (7) and fewest goals allowed (17). sons, Tommy and Taylor, and a daughter, Rebecca. Under the direction of Brown, the squad has qualified for the league tournament the last six seasons, advancing to the semifinals three times. TOM BROWN COACHING RECORD For the first time in program history, Sam Houston players earned first team all-conference and Southland post-season special individual awards. Since 2008, the Kats have set 24 individual YEAR TEAM WON LOST TIED PCT. and team school records. 1993 Sterling (M) 5 9 3 .383 Brown built upon this success as the squad again takes on a schedule that challenges the team 1993 Sterling (W) 7 7 0 .500 as well as give them opportunities to prepare for league play. 1994 Sterling (M) 5 9 2 .353 “Our main goal is to build confidence in the players, but at the same time, we want situations 1994 Sterling (W) 6 9 2 .412 we can use to teach them about what it takes to get to the next level,” Brown said. “Our players have demonstrated they have the ability to compete at a high level in the league. Now we need 1995 William Carey 16 3 1 .825 to build to the point where we can play at that level constantly.” 1996 William Carey 9 10 1 .475 Previously serving as head coach at Sterling College in Kansas, William Carey College in Missis- 1997 Angelo State 6 11 1 .361 sippi and Angelo State University in San Angelo, Brown produced a 138-140-30 overall record in 1998 Angelo State 11 5 2 .667 15 seasons. 1999 Angelo State 5 11 2 .333 At Sterling Brown led the women’s team to its first ever appearance in the national rankings 2000 Angelo State 7 10 1 .417 and was the 1994 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Before becoming a head coach, Brown served as an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa, Southern Nazarene 2001 Angelo State 7 7 1 .500 University (Okla.) and Midwestern State University. At William Carey, Brown’s squad earned a No. 2002 Angelo State 7 8 2 .471 2 NAIA national ranking. Brown was named the Gulf Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 1995. 2003 Angelo State 10 8 2 .550 Tom Brown podiumDuring his 11 seasons at Angelo State, Brown built a solid program from the 2004 Angelo State 10 7 3 .575 ground up. In his first two years, he led the team to back-to-back seasons with record win totals. In eight of the last nine seasons the Rambelles were regionally-ranked. The head coach guided 2005 Angelo State 7 12 2 .381 the team to six consecutive Lone Star Conference post-season appearances. 2006 Angelo State 12 6 1 .658 Brown’s coaching philosophy is simple - keep pressure on the defense and try to create as many 2007 Angelo State 8 8 3 .500 scoring opportunities as possible. He uses an aggressive formation with three forwards and likes 2008 Sam Houston State 9 7 0 .563 to push the ball up the field and attack the goal. Because of that, he said the high-energy play also makes for a better fan experience at Pritchett Field. 2009 Sam Houston State 9 10 2 .476 2010 Sam Houston State 9 11 1 .452 “Our style of soccer is fun to watch. I hope the community will come out and support this team,” Brown said. 2011 Sam Houston State 9 11 2 .455 2012 Sam Houston State 7 11 1 .395 At Angelo State, Brown’s players excelled both on the field and in the classroom. The Rambelles had a consistent presence on the All-Lone Star Conference teams including the 1997 Player of 2013 Sam Houston State 9 11 1 .452 the Year and 1998 Freshman of the Year. The program also produced its first Academic All-Ameri- 2014 Sam Houston State 9 8 2 .526 can in 2001 while the 2000 and 2002-06 teams won national team academic awards. 2015 Sam Houston State 10 6 5 .595 That academic success has continued at Sam Houston as the soccer squad compiled team grade 2016 Sam Houston State 2 16 2 .150 point averages above 3.0 and earned recognition with Southland Conference and National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) academic team and individual awards. 2017 Sam Houston State 7 9 2 .444 SHSU Results Date Opponent Score Overall SLC Winner Loser Goals Scored (Assist) Highlights 8/16 UTAH STATE 2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Hendershot (1-0-0) McGuire (0-1-0) Sammi Mayock (Bailey Strong) Hendershot shutout/Mayock&Bienski goals Lindsey Bienski (Meredith Carlson) 8/19 at Louisiana 1-1 2OT 1-0-1 0-0-0 -- -- Katy Johnson (Danielle Forsyth) Johson scores from 25yds out 8/24 SAN DIEGO 0-2 1-1-1 0-0-0 Michel (1-1-1) Hendershot (1-1-1) -- -- 8/31 at Oral Roberts 0-3 1-2-1 0-0-0 Bohnenstiehl (3-1-0) Hendershot (1-2-1) -- -- 9/2 at Tulsa 1-4 1-3-1 0-0-0 MacKay (2-2-1) Hendershot (1-3-1) Lexi Bullard (Sammi Mayock) DeLozier first career save/Bullard first career goal 9/7 at Houston 1-2 OT 1-4-1 0-0-0 Cude (1-1-0) Hendershot (1-4-1) Lindsey Bienski (Katy Johnson) Bienski scores second goal/Hendershot six saves 9/9 LITTLE ROCK 0-1 1-5-1 0-0-0 Johannsdottir (5-2-1) Hendershot (1-5-1) -- -- 9/14 at UCA 0-5 1-6-1 0-1-0 Mercuri (6-2-1) Hendershot (1-6-1) -- -- 9/21 at TAMU-CC 0-1 OT 1-7-1 0-2-0 Hall (4-2-1) Hendershot (1-7-1) -- Hendershot six saves 9/23 at HBU 1-1 2OT 1-7-2 0-2-1 -- -- Micaela Birt (Grace Stine) Birt’s first goal of the season/DeLozier’s first start/DeLozier career-high six saves 9/28 LAMAR 1-1 2OT 1-7-3 0-2-2 -- -- Lindsey Bienski( Micaela Birt) Hendershot career-high 10 saves/Bienski goal 9/30 McNEESE 1-3 1-8-3 0-3-2 Roccaforte (4-3-1) Hendershot (1-8-2) Taylor Pritchard (Meredith Carlson) Pritchard first goal/Hendershot 10 saves 10/5 NSU 1-0 2-8-3 1-3-2 Hendershot (2-8-2) Normand (1-1-0) Lindsey Bienski (Meredith Carlson) Bienski goal #4/Hendershot shutout/1st SLC win 10/12 at Nicholls 2-1 (OT) 3-8-3 2-3-2 Hendershot (3-8-2) Hurmerinta (2-7) Lexi Bullard (Lexi Fowler) Hendershot shutout/first overtime victory/ Katy Johnson (Meredith Carlson) Johnson gets game-winner 10/14 at SLU 0-2 3-9-3 2-4-2 Maher (5-4-4) Hendershot (3-9-2) -- Suarez Crespo sub in goal, two saves 10/19 ACU 0-3 3-10-3 2-5-2 Johnson (6-3-1) DeLozier (0-1-1) -- DeLozier career-high 14 saves 10/21 UIW 0-3 3-11-3 2-6-2 Huntsinger (3-4-0) Hendershot (3-10-2) -- -- Team highs Goal SUmmary Points...... 6, at Nicholls (10/12) No. Player (No.) Opp. (Date) Minute Half GW Assist ...... 6, vs. Utah State (8/16) 1. Sammi Mayock (1) vs. Utah State (8/16) 49:08 2nd * Bailey Strong Goals...... 2, at Nicholls (10/12) 2. Lindsey Bienski (1) vs. Utah State (8/16) 82:41 2nd Meredith Carlson ...... 2, vs. Utah State (8/16) 3. Katy Johnson (1) at Louisiana (8/19) 66:48 2nd Danielle Forsyth Assists...... 2, at Nicholls (10/12) 4. Lexi Bullard (1) at Tulsa (9/2) 76:07 2nd Sammi Mayock ...... 2, vs. Utah State (8/16) 5. Lindsey Bienski (2) at Houston (9/7) 6:17 1st Katy Johnson Shots...... 21, vs. Lamar (9/28) 6. Micaela Birt (1) at HBU (9/23) 17:16 1st Grace Stine Shot Percentage...... 167, vs. Utah State (8/16) 7. Lindsey Bienski (3) vs. Lamar (9/28) 58:40 2nd Micaela Birt Shots on Goal...... 11, vs. Lamar (9/27) 8. Taylor Pritchard (1) vs. McNeese (9/30) 18:49 1st Meredith Carlson On Goal Percentage...... 524, vs. Lamar (9/28) 9. Lindsey Bienski (4) vs. Northwestern St. (10/5) 6:32 1st * Meredith Carlson Saves...... 21, vs. Lamar (9/27) 10. Lexi Bullard (2) at Nicholls 41:09 1st Lexi Fowler Corner Kicks...... 9, at Houston (9/7) 11. Katy Johnson (2) at Nicholls 93:53 OT * Meredith Carlson Fouls...... 18, at HBU (9/23) Home...... 5 vs. Non-SLC...... 5 Overtime...... 1 Road...... 6 First Goal ...... 6 GW ...... 3 Neutral...... 0 1st Half...... 5 vs. SLC...... 6 2nd Half...... 5 2018 Radio & TV Chart 1 2 3 4 6 7

Ashley Friederichs - MF Acacia Shepardson - D Christina Hendershot - GK Josee Jacobellis - D Daisy Ervin - F Sammi Mayock - F Freshman | Royse City, Texas Junior | Round Rock, Texas Senior | College Station, Texas Junior | Fountain Hills, Ariz. Sophomore | Phoenix, Ariz. Sophomore | Round Rock, Texas 26 27 28 29 31

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